Attila: The Barbarian King Who Challenged Rome, Paperback - John Man

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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers IncAuthor(s): Alberto AngelaTranslator: Katherine GregorNumber of pages: 448Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 1...

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DescriptionAttila the Hun is a household name. Rising to the Hunnic kingship around 434, he dominated European history for the next two decades. At...

Reducere. History remembers Attila, the leader of the Huns, as the Romans perceived him: a savage barbarian brutally inflicting terror on whoever crossed his...

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Publisher: University of Pennsylvania PressAuthor(s): Patricia Tyson StroudIllustration(s): 11 color, 48 b/wNumber of pages: 292Publication date: 2...

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