Episode 65: Aetius (Part 2)

Felix!  Hardly knew you dude, shame you tried to kill (we think) Aetius.

Bonfatius - very bold young man!  Minted your own coin in Africa.  Didn’t think that might be misinterpreted, or just perhaps, interpreted precisely as it should have been?

THE HUNS!  Perched upon the cusp of the Empire.

ATTILA!  As we imagine him, with the help of ChatGPT.

The possible course of Attila’s rampage through Gaul, that would leave an indelible impression on the memories of the West, that continues to resonate to this day….

Battle of the Catalunian Plains (somewhere around there we believe)….

The Huns (approximate) crossing point of the Volga, in Russia, into Europe in 370AD….

Durostorum (Silistra’s) location on the Danube.

Aetius (maybe?) on the so-called Sarcophagus of Stilcho in the Basilica of St. Ambroeus in Milan.

How we envisioned Aetius (with the help of ChatGPT).

Galla Placidia’s family tree - talk about a royal bloodline!

The Salarian gate, where Alaric entered Rome for the Sack of 410AD.

The gate no longer exists in the remains of the Aurelian Walls, but this is the location in the modern city of Rome.

Honoria, Galla Placidia’s daughter, who invited Attila into the Empire just because she didn’t want to be setup in an arranged marriage…

Emperor Valentinian III, Galla Placidia’s son, who is tied with his sister as being the biggest dummy who ever lived!  Why?  Listen to Aetius, Episode 64…

Constantius III, Galla Placidia’s second husband, not a bad guy!  But certainly not loved (by her)…