Most historians believe the Huns originated in an area between the Caspian Sea and the eastern side of the Altai Mountains, though no one is completely sure. Tacitus, a historian, is the author of the earliest Roman account of the Huns. His record, written in 91 CE, placed them in the Caspian Sea region (Marks). They migrated towards the west, settling at one point on the plains of Hungary. Throughout their time, they continued to move along the outside borders of the Roman Empire (Willis). Because of the Huns’ many violent invasions, multiple other barbaric tribes were provoked to migrate as well. Roman society was disturbed by all of these migrations, known as the Great Migration, and the multitude of revolts taking place took a debilitating