"Here you stand, after conquering mighty nations and subduing the world. I therefore think it foolish for me to goad y…"

"Attila is a brilliant tactician; he comes to the walls of Constantinople, he threatens, he gets his bribe, he goes aw…"

"In the title which he assumed, we shall see the skill with which he availed himself of the legends and creeds of othe…"

"He called himself flagellum Dei, the scourge of God, and even today, 1,500 years after his blood-drenched death, his …"

"What devil or what witch was ever so great as Attila, whose blood is in these veins?"

"The haughty step and demeanour of the king of the Huns expressed the consciousness of his superiority above the rest …"

"The crowd of vulgar kings, the leaders of so many martial tribes, who served under the standard of Attila, were range…"

"His is one of the few names from antiquity that still prompt instant recognition, putting him alongside the likes of …"

"Attila's not interested in taking cities; he just wants to break down the gate, get in and trash the city, then get o…"

"For what fortress, what city, in the wide extent of the Roman empire, can hope to exist, secure and impregnable, if i…"