“The Barbarian Empires of the Steppes” S:1 E:13 Sassanid Shahs and the Hephthalites

S:1 E:13 Sassanid Shahs and the Hephthalites To understand the history of the Hephthalites or “White Huns” and the Gk Turks in context, look at the Sassanid Empire – the contemporary rival to the late Roman world – from the monarchy’s aspirations to the way its Neo-Persian shahs came into conflict with Rome and these nomadic peoples.