When the Eastern Roman court was unable to organize legions against Attila's attack, surrendering to the Huns became a reality that the rulers had to accept. For Attila's harsh demands, the Eastern Roman Empire could only accept them all as ordered, and the former imperial glory was wantonly humiliated by the Huns, and the emperor and his important subjects were powerless to resist.
The root cause of all this was that the Eastern Roman legions were defeated again and again on the battlefield, and the court lost the courage to fight the Huns. However, when the cowardly rulers of the empire wanted the Huns to stop the offensive, the inhabitants of a small city in the Thracian region of the Eastern Roman Empire, relying on their bravery, stubbornly confronted the powerful Huns.
With the support of no reinforcements, they faced the enemy of the tide, stood tall, and resisted wave after wave of attacks. Finally, the Huns were forced to make concessions and respect their demands. The small city, called Azmus, is located in the Thrace region, on the border near Illyria.
Originally in the territory of the Eastern Roman Empire, this was a small and inconspicuous city, often overlooked on the map. However, when they bravely fought against the Huns after the imperial court chose to surrender, they left a strong mark in history. Their victory was a silent satire on the court, and if they could be like the inhabitants of a small town, why should the Eastern Roman Empire be humiliated by the Huns.
In the course of Azmus's confrontation with the Huns, they did not rely on fortified cities to hold on, but often resorted to surprise attacks, beating the Huns and abandoning their armor, and could not even bring back the looted items. This caused a lot of headaches for the Huns, who were surrounded by such a dangerous neighbor, such as a fish in the throat.
After the Eastern Roman Empire accepted the Huns' terms and the two sides achieved an armistice, Attila put pressure on the Eastern Roman Empire over the city, and if they did not let the city stop, the Huns once again pressed the border with a large army. As for whether the imperial court was persuaded or coerced, the Huns did not care, they only hoped that the Azmus would no longer be hostile to them.
In response to the Huns' proposal, the Eastern Roman court replied that they had no authority over this group of brave people, and that when the court accepted the Huns' terms of surrender, the former imperial majesty had disappeared.
Faced with a reply from the Eastern Roman court, Attila could only negotiate with the inhabitants of the town on an equal footing. In the process, the Huns fully respected the opinions of the inhabitants of the small town and agreed to their demands. In their dealings with the Huns, the Azmus performed far better than the imperial court, which ruled the vast territory.
It can be seen that the Eastern Roman Empire was not powerless against the Huns, but everyone had their own ideas and could not achieve the same heart. As a result, under the blows of the Huns, the legions were destroyed, and the rulers lost the courage to continue fighting and accepted the Huns' peace treaty.
If everyone in the Eastern Roman Empire could be like the Azmus, even if they could not defeat the Huns, they could maintain the dignity of the empire, and the Huns would certainly not be able to trample on the Eastern Roman Empire arbitrarily. The imperial court, headed by Theodosius II, after its submission, not only caused the empire to lose face, but also made it more difficult to govern the provinces.
Compared with the performance of the Emperor and his ministers, Azmus's courageous resistance allowed the small city to be noticed by historians, and
It's written down. Their story has been passed down from generation to generation until now. Let us know that thousands of years ago, a group of fearless people relied on their own courage and gained the respect of a powerful enemy.
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