Attila the Whip of God
The whip of God in the traditional sense should be only one – Attila.
But because
Genghis Khan
The credit is simply too great to lay down
The territory is too vast
, also generally put Genghis Khan
Called the Whip of God
。
But there are also
Another way of saying it
, put all but the two of them
Third person
Also known as the Whip of God —
The Great Stone of Jerusalem
Today we're going to talk about God's
The first whip – Attila
Before talking about Attila, we want to
Let's start with Rome
The invasion of Rome by the Germanic peoples
The Holocaust of Rome
a.d
410 years
Claims
Rome in the Eternal City
, in the Visigoths
Under the merits
ultimately
Fall
In 410, the Visigoths took advantage of Western Rome
emptiness
on the occasion of the chief
Alaric
Led by, passed
Three sieges
At last
ransack
Got to the city of Rome.
emperor
Hornolius
During the reign of Rome, Western Rome
Civil unrest continues
The Visigoths saw the Western Romans
Weak state
After, first
invade
finish
Italy
, and then start preparing
Attack Rome
city.
The Visigoths, under the leadership of Alaric, carried out
Well prepared
。 They knew in advance that almost all the supplies in rome were relied on
Water
So the Visigoths were the first to besiege the city of Rome
The water does not leak
, controlled the connection between the 12 city gates and the outside world, thoroughly
Cut off the Romans from the source of supplies
455 years
, the city of Rome
Fall again
This time it was only the robbers who became
Vandals
。 at
Two weeks
Inside, the city of Rome was again being
Ransacked
Claims
Rome, which had not fallen for eight hundred years
That's how it became
Barbarians
You can break in at any time
storeroom
This scene seems to be like China
Five nonsense
period
Chang'an and Luoyang
But the city of Rome
decline
But yes
Dating back even earlier
when.
The division of the Roman Empire
The city of Rome was weakened but from
Earlier times
only
Begin
finish.
Rome since
Octavian established the monarchy
After that, it's been
Division and unification
Hovering between.
at
Constantine
During the reign of the Emperor, Rome
Unified again
But Constantine the Great
Ambition is more than that
He was in the East
Construction of a new capital
New capital
The location, which was originally an unknown small place, was called
Byzantium
Later, the name turned out to be more than the Roman Empire
Louder
After the establishment of the new capital, Byzantium also
Renamed
call
Constantinople
。 Since then the Roman Empire
The capital was moved from Rome to Constantinople
395 years
, Roman Emperor
Theodosius
Before his death, divide the Empire into divisions
East and west two parts
, respectively, left to the two sons to take care of.
The western half of the Empire is called
Western Roman Empire
, the Western Roman Empire to
Rome is the capital
The eastern half of the Empire is called
Eastern Roman Empire
, that is, what people will know in later generations
Byzantine Empire
, the Eastern Roman Empire or the Byzantine Empire with
as the capital.
The inward migration of the Germanic peoples
The Great Migration of Peoples in Europe
The city of Rome
with Europe
Great migration of nationalities
Closely related.
Or rather, the Great Migration of Peoples in Europe can be traced back
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
。 During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, He was sent
Wei Qing
and
Hodge disease
target
Expedition to the Huns
It was Wei Qinghuo who went to the disease
expedition
, Huncai
split
for
Northern Huns
Southern Huns
precisely
The Western Migration of the Northern Xiongnu
, which prompted the European local
Barbarian Germanic peoples
Entering the European continent
Core area
Exactly
The Huns moved west
, only to have this article
Hero
- The Whip of God
Attila
This
We'll talk later
Germanic
invade
The Roman Empire was used by the Huns
Whip to drive away
Yes.
There is no evidence
Indicates that the tribe of Attila
It was the Huns who migrated from the Mongolian plateau in northern China
But it seems to be also
For sure
, there will be in between
Some kind of association
because they are all
It has been wandering in the Eurasian steppe for a long time
As
Barbarians among barbarians
The Huns made the Germanic
Constantly moving inland
But moved inland
The price is quite high
：
Drop your weapon
, under the rule of the Romans, lived
Cows and horses are not as good as life
In other words, it is
When cattle make horses
This is any ethnicity
Things that cannot be tolerated
The Germanic peoples who could not bear oppression
Rise up and resist
。 Slowly, Rome
The Empire was surrounded by these barbarians
Regimes established by the Germanic peoples
They keep like
The tide poured in
, also established their own kingdoms: Visigothic, Vandal, Burgundy, Franks, Ostrogoths and so on.
On quantity, also
Exactly five
。 This sight,
Déjà vu
and
The Wuhu Chaohua of the Western Jin Dynasty in China
How similar.
The Western Roman Empire collapsed
Under the onslaught of the Huns
The Germanic peoples poured into Rome
Within the Great Wall Line
One after another of the Roman Empire
Provinces were occupied by the Germans
Picture of the situation in Europe
Even the Western Roman ones
All became Germanic
A puppet in your hand
In fact, the Roman Empire is also like China
Eastern han dynasty
This time
Long dead
476 years
, the last emperor of Western Rome
Romulus Augustus
Abolished by the Germans,
The Western Roman Empire officially walked into the tomb
Both Romulus and Augustus were Roman Empires
The two greatest emperors
The last emperor wanted to use two sages
Bless yourself
It seems that the ancestors had a dilemma with the Western Romans,
There is nothing that can be done
God's Whip – Attila
Here's it
somewhat
Today's
Germanic
Migration paths
Migration paths with the Huns
Basically consistent
target.
To the European continent
Invasion
Keep going deeper
The Germanic peoples also invaded the Western Roman Empire
It's getting worse
As for
Attila's story
We can only look at it now
legend
birth
At that time, the Xiongnu were still just one
Weak peoples
。 he
pass away
After that, he built it
Empire State Building
It collapsed
Attila with
Another Whip of God
Like Genghis Khan, it was
Illiterate
They were all born
In the midst of trouble
, there is very
A bumpy life experience
。 but
Exactly
that's what they have
Perseverance
, so it can be established
Immortal feats and careers
It is said that Attila
Short and stocky figure
He is blind and introverted. Life is more like one
Ascetics like that
，
Extreme simplicity
, wooden cup drinking, wooden plate eating.
But no one will
Look down on him
Because his empire is enough
Destroy your opponent's world
For the opponent, Attila
Never soft-hearted.
Not only intrusion
He didn't let it go either.
443 years
He invaded The Eastern Romans
base camp
——
Balkan
, the soldiers came to the city of Constantinople and persecuted the Eastern Roman Empire
Cut the land and seek harmony
about
Attila seems
The appetite becomes bigger
。 Not only requirements
Greet the princess
And also the Western Roman emperor to cut
Half
Western Roman Emperor
Angry
, indignantly refused. But Attila was unceremonious
Break into the world of Western Rome
stuff
Both Romes, have become
Pastures of the Huns
Battle of Chalon
Outbreak in
451 AD
Here's the thing
Two Romes
Already with
Germanic peoples
Unite. To this end, they assembled
Half a million horses
Get ready
Take on Attila
Fearless
, gladly responded. Attila also assembled
More than half a million horses
For this battle,
Two worlds
Concentrated more than
A million centaurs,
Think no
Lose both
All have become luxuries.
Save Rome
Where to start?
Finally in the Pope's
Under good offices
Attila did not bring his troops into the ancient city of Rome.
Because Rome had long since been sacked, So was Attila
Lost interest
。 But the Pope did
Paid
The price is enormous: innumerable
Gold and silver jewelry
and
The dignity of the Pope
Attila's Empire
God withdrew His whip
This is the great war
Two years later
Attila was in the last place with him
bride
Carried out
Strenuous exercise
After that, Attila
Violent death
On the marital bed,
A life whimper
The reason is still unknown
, but it should
Not murder
, supposedly
Blood vessel rupture
Causes heavy bleeding. He died on December 31, 2012 at the age of 47.
God is ultimately still
Withdrew his whip
The Huns, who had no leader, soon did
Disappeared from history
But
But it is destined to be
Keep it going
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