@misc{Paroń_Aleksander_Auri_2015, author={Paroń, Aleksander}, copyright={Copyright by Aleksander Paroń}, howpublished={online}, year={2015}, publisher={Instytut Studiów Klasycznych, Śródziemnomorskich i Orientalnych}, language={eng}, language={pol}, abstract={This article aims to reflect on the history of conflicts between farmers and their nomadic neighbours. From one perspective this shows the circumstances in which the actual experiences which were subsequently included in historical accounts first originated; while from the other it indicates common conditions for the development of diverse traditions which define the manner in which nomadic peoples are perceived by settled nations.}, title={Auri cupidine immensa flagrantes, that is concerning a nomadic greed for goods}, keywords={nomads, the Great Steppe, Chinese historiography, Byzantine historiography, Sima Qian, Xiongnu, Pechenegs, Mongolians}, }