Attila Vs Theodosius II and Marcian: How the Eastern Roman Empire Survived the Scourge of God

The Scourge of God, Attila the Hun rained terror throughout the Roman Empire for nearly twenty years. In this two part series, in collaboration with Maiorianus, this first part explores the invasions of Attila against the Eastern Roman Empire and, in a second part, Maiorianus will discuss his invasion of the Western Roman Empire.

Maiorianus's Part 2:
   • Attila vs Aetius: How the Huns sealed...  

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:54 Attila's First Invasion, AD441
10:50 Attila's Second Invasion, AD447
15:49 Marcian's Counterattack, AD451-452

Bibliography:
Primary Sources
Count Marcellinus, Chronicle, Translated by Bryan Croke (1995).
Jordanes, Romana and Getica, Translated by Peter Van Nuffelen and Lieve Van Hoof (2020).
Priscus, The Fragmentary History of Priscus, Translated by John Given (2014).
Theodosius II, The Theodosian Code and Novels, and the Sirmondian Constitutions, Translated by Clyde Pharr (1952).

Scholarship
Heather, P. (2005) The Fall of the Roman Empire, A New History, London.
Kelly, C. (2013) Theodosius II: Rethinking the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity, Cambridge.
Millar, F. (2007) A Greek Roman Empire: Power and Belief Under Theodosius II 408-450, California.
Thomson, E. A. (1950) 'The Foreign Policies of Theodosius II and Marcian' in Hermathena 76, 58-76.
Williams, S. and Friell, G. (1999) The Rome that did not Fall: The Survival of the East in the Fifth Century, London.

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Music Credits:
'Island Atlas', 'Death Notice', 'War Situation', 'White Storm', 'Showdown' and 'Theme of the WLO' by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Azusa Chibafrom, Noriyuki Kamikura, Mitsuhiro Kaneda and Masaharu Iwata from Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together by Quest and Square Enix.

'Tension', 'Cry of Pain', 'Trisection' and 'Enemy Attack' by Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata from Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions by Square.

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