Aetius: Attila’s Nemesis
Ian Hughes
In AD 453 Attila, with a huge force composed of Huns, allies and vassals drawn from his already-vast empire, was rampaging westward across Gaul (essentially modern France), then still nominally part of the Western Roman Empire. Laying siege to Orleans, he was only a few days march from extending his empire from the Eurasian steppe to the Atlantic. He was brought to battle on the Cataluanian Plain and defeated by a coalition hastily assembled and led by Aetius. Who was this man that saved Western Europe from the Hunnic yoke? While Attila is a household name, his nemesis remains relatively obscure.
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Year:
2012
Publisher:
Pen & Sword Military
Language:
english
Pages:
276
ISBN 10:
1848842791
ISBN 13:
9781848842793
File:
EPUB, 15.14 MB
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english, 2012