Attila Invades Italy — Aquileia Destroyed

452 CE · Kuzey İtalya · military

Attila crossed the Alps and entered Italy, razing Aquileia to its foundations (the city never revived as before; the population that fled took refuge in the lagoons → the legendary origin of Venice).

Mediolanum (Milan) and Ticinum (Pavia) were burned. The road to Rome lay open. He met Pope Leo I on the bank of the river Mincio and withdrew — plague, famine and an Eastern Roman landing in southern Italy were also factors.

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What was Attila Invades Italy — Aquileia Destroyed?
Attila crossed the Alps and entered Italy, razing Aquileia to its foundations (the city never revived as before; the population that fled took refuge in the lagoons → the legendary origin of Venice).
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452 CE
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