Attila : the Barbarian king who challenged Rome
"For a crucial twenty years in the early fifth century, Attila held the fate of the Roman Empire and the future of all Europe in his hands. He created the greatest of barbarian forces, and his empire briefly rivaled Rome's. In numerous raids and three major campaigns against the Roman Empire, he earned himself an instant and undying reputation for savagery. But there was more to him than mere barbarism. Attila was capricious, arrogant, brutal, and brilliant enough to win the loyalty of millions. In the end, his ambitions ran away with him. He did not live long enough to found a lasting empire--but long enough to jolt Rome toward its final fall. In this riveting biography, masterful storyteller John Man draws on his extensive travels through Attila's heartland and his experience with the nomadic traditions of Central Asia to reveal the man behind the myth."--Publisher's website
eBook, English, 2006
1st [American] ed View all formats and editions
T. Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, New York, 2006
Biographies
1 online resource (x, 324 pages : maps)
1028224559
Introduction: A beast, cornered
PART I: THE MENACE: The storm before the whirlwind
Out of Asia
The return of the mounted archer
PART II: THE RIVALS: A continent in chaos
First steps to empire
In the court of King Attila
The barbarian and the princess
PART III: DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION: A close-run thing on the Catalaunian Plains
A city too far
A sudden death, a secret grave
Traces of those who vanished
Afterlife: The good, the bad, and the beastly Hun
Originally published: London : Bantam, 2005
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