Hunnic Raid Through Caucasus into Persia and Syria

395 CE · Kafkasya / Doğu Anadolu / Suriye · military

Uldin and other Hun groups crossed the Caucasus and devastated both Syria (as far as the vicinity of Antioch) and Iran, descending as far as Silifke (Ammianus).

Armenian sources relate this raid as the burning and destruction of entire villages. Neither the Byzantine nor the Sasanid forces managed to halt it.

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What was Hunnic Raid Through Caucasus into Persia and Syria?
Uldin and other Hun groups crossed the Caucasus and devastated both Syria (as far as the vicinity of Antioch) and Iran, descending as far as Silifke (Ammianus).
When did Hunnic Raid Through Caucasus into Persia and Syria happen?
395 CE
Where did Hunnic Raid Through Caucasus into Persia and Syria take place?
Kafkasya / Doğu Anadolu / Suriye