Aetius was born at Durostorum in Moesia Secunda (modern Silistra, Bulgaria), roughly around 390, as he was described as a "young adolescent" in 405. His father, Gaudentius, was a Roman general and described a… See more

Aetius is generally viewed as a great military commander – indeed, he was held in such high esteem by the Eastern Roman Empire that he became known as the last true Roman of the west. Traditionally, historians a… See more

• Aetia gens
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• Additamenta ad chron. Prosperi Hauniensis
• Annales Ravennates
• Cassiodorus, Chronica and Variae
• Chronica gallica anno 452… See more

• Bury, John Bagnall (1923). History of the Later Roman Empire. Dover Books.
• Given, John (2014). The Fragmentary History of Priscus: Attila, the Huns and the Roman Empire, AD 430–476. Arx Publishing. ISBN 978-1-9352… See more