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| Attila the Hun
(406 - 453)
| Timeline |
| 406 |
Attila is born (date approximate), nephew to King Rugila |
| 418 |
Attila is exchanged as a hostage to Rome. He spends two years there |
| 434 |
Attila and his brother, Bleda, succeed their uncle as leaders of the Huns |
| 435 |
East Roman Emperor Theodosius II offers Attila and Bleda 660 pounds of gold annually with hopes of securing an everlasting peace |
| 441 |
Huns attack the Eastern Roman Empire |
| 446 |
Bleda dies, Attila is sole ruler |
| 450 |
Honoria (sister of the Western Roman emperor, Valentinian III) sends Attila a ring and requests his help, he demands half of the Western Roman Empire as dowry |
| 451 |
Attila invades Gaul and is defeated at the Plains of Chalons by allied Romans and Visigoths |
| 452 |
The Huns invade Italy, Pope Leo I dissuades Attila from sacking Rome |
| 453 |
Attila dies on the night of his marriage to Ildico |
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