Topic Outline

Attila the Hun

Background                                                                

         Born/Death

Attila died in 453. He died on the night of his marriage. On that night Attila who was not a heavy drinker, drank heavily in celebration of his new bride. In his wedding chambers at the end of the event, Attila passed out flat on his back. It was then that Attila had a massive nosebleed which caused him to choke on his own blood. Some theories say that Attila was murdered either by his own bride or Priscus. Priscus had a meal with Attila that night. Its said that he poisoned his meal and drink. People say Priscus did it as payback to Attila presumed fratricide linger.                                

       Relationships  

Attila the Hun had multiple wives and several children. Attila's last wife was Hildico, a Germanic princess. One of Attila's would-be wives was Honoria, sister to the Emperor Valentinian III, who was banished to a convent for an act of indiscretion, and she offered herself as a wife to Attila along with half of the Western Roman Empire ( "The Huns.")                                       

How he became a leader                                          

       Family

 Attila came to power in 434 A.D. and ruled along with his brother, Bleda. Together they invaded the Balkans, and extracted tributes from Theodosius II, Emperor of the East. In 445 A.D. Attila murdered his brother and became sole ruler of the Huns. Attila's kingdom was north of the Danube in the region Hungary.     ("Historical Character Directory.")                             

    Killings

This proposition sparked the largest and bloodiest battle of ancient times, the Battle of Chalons in 451 AD. The victory was left to the Romans. ("The Huns.")                      

. The fugitives that were handed over were impaled and left to die.(Kallie Szczepanski)                           

What made him a good leader                                 

      Who followed him                                         
      How he ruled             

In 447, Attila demanded that Constantinople pay the back-tribute it owed him, and hand over any Hunnic fugitives it was harboring.  captured Ratiaria and Marcianople, and began to move toward Constantinople.          Kallie Szczepanski,