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The Death of Attila The Hun
By nosebleed.
Leader of the Huns from 434 AD until his death in 453.
453 A. D. Attila crosses into Gaul and unleashes his horde. The Roman army scatters. The citizens of the little townof Aquileia fled at Attila's approach to the safety of the nearby lagoon. Recognizing the superb defensive otision it offered, they elected to say put, laying the foundations of what would become the mighty Republic of Venice. Its oldest island, Torcello, still has a crude stone chair dubbed by the locals "Attila's throne."
Attila entered Rome unopposed. No government or military Roman stayed. Only the lonely figure of Pope Leo trudged out on foot to meet Attila.
It is unknown at Pope Leo said to Attila, but unexpected Attila turned and left Rome, leaving the city unexpectedly intact.
Within days, after a night of night of drinking and partying, he was found the next morning, dead from a "burst artery -- and the Scourge of God had died from a glorified nosebleed.
Paraphrased from From Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization, Lars Brownworth, c. 2009, pages 54 - 55.
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