Succeeding in 433 to the kingship of Scythian hordes disorganized and enfeebled by internal discords, Attila soon made of his subjects a compact and formidable people, the terror of Europe and Asia.

• 其残暴行径在野蛮侵略史上绝无仅有。他还强迫被他征服的人扩充他强大的军队。