The eventual loser of this battle made a funeral pyre from wagons for him to kill himself in case he were taken prisoner, and
The eventual loser of this battle made a funeral pyre from wagons for him to kill himself in case he were taken prisoner, and the primary account of this battle came from Jordanes. One participant in this battle, Thorismund, accidentally came home to the wrong camp, and was the son of the slain king (*) Theodoric. The loser of this battle had earlier demanded his marriage to Honoria, while is winner is sometimes known as "The Last Roman." A victory for Flavius Aetius, for 10 points, identify this 451 battle against Attila the Hun, perhaps Rome's last military action.
The eventual loser of this battle made a funeral pyre from wagons for him to kill himself in case he were taken prisoner, and the primary account of this battle came from Jordanes.
Battle of Chalons [accept Battle of the Catalaunian Fields or Catalaunian Plains, accept Battle of the Campus Mauriacus]