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Flavius Aetius [a] (also spelled Aëtius; [b] Latin: [aːˈɛtiʊs]; c. 390 – 454) was a Roman general and statesman of the closing period of the Western Roman Empire. He was a military commander and the most influential man in the Empire for two decades (433–454).
Flavius Aetius was a Roman general and statesman who was the dominating influence over Valentinian III (emperor 425–455). The son of a magister equitum (“master of the cavalry”), Aetius in his youth spent some time as a hostage with the Visigothic leader Alaric, and later with the Huns, thus.
Flavius Aetius, Roman commander in the West, used his diplomatic and military skills to gain power. In return for Bonifacius’s support, Placidia rewarded him with the governorship of Rome’s African territories.
Sep 27, 2023 · Flavius Aetius was one of the most fascinating characters in the Roman Empire’s history. A general, a politician and a statesman, Aetius struggled to defend the Roman West against numerous threats, external and internal.
Dive deep into the life of Flavius Aetius, Rome's last great general, who stood valiantly against Attila the Hun's mighty onslaught. From his early years as a hostage among barbarians to the ...
Apr 3, 2023 · Flavius Aetius was a legendary military commander. A skilled tactician who defeated one of history’s most feared and battle-hardened soldiers in Attila the Hun. But he was more than just a master on the battlefield.
Jun 12, 2006 · Flavius Aetius' confrontation with Attila the Hun in AD 451 is widely regarded as a turning point in history, but it may only have hastened the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Jun 4, 2023 · In this captivating biographical video, delve into the extraordinary life of Flavius Aetius, a renowned military strategist who defended the Roman Empire aga...
"Flavius Aetius" published on by null. [Na]Roman general who was effective ruler of the west from about ad 430 until his assassination in ad 454. His ‘realm’ lay in Gaul, whose boundaries he maintained with the aid of Hunnic and other barbarian mercenaries, and in alliance with the Visigoths he defeated Attila's invasion of Gaul in ad 451.
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The Agitius of the text is usually identified as Flavius Aetius, consul for the third time in 446 and last effective Roman commander in Gaul. Other possibilities are Aegidius, appointed by the Emperor Majorian (457–61) as commander in Gaul and subsequently ruling independently till his death in 464 but never thrice consul; or another Flavius ...
