Attila, king of the Huns from 445, invades Gaul. At the head of a Roman-Germanic ... culminating in the Goth invasion of Italy and the sack of Rome in 410. As Gothic hordes looted the capital ...

To remain in Gaul meant forfeiting his power to his enemies in Rome. Crossing the river into Italy would be a declaration of war. Caesar chose war. Conquering HeroA bust from the National ...