Another winning commander was later assassinated by his emperor, Valentinian III, whose own sister Honoria provided the pretext for the invasion preceding this battle.
The Gepid king Ardaric was one of the main allies of the loser of this battle, as was Theodomir, while Gondioc and Sangiban were on the winning side. The winning side saw one of its leaders killed in this battle, after which his son Thorismund decided to secure his throne rather than pursue and crush the losing side. Another winning commander was later assassinated by his emperor, Valentinian III, whose own sister Honoria provided the pretext for the invasion preceding this battle. The exact location of this battle is disputed, but most historians locate it in the present-day Champagne region in France. Won by a Roman-Visigothic coalition under Aethius and Theodoric I, FTP, what 451 AD battle saw Attila the Hun and his allies defeated?
The Gepid king Ardaric was one of the main allies of the loser of this battle, as was Theodomir, while Gondioc and Sangiban were on the winning side.
battle of {Chalons} (or {Catalaunian} fields/plains; accept battle of the Campus Mauriacus for the wiki-fans)