When the Huns, led by Attila, swept through the Eastern Roman Empire, the Imperial court had no intention of fighting again and accepted all the huns' demands. However, when the two sides signed the peace treaty, the Huns kept accusing the Eastern Roman Empire of not fulfilling its responsibilities. To this end, the Huns sent envoys to Constantinople several times to rebuke the Eastern Roman court.
In this process, Theodosius the emperor's performance can be described as losing the dignity of the emperor, and in the face of the Huns' rebuke, the court not only did not refute it, but also received the envoys very generously. However, Constantinople's approach did not gain the respect of the envoys, who remained arrogant, accusing the Eastern Roman Empire of delaying or perfunctory treaty provisions.
The envoys of the Hunnic king issued a stern warning to the Eastern Roman court: the unenforceable treaty made The king Attila very dissatisfied, and the king had no intention or could not dissipate the anger of his subordinates for the Eastern Roman court. If the Eastern Roman court continued to ignore the terms of the treaty, the Huns would once again go south and teach the Eastern Roman Empire another profound lesson in their own way.
Of course, in addition to warnings to the Eastern Roman court, the Huns would send envoys to Constantinople several times, which was also related to the ideas of their king Attila.
For Attila, finding ways to make his favorites more wealth is the best way to gain their loyalty. In addition to starting a war, it is a very good way to get the opponent to take the initiative to give away money. The Huns, who had just won the war, were warmly received by their envoys when they went to the Eastern Roman Empire.
In the process, in order to be able to reap the friendship of the Huns, the Eastern Roman court spent a lot of wealth, even to the point that the national treasury could not support it. The generosity of the Eastern Roman court showed Attila a way to gain additional wealth, and it was a complete two-pronged attack: forcing the Romans to fulfill their promises while making his favorite vassals richer.
Constantinople's performance greatly satisfied Attila's vanity, giving him further ideas to gain wealth from the Eastern Roman Empire for his favored subjects in various ways. In addition to sending envoys, there was even marriage!
At that time, in the palace of the Huns, a Gaulogian named Constantius served as cardinal minister. Once, the Gauls had helped the Eastern Roman Empire, and the Eastern Roman Empire, in order to thank him for his help, chose a rich and noble wife for him. When the king heard of this, he immediately dealt with it as an important matter of the kingdom, and he was very concerned about it.
In the face of the positive attitude of the Hunnic king, the court of the Eastern Roman Empire did not dare to be sloppy and carefully chose the marriage partner. At first, the court was ready to marry the daughter of Suttoninus to Constantius, but the girl who did not want to marry the Huns was fined and confiscated due to the accident, and was no longer a suitable object.
For this reason, when Constantius still demanded the Eastern Roman court in the name of Attila to fulfill its previous agreement, the Eastern Roman court could not prevaricate even if it was unwilling or delayed. In the end, he was chosen to marry a man who was unrivaled among the noble ladies of Eastern Rome, fulfilling the cardinal minister's wishes.
Of course, in addition to finding ways to obtain wealth from the Eastern Roman Empire, Attila also wanted Eastern Rome to send envoys to the Court of the Huns. Faced with Attila's request, the Eastern Roman Empire did not dare to refuse, and eventually, sent An emissary to satisfy the vanity of the Hun king.
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