Catalaunian Plains

Type:Elite presence
Certainty:Region Uncertain
From:451
To:451
Town:Chalons-en-Champagne
Original text:Aetius et Theudor Gothorum rex ac Thorismodus, filius eius, cum exercitibus suis ad civitatem acurrunt [...] Attilanem fugant. Qui Mauriacum campum diens, se praecingit ad bellum [...] Simili et Francorum regem dolo fugavit.
Translation text:when Aetius arrived, and with him Theoderic, the King of the Goths, and his son Thorismund [...] They put Attila to flight, but he made his way to the plain of Moirey and there drew up his forces for battle [...] Aetius persuaded the King of the Franks to leave.
Persons:
RoleNameReason typeReason
KingThorismundConflict warBattle
KingTheodoridConflict warBattle
OtherAetiusConflict warBattle
KingAttilaConflict warBattle
King"Francorum rex"Conflict warBattle
Publications:Gibbon 1776-1789: c. 35, n. 41

Sources

NameTitleReferenceFromTo
Gregorius, HistoriarumGregorii episcopi Turonensis historiarum libri decem2.7573594