The Battle of the Tanais River was fought in 373 A.D. between the Huns and the Alans, fought on the traditional border between Asia and Europe. The Huns were victorious. Many historians credit this battle as the beginning of the process of Germanic migration, in which the Huns pushed Germanic tribes into central and northern Europe, resulting in many conflicts between those tribes and the Roman Empire. The Don (Дон) is one of the major rivers of Russia. ... Events The Battle of the Tanais River near the Don where the Huns defeat the Alans. ... The Huns were a Turkic confederation of Central Asian equestrian nomads or semi-nomads. ... The Alans, Alani, Alauni or Halani were an Iranian nomadic group among the Sarmatian people, warlike nomadic pastoralists of varied backgrounds, who spoke an Iranian language and to a large extent shared a common culture. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

It was followed by a joint Hun-Alan invasion of the Gothic kingdom of Ermanaric. This article deals with the continental Ostrogoths. ... The green area is the traditional extent of Götaland and the dark pink area is the island of Gotland. ...