The crushing campaign of the Huns to the west led …

The crushing campaign of the Huns to the west was led by Attila. In order to become the sole ruler of the Huns and the conquered tribes, Attila killed his brother Bleda. For his campaigns he received the nickname “Scourge of God”. Under his rule were the peoples living in the area from the Rhine to the Volga. His name terrified everyone. It is worth noting that it was the resettlement of the Huns that initiated the Great Migration of Nations, which ultimately destroyed the Western Roman Empire. Having received a solid ransom from the Eastern Empire in exchange for the security of his borders, Attila rallied all the conquered peoples and moved westward, causing enormous damage to cities and countryside, killing or capturing many people. However, in the so-called battle of the peoples (in the Catalaunian fields), he was defeated by the army of the Romans, Visigoths and other tribes led by Aetius. Later, Attila’s army made a campaign in Italy, where it approached the walls of Rome.