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Attila the Hun (r. 434-453 CE) was the leader of the ancient nomadic people known as the Huns and ruler of the Hunnic Empire, which he established. His name means "Little Father" and, according to some historians, may not have been his birth...

The Huns were a nomadic tribe prominent in the 4th and 5th century whose origin is unknown but, most likely, they came from "somewhere between the eastern edge of the Altai Mountains and the Caspian Sea, roughly modern Kazakhstan" (Kelly...

The Battle of the Catalaunian Fields (also known as The Battle of Chalons, The Battle of Maurica) was one of the most decisive military engagements in history between the forces of the Roman Empire under Flavius Aetius (391-454 CE) and those...

Detail of Attila from the romanticist painting Attila and his Hordes Overrun Italy and the Arts (1838-1847) by Eugene Delacroix. Palais Bourbon, Paris (France).

Attila and his Hordes Overrun Italy and the Arts; detail from the library of the Palais Bourbon in Paris.

Bust of Attila the Hun, Attila's Hill, Kincsem Lovaspark, Hungary.

The pantheon of the Maya is a vast collection of deities worshipped throughout the regions of Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche, Tabasco, and Chiapas in Mexico and southward through Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras. These gods informed...

A reconstruction potrait of Attila the Hun. (Produced by artist/historian George S. Stuart for the George S. Stuart Gallery of Historical Figures® archive).

Modern artist's impression of what Attila the Hun may have looked like.

Bust of Attila the Hun, Attila's Hill, Kincsem Lovaspark, Hungary.