Attila the Hun timeline.

406

born

406
433

In 433, Attila and his brother Bleda inherited the kingship of the Huns from their uncle. Attila arranged a treaty with the Romans under which the annual payment was set at 700 pounds of gold.
434

Attila the Hun, was the Emperor of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453. He was leader of the Hunnic Empire which stretched from Germany to the Ural River and from the River Danube to the Baltic Sea (see map below). During his rule, he was one of the
441

From 433 to 441, he fought other barbarians and soon had Vandals, Ostrogoths, Franks, and other tribes as vassals. During 441–442, Attila ravaged the Balkans. He murdered Bleda in 445 and assumed sole power over the warlike Huns, with an empire that stre
450

About 450, Attila turned his attention to the West. With an army of Huns, Ostrogoths, Gepids, Heruli, and Alans, along with some Burgundians and Franks, he invaded Gaul in 451

About 450, Attila turned his attention to the West. With an army of Huns, Ostrogoths, Gepids, Heruli, and Alans, along with some Burgundians and Franks, he invaded Gaul in 451
452

His most formidable opponent was the Roman general Aëtius, who also persuaded the Visigoth king Theodoric to take the field. After some maneuvering, the battle sometimes referred to as the Battle of Châlons took place, although the actual site has never b
453

By 453, Attila, the "scourge of God," was dead. Perhaps he was the victim of assassination, but the most popular and romantic version of his passing was that he burst a blood vessel on the night of his marriage to Hilda, a beautiful Gothic maiden.
453

died

born

In 433, Attila and his brother Bleda inherited the kingship of the Huns from their uncle. Attila arranged a treaty with the Romans under which the annual payment was set at 700 pounds of gold.

Attila the Hun, was the Emperor of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453. He was leader of the Hunnic Empire which stretched from Germany to the Ural River and from the River Danube to the Baltic Sea (see map below). During his rule, he was one of the

From 433 to 441, he fought other barbarians and soon had Vandals, Ostrogoths, Franks, and other tribes as vassals. During 441–442, Attila ravaged the Balkans. He murdered Bleda in 445 and assumed sole power over the warlike Huns, with an empire that stre

About 450, Attila turned his attention to the West. With an army of Huns, Ostrogoths, Gepids, Heruli, and Alans, along with some Burgundians and Franks, he invaded Gaul in 451

His most formidable opponent was the Roman general Aëtius, who also persuaded the Visigoth king Theodoric to take the field. After some maneuvering, the battle sometimes referred to as the Battle of Châlons took place, although the actual site has never b

By 453, Attila, the "scourge of God," was dead. Perhaps he was the victim of assassination, but the most popular and romantic version of his passing was that he burst a blood vessel on the night of his marriage to Hilda, a beautiful Gothic maiden.

died