MAIASK. 2017. No. 9
Michel Kazanski (Paris, France).
“Princely” finds and centers
of power of the Hunnic time on the periphery of the Pontic steppe
DOI: 10.24411/2219-8857-2017-00004
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Pages: 127-137
The
geography of the so-called princely finds, related to the last third of the 4th
— first half of the 5th century on the northern and western
periphery of the Black Sea steppes, occupied at that time by the Huns, is
considered. These findings are associated with sedentary populations, since
they are located on the territory where archeological cultures of sedentary
barbarians are recorded. The geography of their
distribution allows us to identify centers of power, so-called barbarian
“kingdoms” on the outskirts of the Hunnic steppe.
These centers of power were undoubtedly located in the zone of military and
political domination of the Huns. In relation to the sedentary barbarians
dependent on them, the Huns used two forms of control. In the first case,
power was exercised through the agent appointed by
the Huns. The second form of government presupposes the existence of vassal
barbarous political formations, where the Huns used the power of a local
sedentary aristocracy. |
Key
words: Hunniñ Period, Barbaricum, “princely” finds,
power centers. |
Received October 16, 2017 |
About the author: Michel Kazanski ( E-mail: michel.kazanski53@gmail.com |