Gerard Butler
Attila the Hun
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Attila (/ ə ˈ t ɪ l ə / ə-TIL-ə or / ˈ æ t ɪ l ə / AT-il-ə; fl. c. 406–453), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death, in March 453. He was also the leader of an empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans, and Bulgars, among others, in Central and Eastern Europe
May 7, 2024 · Attila (died 453) was the king of the Huns from 434 to 453 (ruling jointly with his elder brother Bleda until 445). He was one of the greatest of the barbarian rulers who assailed the Roman Empire, invading the southern Balkan provinces and Greece and then Gaul and Italy.
- E.A. Thompson
- From 434 to 453 Attila was king of the Huns. An outstanding commander and a persistent negotiator, Attila inherited an empire that probably stretch...
- Attila was one of the greatest of the barbarian rulers who assailed the Roman Empire. He extracted a yearly tribute in gold from the Eastern Roman...
- Following the death of their uncle Rua, Attila and his brother Bleda became joint kings of the Huns from 434 until Attila murdered Bleda in 445. At...
Oct 27, 2009 · Attila the Hun was the leader of the Hunnic Empire from 434 to 453. Also called Flagellum Dei, or the “scourge of God,” Attila was known to Romans for his brutality and a penchant for sacking...
Mar 19, 2018 · Attila the Hun was the greatest battle captain of his age, his reputation striking terror in his enemies who both feared and respected the Scourge of God. More than fifteen hundred years later, his name remains synonymous with aggressive cavalry and the warrior ethos.
- Joshua J. Mark
- Sarah Pruitt
- His upbringing was privileged. Far from the stereotype of the unwashed, uneducated barbarian, Attila was born (probably at the beginning of the fifth century A.D.)
- Once Attila rose to power, the first thing he did was negotiate a (short-lived) peace with the Romans. With the deaths of their uncles in 434, Bleda and Attila inherited joint control over the Hun Empire.
- He killed his own brother to grab absolute power for himself. After that peace treaty was concluded in 443, the Huns returned to the Great Hungarian Plain.
- He invaded Gaul to win himself a wife. In the spring of 450, Honoria, the ambitious sister of Valentinian III, emperor of Western Rome, sent Attila a ring and asked him to help her get out of the impending marriage to a Roman aristocrat her brother was forcing on her.
Attila: With Pauline Lynch, Steven Berkoff, Andrew Pleavin, Tommy Flanagan. In 400 AD, the Roman Empire is the greatest power in the world. But to the east a fierce people arose: the Huns.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Attila the Hun, 5th-century king of the Hunnic Empire, devastated lands from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, inspiring fear throughout the late Roman Empire.
