18.7.12
Attila the Hun, 'the scourge of God' (15th century)
Attila, the Hun, led the Hun Empire that stretched from the Ural River to the Baltic Sea, the Rhine and the Danube. He attacked the Western Roman Empire in Gaul, the Italian Peninsula and the Balkans.
Átila, o huno, dirigiu o Império Huno que se estendia do rio Ural ao Mar Báltico, Reno e Danúbio. Atacou o Império Romano do Ocidente na Gália, Península Itálica e as Balcãs.
Alphonse-Marie-Adolph de Neuville (1836-1885)-'the Huns at the battle of Châlons (Catalaunian Plains) -oil on canvas
Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805-1880)-'the Huns in the battle against the Alans'-woodcut-ca 1870
Mór Than (1828-1899)-'the feast of Attila'-oil on canvas-1870 Budapest-Hungarian National Gallery
Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520)-'the meeting between Leo the great and Attila'-fresco-1514 Città del Vaticano-Palazzi Apostolici (Stanza di Eliodoro)
Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863)-'Attila the Hun' Paris-Palais Bourbon (Assemblée Nationale)
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