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In the years AD 434–454, the fate of Europe hung upon the actions of one man: Attila, king of the Huns. The decaying Roman Empire still stood astride the Western World, but it was threatened by a new force, the much-feared barbarian hordes. Attila was the one-man wrecking ball that helped put the final boot into Rome's decaying splendor. Today, Attila remains the most enduring bogeyman in history, his name a byword for barbarism, savagery, and violence....
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"The Romans called Attila the Hun the 'Scourge of God, ' and he stands out as one of the most brutal barbarians of the ancient world. Though historians know surprisingly little about Attila, what they do know confirms that he was an incredibly successful leader. He united bands of his people to conquer large sections of Europe in the fifth century. The vicious tactics of these nomadic peoples are matched only by the storied biography of their leader."--...
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History remembers Attila, the leader of the Huns, as the Romans perceived him: a savage barbarian brutally inflicting terror on whoever crossed his path. Following Attila and the Huns from the steppes of Kazakhstan to the court of Constantinople, Christopher Kelly portrays Attila in a compelling new light, uncovering an unlikely marriage proposal, a long-standing relationship with a treacherous Roman general, and a thwarted assassination plot. We...
4) Barbarians
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Explore the origins of the Huns, Goths, Vikings, and Mongols. Shot on location featuring interviews, reenactments and narrated by Clancy Brown, this brings to life the powerful leaders, and drive that kept empires in terror for centuries.
7) Huns
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"A history of the Huns, equestrian nomads of Central Asia who pillaged Europe and Asia from the third through fifth centuries"--Provided by publisher.
9) Attila
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Surveys the life and times of Attila, King of the Huns, and discusses his image in myth and history.
10) Attila, the Hun
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Describes the life of Attila, leader of the Huns, and his attempt to conquer the Roman Empire.
12) Barbarians
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The savage story of some of history's most fearsome tribes: the Vikings, Goths, Mongols, Huns, Saxons, Franks, Vandals, and Lombards, who cut a swath of destruction through the heart of the Roman world for the better part of a millennium.
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