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The Xiongnu, defeated by the Han Dynasty in 89, ended up migrating to the west, and 350 years later, invaded the Western Roman Empire. Is there a connection between Hunnish displacement and the other barbarian invasions, like the Goths, the Franks, and the Vandals?

by /u/fiftythreestudio in /r/AskHistorians

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