The end of empire : Attila the Hun and the fall of Rome
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The end of empire : Attila the Hun and the fall of Rome
W.W. Norton, 2009
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Attila the Hun : barbarian terror and the fall of the Roman Empire
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Originally published: Attila the Hun : barbarian terror and the fall of the Roman Empire. London : Bodley Head, 2008
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Conjuring up images of savagery and ferocity, Attila the Hun has become a byword for barbarianism. But, as the Romans of the fifth century knew, Attila did more than just terrorize villages on the edge of an empire. Drawing on original texts, this riveting narrative follows Attila and the Huns from the steppes of Kazakhstan to the opulent city of Constantinople and the Great Hungarian Plain, uncovering an unlikely marriage proposal, a long-standing relationship with a treacherously ambitious Roman general, and a thwarted Roman assassination plot. Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome reframes the warrior king as a political strategist, capturing the story of how a small, but dedicated, opponent dealt a seemingly invincible empire defeats from which it would never recover.
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