Attila and the Huns vs Aetius and the Roman Empire, with their respective allies
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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Battle of the Catalaunian Fields
Disposition and Movements of the forces arrayed at the Battle of the Catalaunian Fields, also known as the Battle of Chalons
The Huns
Illustration by A. De Neuville (1836-1885)
Map of Attila’s Campaign
Battle of the Catalaunian Fields, also known as Battle of Chalons
Battle of the Catalaunian Fields
From Jacob van Maerlant’s Spieghel Historiael (between circa and circa 
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Battle of the Catalaunian Fields, 451AD, Part 2
The rise of the Roman army commander Aetius who would face Attila and the Huns in the Battle of the Catalaunian Fields in the twilight of Empire
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Battle of the Catalaunian Fields , 451 AD, Part 1
The western Roman Empire was about to fall. But in 451 AD her soldiers had one last great victory on the battlefield, At the Battle of the Catalaunian Fields the destructive armies of Attila and the Huns were kept at bay and prevented from overrunning Western Europe
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