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Attila (/ ə ˈ t ɪ l ə / ə-TIL-ə [3] or / ˈ æ t ɪ l ə / AT-il-ə; [4] c. 406 – 453), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in early 453. He was also the leader of an empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths , Alans , and Gepids , among others, in Central and Eastern Europe .
The most likely explanation for Attila's widespread devastation of Gaul is that Attila's main column followed the Roman roads and crossed the Rhine at Argentoratum before marching to Borbetomagus , Mogontiacum , Augusta Treverorum , Divodurum (Metz), Durocotorum (Reims), and finally Aurelianum , while sending a small detachment north into ...
In the 11th century, some 500 years after the death of Attila, a sword allegedly belonging to him surfaced according to Lambert of Hersfeld, [5] who attributed its provenance to the recently established Árpád kings of Hungary, who in turn appropriated the cult of Attila and linked their claimed descent from him with the right to rule. [6]
Upon Ruga's death in 435, his nephews Bleda and Attila became the new rulers of the Huns, and launched a successful raid into the Eastern Roman Empire before making peace and securing an annual tribute and trading raids under the Treaty of Margus. Attila appears to have killed his brother, and became sole ruler of the Huns in 445.
The Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II gave in to Hun demands and in autumn 443 signed the Peace of Anatolius with the two Hun kings. Bleda died in 445, and Attila became the sole ruler of the Huns. In 447, Attila invaded the Balkans and Thrace. The war came to an end in 449 with an agreement in which the East Romans agreed to pay Attila an ...
Priscus was born in Panion (located in Thrace) between 410 and 420 AD. [1] [2] In 448/449 AD, he accompanied Maximinus, the head of the Byzantine embassy representing Emperor Theodosius II (r. 402–450), on a diplomatic mission to the court of Attila the Hun.
He therefore left the mountain passes unguarded, but Attila, seeking the hand of Honoria, and part of the Western Empire as dowry, crossed them into northern Italy. In 452 the Huns entered the plains around Padua, and sacked Aquileia , an important Roman city which had historically been subject to sieges on account of its position on the "gates ...
In 451 Atilla the Hun launched an Invasion of Gaul against the Western Roman Empire, Atilla the Hun began the Campaign of sacking and burning cities. He ravaged most of Gaul, one of the cities that were attacked was Strasbourg as it was the center of Gaul.