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In 451 AD combined armies of Roman General Flavius Aëtius and Visigothic king Theodoric I squared off against Huns lead by Attila in battle of Catalaunian plains. Attila and his allies were defeated and his designs to capture Roman Gaul were thwarted.

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What pope who supposedly caused Attila and the Huns to turn away from Rome?

Leo I, Pope who convinced Attila to turn away from Rome without attacking. Check out DoobieBurnin.com


Who bargained with atilla the great and saved the city of rome?

The pope (I don't remember his name) said that if Attila were to sack Rome, he would be ex-communicated from the church. Since Attila was a devout Christian, and did not want to be sent to hell, he did not attack Rome.


When Attila the Hun was marching on Rome and headed off his attack?

Attila the Hun was poised to attack Rome in 452 AD, but his invasion was halted by a diplomatic mission led by Pope Leo I. The Pope is said to have met Attila outside the city and persuaded him to withdraw, possibly through a combination of negotiation and the threat of divine retribution. This encounter, along with the potential for famine and the strength of the Roman defenses, contributed to Attila's decision to turn back. Consequently, Rome was spared from destruction, and Attila retreated to his territory in the East.


Who was the Germanic leader who took Rome?

Alaric was the Germanic leader that took Rome in 410 A.D.


Which saint faced Attila the Hun?

Pope St. Leo I - The Great. Pope from September 29, 440 to his death November 10, 461. In 452, when the King of the Huns, Attila, invaded Italy and threatened Rome, Emperor Valentinian III sent Pope Leo and two high government officials to negotiate with Attila and convince him not to attack and plunder Rome. They were successful. Attila was so impressed by Leo that he withdrew. Unfortunately Leo's intercession could not prevent the sack of the city by the Vandals in 455, but murder and arson were repressed by his influence. .

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Who was the leader of the huns who invaded rome in the 400s?

Attila is the leader of the Huns, but he did not attack first the Visogoths did.


Where in Rome did Attila die?

Attila died on the Danube River.


What was one thing that kept Attila from marching into Rome?

Rome kept paying Attila to not attack rome.if they refused to pay then he will destroy rome.


What did pope Leo say to Attila the Hun?

No one knows for sure, but whatever he said to Attila convinced him to not sack Rome.


What happened at the meeting between Pope Leo and Attila the Hun?

Attila was leading the Huns into the Western half of the Roman Empire to attack Rome in 452, when Pope Leo I rode out alone and talked to Attila, persuading him to turn back and not sack Rome. Attila was leading the Huns into the Western half of the Roman Empire to attack Rome in 452, when Pope Leo I rode out alone and talked to Attila, persuading him to turn back and not sack Rome.


Who was the leader of ancient Rome in 117ce?

The Emperor Trajan died in 117 AD. He was succeeded by Hadrian in that year.


What pope who supposedly caused Attila and the Huns to turn away from Rome?

Leo I, Pope who convinced Attila to turn away from Rome without attacking. Check out DoobieBurnin.com


Why did Atilla spare Rome?

Attila decided to spare Rome because the Romans payed them an annual 2,100 (about 678 kilograms) of gold and the Roman feare Attila and his army (the Huns)Attila did not actually spare Rome. He spared Constantinople. His raids were on the Eastern Roman Empire, not the western one.


Who was Attila and what did Pope Leo the Great convince him not to do?

Attila was a barbarian invader and Pope Leo convinced him not to sack Rome.


Who bargained with atilla the great and saved the city of rome?

The pope (I don't remember his name) said that if Attila were to sack Rome, he would be ex-communicated from the church. Since Attila was a devout Christian, and did not want to be sent to hell, he did not attack Rome.


When did Attila the Hun attack Rome?

He did attack Eastern rome, not the western


When Attila the Hun was marching on Rome and headed off his attack?

Attila the Hun was poised to attack Rome in 452 AD, but his invasion was halted by a diplomatic mission led by Pope Leo I. The Pope is said to have met Attila outside the city and persuaded him to withdraw, possibly through a combination of negotiation and the threat of divine retribution. This encounter, along with the potential for famine and the strength of the Roman defenses, contributed to Attila's decision to turn back. Consequently, Rome was spared from destruction, and Attila retreated to his territory in the East.