Attila the Hun: Scourge of God
The Ancients
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The War of 447
At this time in Attila's reign he's already got this massive tribute from the Eastern Roman Empire. His name is spreading far and wide. Can we say that he's almost nearing the zenith of his own rise at this time because of that first incredibly ruthless campaign? And now that power and that which that money brought and that reputation brought which leads him on to his future conquests. Yeah so he said the height of his power he has just captured 70 fortified cities from the Romans and the Balkans alone. So this was an enormous shock to the Eastern Romans as they did not control much of the territory south of the Danube.
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