ated ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁S lav ic ▁tribes . ▁The ▁Goth s ▁were ▁in ▁turn ▁pushed ▁out ▁by ▁ag gress ively ▁enc ro aching ▁H uns , ▁about ▁ 3 7 5 . ▁The ▁Goth s ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁conquer ▁Southern ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁H uns ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁and ▁created ▁a ▁H unn ic ▁Empire ▁which ▁last ed ▁for ▁a ▁hundred ▁years . ▁After ▁splitting ▁of ▁the ▁Empire , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁H uns ▁moved ▁back ▁north ▁in ▁the ▁territ ories ▁of ▁modern ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁formed ▁Pat ria ▁On og uria , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Old ▁Great ▁Bulg aria . ▁In ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century ▁On og uria ▁largely ▁defect ed ▁to ▁Kh az aria   – ▁an ▁expand ing ▁Turk ic ▁state ▁centered ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁C auc uses ▁which ▁controlled ▁the ▁E uras ian ▁ste ppe ▁until ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Goth ic ▁r ul ers ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 3 8 , ▁the ▁Goth s ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁passed ▁the ▁Dan ube , ▁and ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea . ▁The ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Goth s ▁( Th erving i - V esi ▁and ▁Gre uth ung i - O st rog oth i ) ▁is ▁first ▁att ested ▁in ▁ 2 9 1 . ▁ ▁Ter ving i ▁ ▁The ▁Balt i ▁dynast y , ▁B alth ( e ) s , ▁Balt ungs , ▁or ▁B alth ings , ▁existed ▁among ▁the ▁Ter ving i ▁(" for est ▁people