Aetius : Attila's nemesis / Ian Hughes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hughes, Ian (Historian), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aetius, Flavius, -454.

Aetius, Flavius.

Generals--Rome--Biography.

Generals.

Rome--History--Empire, 284-476.

Rome.

Rome--History, Military--30 B.C.-476 A.D.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (583 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 obscu

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Plates""; ""List of Maps""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Historical Background and Early Years""; ""2. Aetius the Hostage""; ""3. Aetius Takes the Stage""; ""4. The Late Roman Army""; ""5. The Barbarians""; ""6. Magister Militum per Gallias""; ""7. Magister Militum Praesentalis""; ""8. Undisputed Leadership""; ""9. The Fall of Africa""; ""10. The Treaty of 442""; ""11. After Africa""; ""12. The Calm Before the Storm""; ""13. Crisis""; ""14. The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains""

""15. Attila�s Invasion of Italy""""16. The End""; ""17. Aftermath""; ""Conclusion""; ""Outline Chronology""; ""Imperial Family Tree""; ""Select Personalities""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-265) and index.

ISBN:

1-78346-134-9

OCLC:

854974680