Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, 451 (ALL PARTS) ⚔️ The man who defeated Attila the Hun DOCUMENTARY

🚩 The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, (AD 451), battle fought between the Huns under Attila and a mixed Roman and Visigoth force under Aetius and Theodoric I; checked the Hunnic advance in Europe. The battle, long-remembered for its ferocity, resulted in Attila’s defeat, though the casualty figures in traditional accounts are probably exaggerated. The Huns’ defeat prevented the widespread destruction and spoliation of Gaul, but it is unlikely that Attila’s horde could have made any deep impression upon the Latin and urban character of the country.

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📢 Narrated by David McCallion

🎵 Music:
Filmstro
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#rome #attila #history

[HistoryMarche]

🚩 I combined all parts of our "Battle of the Catalaunian Plains" mini-series for easier viewing. This video was chosen by my Patrons. Thank you so much for your likes and comments ❤. If you enjoy my videos please consider subscribing.
🚩 The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, (AD 451), battle fought between the Huns under Attila and a mixed Roman and Visigoth force under Aetius and Theodoric I; checked the Hunnic advance in Europe. The battle, long-remembered for its ferocity, resulted in Attila’s defeat, though the casualty figures in traditional accounts are probably exaggerated. The Huns’ defeat prevented the widespread destruction and spoliation of Gaul, but it is unlikely that Attila’s horde could have made any deep impression upon the Latin and urban character of the country.

[nathanfranks]

This dudes voice was MADE for epic historical voiceovers. He better be being recruited by videogame studios for narration roles. Freaking epic and gets me pumped!

[TetsuShima]

The Catalunian Plains' battle was so epic, it served as an important inspiration for Tolkien when he wrote LOTR. In fact, King Theoden's story is heavily based on Theodoric I

[FlashPointHx]

Epic story!! Attila the Hun goes toe to toe with his old friend - two men with fierce military prowess. Nicely done my friend! Anything to do with this man is awesome - even more so that you brought this clash to life!

[mariosvins]

They literally did everything different in the 2001 movie "Attila". The inaccuracies are endless.
In contrast to this well made and thoroughly researched video.
Thank you very much for the content.

[RealSaintB]

I know Theodocious II was a minor player in this video, but you should have mentioned HOW he got the walls repaired so fast, because that story shows how clever a man he was. He leveraged the rivalries between the fans of the red, white, green, and blue chariot racing teams to get them to rebuild the walls in record time and pay for almost all of it from their own pockets!

[gnawstic]

That dynamically fluid visual history of peoples and cultures flowing across the map during the first two minutes was incredible! ❤🎉

[barrydysert]

i am a visual learner and putting these five episodes together REALLY helps me to put this very complex history together. i saw the individual episodes, but this unified story had a much greater impact on me. An important part of this was seeing the differing time scales play out on the maps. Don't get me started on how wonderful Your maps are! The color changes and movement timed to the narrative bring it to life! Beautiful, educational work brilliantly conceived and executed! Thank You and Your patrons !:-)
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[Leptospirosi]

I guess Aetius was well aware of the power of the Visigoths and somehow hoped to keep the menace of Attila around both to keep the Germans hands tied and those of the Romans too.
He tried to make himself not replaceable and survive that way it's triumphs, well aware of the fate that befell on Stilicho, the other great general of the late Rome.
He urged Theodric's son to rush home before his brother could take over in his absence, gaining some measure of trust in exchange, and somehow kept the respect of Attila, who lost the battle but was allowed to retreat.
In the meantime, he bet Valentinian couldn't get rid of him, with the menace of the Visigoths and the Huns roaming freely in the est. Aetius underestimated the stupidity of its own enemies at home, more used to deal with predatory but honourable barbarians then sneaky and selfish Roman politicians.
An old saying tells: "keep your firends close and your enemy closer", but another one tells: "never underestimate the stupidity of human greed" as Belisarius later learned.

[antoniofranco]

"Atila, that boar would have killed me had you not intervened."

"Pity that none will ever learn of your loyalty, Archers Attack!"

[csbgzpq]

THIS WAS FUCKING AWESOME!!!

Reminds me of when I was a young kid, 5, 6, 7 years of age and I spammed all of these strategy games on my PC.

I loved this video!!! Thanks so much! It's better than 100% of everything that's on TV, Netflix etc.

Hope you have more <3

[lucianoleonetti]

Excellent mini-series! I read a lot on this period and on the main actors, but most documents provide a single point of view or focus on a single event (the life of Bonifacius, of Galla Placidia, of Aetius, of Attila, the migration/invasion of Vandals, the changing alliances of Wisigoths, the destruction of the first Burgundian kingdom etc.), but the big picture and the connections between events are here better presented than in any other document I saw or read. Thumbs up!

[michaelsinger]

Aetius was “ rewarded” for his good work, by being murdered by the Emperor. Rome had a bad habit of killing many of their best leaders,

Also it shows what a complicated strategic game Rome was playing at the time that they wanted the Huns defeated, but NOT destroyed completely in case they could be allies later against other groups.

[GiorgosKoukoubagia]

This was a true epic story, your narration and visual style are top of the line! If there is one more thing I could advise you guys: Many other channels have started including their research, notes and/or links in the description. You should consider adding them there so people who wish to study this period more, either with contemporary or modern sources, can start at and do so.

[rizescumaria]

Mulțumesc frumos, vouă celor care încercați cu aceste documentare video să ne faceți zilele mai bune! Sunt lucruri neștiute de mine, deoarece istoria este cu mult mai amplă, cu ajutorul vostru înțelegem ce trebuie! Respect!

[budwyzer]

"Whether well or not, I do not know. But know that you have cut off your right hand with your left."

-Priscus, in response to Valentinian III boasting he had murdered Aetius "well".

[robertmanjani]

Fantastic battle well told.. Very important as it changed the course of history. Shame Aetius was assassinated he could have achieved so much more. Great work guys 👏

[wedgeantillies]

A brilliant detailed and fantastically awesome video on one of the crucial battles of the late western roman empire. Which shows just how much Rome owned to Soldiers like Aetius and before him Stilicho in keeping its fading and withering carcass of an empire alive for another 50-70 years by finding new and inventive ways to beat back the barbarians at the gates and look how they were rewarded for such service. One of the many reasons for why the western empire collapsed 20 years after Aetius death, case of shooting itself in the foot.

[joetheriault]

Really Really enjoyed the way you showed population movements during this! Helped so much in visualizing this whole point in history!

[horsemanpatel]

I love the historical information these videos give, but more than that I love the voice of the narrator.
Beautiful, clean and clear voice.
Keep up the good work.
Thank you