Aetius: Attila's Nemesis

"...a lively, often insightful account of the declining years of Roman power in the West which will be of interest to students of Roman history, the onset of the Dark ages and early Byzantine history." – NYMAS Review

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 mar...