Portrayal of Attila
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Though, scrolling through the pages of history, we sometimes see the portrayal of leading figures that have been depicted differently in numerous descriptions. When it comes to one of the most dreading military leaders throughout history, Attila, who unified and ruled over the the barbaric nomadic called the Huns. Many accounts depicted such leader in different or similar horizons but with numerous approaches and backgrounds. Prosper, a Christian reporter; Jordanes, an official in the Roman government; a Greek writer known as Priscus; lastly Ammianus Marcilinus together a Roman soldier and historian all depicted the leader, who would later be granted with the name “Scourge of God”, depending on their perspectives and the way they were treated.
If we look and evaluate the accounts on Attila, there are differences and similarities. However, they are not entirely opposite; in fact, they share some definite commonalities. The most obvious similarity that we can easily tell about the accounts is that their authors arose inside the Roman empire. Also, they all want to focus solely on the facts about the leader not other unnecessary information. The Roman Empire which was recognized for its civilized culture, innovations and social organization, was the most competitive rival for the Huns, and the Empire saw Attila as a real threat having
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A portrait of Attila Empire, and the sole ruler of the barbaric army. Attila united the tribes of the Hun kingdom and was said to be a just ruler to his own people. However, Attila was also an aggressive and ruthless leader. He expanded the rule of the Huns to include many Germanic tribes and attacked the Eastern Roman Empire in wars of extraction, utterly destroying lands from the Black
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Attila’s military success will be explained through his ability to lure the Romans into war on a pretext whenever the Romans were vulnerable. His motives behind each war was to abstract as much money from the Romans as possible. Also to be explored will be his ability to assert psychological domination over the Eastern Emperor at a time when the two Empires were at peace. Furthermore to be examined will be his ability to portray himself as diplomatic through treaties and embassy consultations between the Romans and the Huns. Also to be looked at will be how successful was Attila’s at creating and seizing opportunities This will be done by looking at Attila’s campaigns in the
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