What is Attila the Hun?
{{redirect|Attila}} [[File:The Hun leader Atilla, 470 AD.jpg|thumb|upright|470 AD, portrait of Attila, drawn by Marina the Monk.<ref>[https://www.onaltiyildiz.com/?haber,1376 Historical documents of Hungary]</ref>]] '''Attila''', or '''Attila the Hun''' (406-453), was a leader of the [[Huns]] from 434 [[CE|AD]] until he died in 453 AD.He was one of the most common ruler. Attila led the [[Hunnic Empire]], and was known as a feared military commander. He invaded [[Gaul]], and nearly captured the city of Aurelianum. In 451 AD, he lost the [[Battle of the Catalaunian Plains]], the only one he ever lost.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/42236/Attila/466/Invasion-of-Gaul Article on Britannica].</ref> He also invaded [[Italy]] and attacked and looted several towns. Attila died in 453. The traditional account of his death is that it happened the night after his marriage to a woman named Ildiko. The Huns declined in the years immediately after Attila's death. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:406 births]] [[Category:453 deaths]] [[Category:Asian military people]] [[Category:European military people]]