"Leo I approached the Vandal [Genseric] with the same composure and majesty with which he had approached Attila a few years earlier. His mediation was not as successful, but once again he managed to avoid the worst."
— Pope Leo I

January 1, 1970

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Leone I si fece incontro al Vandalo [Genserico] con la stessa compostezza e maestà con cui pochi anni prima si era fatto incontro a Attila. La sua mediazione non ebbe altrettanto successo, ma anche stavolta riuscì a evitare il peggio. — Indro Montanelli, Roberto Gervaso, Storia d'Italia, L'Italia dei secoli bui, Rizzzoli, Milano, 1968, Ch. 11; pp. 142-143.