Hunnic Invasion of Italy
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Invasion of the the Italian Peninsula by the Huns under king Attila.
Chronology
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January 453: In 452, Attila, still under the effects of the heavy defeat, but in no way subdued, invaded Italy, perhaps to still claim the wedding with Honoria, sacking and destroying Aquileia, Milan and other cities. However, his army was decimated by hunger and disease, while the Po Valley, devastated, was unable to support the barbarian horde. Furthermore, the Eastern Empire had sent military aid to Aetius against the Huns. Attila, in turn debilitated and fearing the arrival of aid from the Eastern Empire, accepted the truce proposed to him by an embassy of Valentinian III.
February 453: In 452, Attila, still under the effects of the heavy defeat, but in no way subdued, invaded Italy, perhaps to still claim the wedding with Honoria, sacking and destroying Aquileia, Milan and other cities. However, his army was decimated by hunger and disease, while the Po Valley, devastated, was unable to support the barbarian horde. Furthermore, the Eastern Empire had sent military aid to Aetius against the Huns. Attila, in turn debilitated and fearing the arrival of aid from the Eastern Empire, accepted the truce proposed to him by an embassy of Valentinian III.
