the ten horns:

The ten kingdoms into which the western Roman empire was divided; which were primarily, according to Machiavel and Bp. Lloyd:

1. The Huns in Hungary, ad 356
2. The Ostrogoths in Moesia, ad 377
3. The Visigoths in Pannonia, ad 378
4. The Sueves and Alans in Gascoigne and Spain, ad 407
5. The Vandals in Africa, ad 407
6. The Franks in France, ad 407
7. The Burgundians in Burgundy, ad 407
8. The Heruli and Turingi in Italy, ad 476
9. The Saxons and Angles in Britain, ad 476
10. The Lombards, first upon the Danube, and afterwards in Italy, ad 526
Though the ten kingdoms differed from these in later periods, and were sometimes more or less, yet they were still known by that name. "I consideredªª°° the horns,ª and, behold,ª there came upª° amongª them anotherª littleª horn,ª beforeªª whom there were threeª ofª the firstª hornsª plucked up by the roots:ª° and, behold,ª in thisª hornª [were] eyesª like the eyesª of man,ª and a mouthª speakingª° great things.ª" {Dan 7:8} + "I beheldªª°° thenª because² of¹ the voiceª of the greatª wordsª which¹ the hornª spake:ª° I beheldªª°° [even] tillª¹ the beastª was slain,ª° and his bodyª destroyed,ª° and givenª° to the burningª flame.ª" {Dan 7:11} + "Thusª he said,ª° The fourthª beastª shall beª° the fourthª kingdomª upon earth,ª which¹ shall be diverseª° fromª allª kingdoms,ª and shall devourª° the wholeª earth,ª and shall tread it down,ª° and break it in pieces.ª°" {Dan 7:23} + "And out of¹ oneª of¹ them came forthª° a¹ littleª¹ horn,ª which waxed exceeding² great,ª°¹ toward¹ the south,ª and toward¹ the east,ª and toward¹ the pleasantª [land]. ... Yea, he magnifiedª° [himself] even to¹ the princeª of the host,ª and by¹ him the dailyª [sacrifice] was taken away,ª°°° and the placeª of his sanctuaryª was cast down.ª°" {Dan 8:9-11}