He planned for further campaigns against the Romans, but died in 453. He subsequently invaded Italy, devastating the northern provinces, but was unable to take Rome. He also attempted to conquer Roman Gaul (modern France), crossing the Rhine in 451 and marching as far as Aurelianum ( Orléans) before being stopped in the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains. His unsuccessful campaign in Persia was followed in 441 by an invasion of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, the success of which emboldened Attila to invade the West. He crossed the Danube twice and plundered the Balkans, but was unable to take Constantinople.
He was also the leader of a tribal empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans and Bulgars, among others, in Central and Eastern Europe.ĭuring his reign, he was one of the most feared enemies of the Western and Eastern Roman Empires. 406–453), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in March 453.
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