TITLE:
Attila the Hun : barbarian terror and the fall of the Roman Empire / Christopher Kelly.
Publication Date:
2008
Publication Information:
Toronto : McArthur & Co.,
Physical Description:
290 p. : ill., maps.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-274) and index.
Summary:
Attila the Hun - godless barbarian and near-mythical warrior king - has become a byword for mindless ferocity. His brutal attacks smashed through the frontiers of the Roman empire in a savage wave of death and destruction. His reign of terror shattered an imperial world that had been securely unified by the conquests of Julius Caesar five centuries before. This book goes in search of the real Attila the Hun. For the first time it reveals the history of an astute politician and first-rate military commander who brilliantly exploited the strengths and weaknesses of the Roman empire.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781552787458
