The Huns
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• Pressure pushes tribes in 375 and 405 – 6 into Roman Empire.
• Differing times allies and enemies. Bleda and Attila ruled together. Absorbed tribes but peaceful with Romans – gradually build up Empire to the north 0 Ostrogoths, Gepids. Attack Eastern Empire in 441.
• After taking some Roman towns – temp. peace negotiated – after tribute and hostages refused Roman lands ravaged. Large pay-off needed – to pay for this very heavy war taxes, 443 – 450 – hardships exaggerated, but none the less a significant tax.
• 443 – 447 – unstable peace with Huns – dance attendance on Attila.
• EE attacked by Huns in 447, by 448 peaceful again
• Priscus visits Attila in his home.
• 450 Honria asks Attila to help her – Theodosius dies and Marcian into power.
• Attila asks for Honoria and tribute from East – so goes to war with the west. Huns v. other tribes. Germanic tribes virtually independent – did respect Roman material, spiritual, cultural civilisation (had all fought Romans under Aetius).
• Attila spends weeks plundering Gaul. Theodoric and Visgoths join Aetius – Nations from the Atlantic to the Volga met. Huns beaten back – last victory in the name of the Western Empire
• 452 – Aquleia sacked so badly by Hun that court moved from Ravenna to Rome. Aetius will join in the war without allies.
• Attila toys with idea of with attacking Rome, but some suggest that Huns starving – did lay siege for a long time.
• Attila beaten by Visgoths in Gaul and move east again
• Died on own vomit in 453
• Battle of Nedao 454 ended monolithic Hunnic Empire.

Other Notes in this Category

1. Barbarian Organisation
2. Barbarians and Bishops
3. Crisis 439
4. Introduction
5. Nomadism, Horses and Huns
6. Roman Organisation
7. Roman Strategy against Barbarians
8. The Huns
9. The Huns and the end of the Roman Empire - Peter Heather
10. Vandals and the Collapse of the west
11. Would Empire have collapsed without the huns?

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