Battle of the Catalaunian Plains 451 - Aetius vs. Attila DOCUMENTARY

The battle of the Catalaunian Plains (also known as Battle of the Campus Mauriacus, Battle of Maurica, Battle of the Catalaunian Fields or Battle of Chalons) that was fought in 451 between the alliance led by the Western Roman General Flavius Aetius, king of the Visigoths Theodoric I and the king of Alans Sangiban against the Hun Alliance commanded by Attila, the king of Ostrogoths Valamir and the king of Gepids Ardaric. With the addition of dozens of other tribes, the battle of the Catalaunian Plains can be rightly considered the first pan-European clash. It is equally complicated and controversial, as our info on the battle between the Last Roman Aetius and the Scourge of God Attila, is both limited and conflicting. In any case, this battle was decisive for the history of the Roman Empire and Europe and influenced events of the next centuries.
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[@KingsandGenerals]

Show notes! :-) 1. We are sorry for being so late with this video. There was a mistake, and then a couple of renders failed. It is all very technical, but in any case, we will do our best not to repeat that in the future, and you will continue getting new videos every Thursday and Sunday. 2. I have read multiple books on the origin of the Huns, and I still can't say anything definitive. Turkic? Mongolian? Finno-Ugric? Iranian? Slavic? Chinese? I don't know, and if someone tells you that they do, they are probably lying, or have a time machine. The problem is, even the practicing historians with expertise in this field don't know. All in all, that debate seems of little use. For all their prowess, the Huns left very little behind, so feeling pride, because they are part of your ethnic makeup, seems a bit useless. Shows once again, why writing and fighting are more effective than only fighting. So, I will leave you with a philosophical question: who would win - thousands of angry horse archers or one writey boi? 3. Since we are talking about the "writey bois." Most of the info we have on this campaign comes from Jordanes. And it is widely accepted that he was "a Gothic nationalist," which means that the role of both the Visigoths and Ostrogoths might be inflated, while the battle between the Romans and the Gepids on the Roman left flank is ignored. 4. Events that happened within the Roman Empires between 370 and 450 are obviously compressed. There is much more, and it is possible that we will release at least one or two videos covering this era. 5. There are, obviously, no contemporary depictions of Attila. We decided to use the one from the Hungarian museum. Seemed right to us. I am no expert on the Hungarian history, but they probably have more claim on Attila than anyone else, since the center of his power was in their modern-day territory. It is also how the Roman author and diplomat of Greek origin Priscus described him: "Short of stature, with a broad chest and a large head; his eyes were small, his beard thin and sprinkled with grey; and he had a flat nose and tanned skin, showing evidence of his origin." Peace!

[@alecsis882]

It's ok guys. Delays don't matter that much. I bet the video is great( commenting, not watching ), take as much as you need, even a holiday if you want, you deserve it so much! P.S: i can't believe you actually used the 'who would win' meme :'). It is the proof that the smart ans serious people enjoy life with the simple things, like memes:) Anyway, keep it up guys! P.S.S: i donated some money, why dont I have the helmet near my name?:(

[@turkshnationalist7099]

Kings and Generals Atilla is Hun. Huns is Turkıc

[@alecsis882]

Turkısh Nationalist Liar

[@papadragon695]

Delays are fine, you gave us something interesting and entertaining to watch and that’s all that matters

[@romelnegut2005]

Better late than never. You did really good with what you have at your disposal.

[@HistoryTime]

So painful seeing all that money pouring out of the Eastern Roman Empire..

[@christermi]

K&G takes so much time of the video to show us this booty exchange lmao :-)

[@KingsandGenerals]

I need to make a video counting every tribute they paid through the centuries. :-)

[@umaransari9765]

History Time me too

[@atilusatlatus8222]

It is painful to hear eastern Roman Empire be called Byzantine. Because with this logic. Roman empire ended in year 500 AD and Byzantine is not considered Roman. Yes very painful indeed.

[@Playmesomeshit]

My country Bulgaria took some too. Would be nice to see it in one of your videos.

[@nileppezdel1000]

legend says, Theodsius is still sending gold to the Huns

[@atifshahzad9267]

ROFL

[@yusufardayldrm9213]

LAMO

[@_berat.ugur_3089]

Huns: TURK POWER!

[@_berat.ugur_3089]

@Johnny Black 1-Huns speak all the time and as a Turk, I can understand this language 30%. 2-Mongolian and Turkish culture is very similar. and there was no such thing as mongolian in the past, the word mongolian originated in the 1200s. even Genghis Khan's real name is "temuçin", a Turkish name. Genghishan agreed with the Turks and made it acknowledge that the Mongols were not a Turkish tribe, but a separate nation.

[@_berat.ugur_3089]

@Johnny Black and Meanwhile the Huns migrated to Europe from Central Asia. Central Asia is the Turk homeland for thousands of years. and Turks live there, not Mongols. Turks are there even today.

[@serkman9064]

These flying daggers are really dangerous

[@devistationvll]

LMFAO that had me chuckling

[@georgechristman2465]

It seems that Aetius' bodyguards were the "better late than never" kind of guys.

[@KingsandGenerals]

It is really difficult to express how screwed up the situation was in the Western Roman Empire. :-)

[@shahranmahmood3366]

They were just mad coz they lost their jobs.

[@pavlevukobratovic6521]

@@shahranmahmood3366 they took our jobs! Tk theeeeeeeeeree

[@firstnamelastname-uw6vq]

@@KingsandGenerals Yup, very scary time indeed. Flying daggers across the map, mysteriously killing prominent people. Jokes aside, honestly is very confusing time period. Assassinations, rampant corruption, greed for gold and also bribes causing tribes to switch sides a lot.

[@jekesan4221]

@@firstnamelastname-uw6vq I like how K&G still liking people's comments even after a year lol

[@StefanMilo]

God damn it Romans, stop killing each other! General saves the day, murdered by emperor.

[@owo5869]

Stefan Milo Praetorian Guard Oaths to protect The Empire and Emperor. Praetorian: Murders the Emperor.

[@queldron]

Stefan Milo Well, that's nothing compared to what Greeks did to themselves for centuries... 😋

[@StefanMilo]

Apolytos That's true. The Greeks could've been the same as the Romans if only they didn't spend their time killing each other.

[@levinb1]

Roman Senate and Empire has an interesting relationship with its military commanders. I think of Africanus and the Punic Wars for example...

[@frinkls5347]

What are you talking about? (Not trying to be rude genuinely curious) Africanus was a military hero and his family and all his relationships were held in the highest steem, for literally generations after he died.

[@Sirxchrish]

The Roman's never cease to amaze me. Even if they were severely weakened and whittled down by an extraordinary amount of enemies both foreign and domestic, they were still winning battles.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

Seven years later, Emperor Marjorian, In two years, defeated the Visigoths, the Burgundians and the Svebians, reconquering much of Gallia and Hispania. It shows how, once the "prime motor" of the barbarian invasions, the Huns, had been defeated, and so there were no more waves after waves of new barbarians pushing to pass through the limes, the western Empire could have regained control over the situation (like the eastern Empire did in the end). His death was what really doomed the Empire.

[@anderrall1925]

Brains over brawn I guess

[@danielefabbro822]

Roman legions have always won the wars where they was deployed in. Maybe not all the battles, but absolutely all the wars. In 2000 years of wars.

[@danielefabbro822]

And of course, we Italians was able to beat the romans and save them a number of times. So that's proves that we have inherited the same blood temperament. After all, no one was so distinct as the Italian alpini in Russia during ww2. Marching 800 km in snow without boots. Destroying soviet armies with horses. Holding the line for as much as it was required. Breaking the soviet lines relentless and till the last man necessary to accomplish the task given. Some call us traitors or cowards, but they know nothing about us. But war isn't exactly our best hobby. We like more arts, trade, culture and civilization rather than war and brutality. After all, we are famous for these things, not for our (many) wins in war. Indeed we had lost really few wars in our history. The funny thing is that all remember only ww2. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Hahahaha these fools without memory. I wonder what they would think if I say to them that the general that defended Germany from the fury of Turenne and the French was an Italian. Of if I tell them that the greatest general and emperor of the French was an Italian in origins. Or if I tell them that those who held the line against 30.000 Russians with just 500 Bersaglieri at Cernaja, Crimea, was Italians. And they also chased the Russians after a day of fighting, forcing the Russians to escape the slaughter. Nah they reminds only Greece, where we was led by an idiot that hold us to advance and fight. And thanks to that single fact, we pass to history to be "cowards" or even "traitors". Funny.

[@ucrjedi]

@@neutronalchemist3241 What really doomed the Roman Empire was emperors, senators, and other other men of power constantly killing off their best generals. It happened over and over again throughout Roman history. It seems to me that the best way to get murdered as a Roman was to be successful at defending the empire without seeking glory or betraying anyone. All the honorable, prudent, and competent leaders were periodically killed. So that’s why the Roman Empire truly ended.

[@bvthebalkananarchistmapper5642]

Theodoric: *dies* Valamir: *dies* Me: *shrugs* "Well, what can you do?" Attila: *dies* Thorismund: *dies* Me: "I don't like where this is going." Aetius: *dies* Me: *screams* NO! Valentinian: *dies* Me: "I may start crying soon." Ardaric: *survives* Me: "Oh, thank the Fundamental Laws of the Universe, at least one of those bastards lived longer than five years after the battle."

[@KingsandGenerals]

We just don't know much about him, so who knows :-)

[@saikrishnak8631]

why are you about to cry when the stupid emperor died ?

[@FlashPointHx]

Attila learned a lot of the inner workings of the Roman state through Aetius - friends now turned enemies. I wonder if Aetius had lived, what an emperor he would have become? I doubt it would have changed much for the fall of the empire in the long run however.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

The Huns were the "prime motor" of the barbaric invasions. When they were defeated, the Western Roman Empire seemed to have the possibility to recover, like it did at the end of the 3rd century crisis. Emperor Majorian reconquered Gaul and Hispania almost entirely and had time to make economic and social reforms. His attempt ultimately failed because he failed to reconquer Africa. The Imperial structure was very expensive. It could be afforded only thanks to the cheap wheat coming from the African provinces. Without those, the population preferred to live in smaller kingdoms, far less tax-hungry. In the end, the main cause of the fall of the Western Roman Empire had been the loss of Africa to the Vandals.

[@user-qv8we9xy2j]

mmmm..... no. he was a child prisoner. he knew shit about the romans

[@moviejose3249]

I am surprised there are no records of infantry using mobile wood field fortifications against cavalry in those times en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulyay-gorod after all the Romans were supposed to be famous for the engineering aspect of warfare.

[@user-qv8we9xy2j]

Movie Jose because cavalry used arrows mainly

[@panayiotisyannopoulos2668]

Movie Jose the real problem was nothing of the above... Huns was living by plunder, growing more and more parasitic on populations that had to rely on their infrastructure. The parasitic one was growing looting more and more and the stationery with infrastructure one was more pressed. Further even an empire can’t be stronger at all places all time. Huns would hit one place destroy it completely, they needed a short period to destroy what needed decades to rebuild the least. Romans had to protect that place against full force attack all time to save it... Hence the collapse, each had to fend for himself, infrastructure collapse, dark ages.

[@quma2590]

I really like your channel because : -your content screams quality -you are impartial in almost all of the time, and that is a good trait to have as a historian -your narrators have smooth voices

[@KingsandGenerals]

Appreciate the kind words. :-)

[@ammonal244]

It's so painful to see the Roman Empire, once so great, in such a state. Army composed of regional forces and mercenaries, attacked from all sides, important cities sacked. If Octavian saw this, he'd shed tears.

[@zippyparakeet1074]

But they still managed to score victories. Shows that the arms and equipment could be bad but the Roman spirit never extinguished.

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

@@zippyparakeet1074 At this point the majority of Roman forces were Barbarians in origin. Native Romans no longer wanted to enlist in the Legions as much. Rome wasn't expanding anymore, which meant no plunder which meant less pay from fighting, whereas the barbarians were joining the Roman Empire and its benefits so had lots of incentive to fight. Even the top rank, Magister Militum, was often in the hand of a Barbarian at this time. Of course there was a lot of cross cultural exchange, a lot of the barbarians were Romanized and Christian, many even before they made the crossing. Nevermind the widespread slave revolts at this time. This video doesn't do a great job of illustrating all the other crisis happening at the same time. The things going on at the time weren't new, usurpers, civil war and barbarians were the norm for much of the Roman Empires history, it's just the late Empire faced many more all at the same time with their problems compounding into bigger and bigger ones until they just fell apart.

[@ValensBellator]

From what little we know of Aetius he really reminds me of Julius Caesar more than just about any other Roman figure... one just happened to have the good fortune of living when Rome had the inertia of an empire of the rise, whereas Aetius was battling the almost hopeless entropy that consumes all failing states. It rather reminds me of how Diocletian and Octavian were so remarkably similar in many ways and yet took completely different routes to establish legitimacy for their rules as the times demanded. It's interesting to see the same types of people living in different eras, as it becomes clear that sheer luck plays a big role in who succeeds and who fails.

[@Dragons_Armory]

Stilicho: "I think I saved the empire" :'( Aetius "I think I saved the empire" :'(

[@Kastor774]

Majorian: "Leave it to m-"

[@thomasbrady3827]

Also Aurelian Constantine and Diocletian

[@erickrasniewski567]

The late empire is sad and depressing such great leaders but always betrayed

[@cerridianempire1653]

@@erickrasniewski567 yeah due to idiots who wanted power for themselves

[@erickrasniewski567]

@@cerridianempire1653 fuckin parasites they destroyed the preatorain gaurd but its parasitic nature lives on

[@jaywilliams9294]

People must of thought it was the end of the world

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yes, they did. Hence, Attila = the Scourge of God.

[@darknation6174]

Oh my sweet summerchild. The black plague is soon to arrive from the wealthiest road in the world and in the freezing north blood craving pagans are lingering in their cold mountains yet to discover an old world soon ripe for their taking.

[@arawn1061]

@I HATE TOUCANS yes indeed sir. Very gay indeed.

[@celeridad6972]

@plentyness I actually think it was poetic xD

[@matthewrobinson2474]

It was for the Roman world. Inb4 Byzantines.

[@micahminor7501]

I love the daggers being tossed about just before Rome disappears.

[@danielconde13]

Reading in the comments "what if Aetius had lived and become Emperor" reminded me of the sad fate of emperor Majorian, who after these events managed successfully to regain control over much of Gaul and Hispania, only to return to Italy and being executed by order of his hatred _Magister_ _Militum_ , the infamous Ricimer. So, "what if" Majorian had lived?... A Majorian Campaigns video, Kings and Generals?

[@wyattrox03]

He should do a what if on that

[@Tommykey07]

I doubt the Western empire survives long term. Let's pretend best case scenario Majorian recovers North Africa. At some point another civil war happens that tears the Western empire apart. What might have worked is that the Eastern Empire takes over Italy mid 5th century, recovers North Africa from the Vandals and cedes control of France and Spain. Basically you get Justinian's empire a hundred years earlier with less fighting.

[@rolandorodriguez4504]

It's sad the two men who could have saved Rome end up killing each other...

[@Oline1756]

Flavius Aetius Oh, Emperor it’s you.

[@johnrichardson7310]

Roman politicians have a bad habit of killing their best emperors and generals when they need them the most or right after they won a major victory. Aetius and Emperor Aurelian come to mind.

[@johnrichardson7310]

@Justin Goetz No Stilichio is no joke he was one of the best general's rome has ever had and he tried to stop the visigothic king Alaric 1 from destroying the empire from within both eastern and western. But instead was killed by the emperor and his advisors when he was needed the most because he was half Vandal the elites of the Roman government never fully trusted him.

[@nore5992]

In the end Rome Prides kill the Empire itself

[@jamestang1227]

Its really cool that you guys are up front about the fact that we don't have a lot of details about what happens during this period and give all the different interpretations of events. Also, by the end, almost everyone was killed or murdered.

[@accaeffe8032]

Just like in GOT😉

[@Austin_Schulz]

Romans: We can't get them to leave! Pope Leo I: "Why not just ask nicely?"

[@HistoryHouseProductions]

Your animation skills are simply stunning.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much!

[@jamessmitgaming9091]

You know those animations are from a game , right ? In this case Total war Attila

[@HistoryHouseProductions]

James Smitgaming Yeah, I know that they use Attila, but it’s still really cool how they piece it all together.

[@radu0011]

most of it is animation, like the map, the battle layout, etc Only the troops fighting and corpses are from Attila

[@jamessmitgaming9091]

If that's what he meant than yes I agree

[@ranelaghm8]

Well done. Still one point to amend the video at 4:50. There's a reason for Attila to invade Costantinople. Costantinople hit by an earthquake and its wall fell (partially) down. So he thought that was "now or never" and move to invade the city; but the wall were quickly reconstructed before Attila's arrival. Huns sieging army was not up to siege Costantinople (or at least, so they thought).

[@vynonyoutube1418]

It's also thanks to the Battle of the Utus. The Romans lost the battle but still inflicted heavy casualties on Attila's forces.

[@lv-gamer2568]

12:34 "You killed my father, prepeare to die."

[@Thaumazo83]

Inigo Montoya

[@HistoryTime]

Love me some Attila. Got to be done. Absolute giant of history. Kicked off some of the most important changes in European history.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Alas, no writing...

[@umaransari9765]

History Time Attila the man I think could beat Genghis

[@davidbagrationi199]

History Time not really, Attila just got lucky with the time period, just because he defeated shattered western roman empire doesn't mean that he was a giant, doubt that he would survive 5 years if he was fighting Rome in her prime

[@umaransari9765]

David bagrationi probably he would face same wrath like Hannibal But still he was amazing

[@3olision]

History Time big fan of yours. Everyone oughta check out your channel for sure. Cool to see you commenting on other videos similar to yours. You out here hustling in the community.

[@pauloamaral6069]

DID YOU KNOW THAT: This battle was so iconic that Tolkien based the BATTLE OF THE PELENOR FIELDS and Theodens Death in this battle and in the Death of THEODORIC I ? Theoden was totaly inspired in the VISIGOTH king. Both died rallying their trops and both died after falling their hordes: Theoden died smashed by his mount and THEODORIC was trampled by his own cavalary. Both fought decisive battles to sabe the west from a threat from the EAST. Both were barbarians and germânica kings. This ALL makes much more sense If you think that Gondor is based on Rome.

[@Emily-5124]

"Ravenna calls for aids!!!" "And Visigoths will answer."

[@JodenPaoloPeroy]

Aetius is one of those great "what-ifs" of history. What if he had lived long enough and seized the Western Roman Empire for his own (assuming this was in his character)? What kind of leader would he become? In any case, great video! Had a break from YT for nearly a week. It's quite refreshing watching quality content from you guys, again. :)

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! Hope your break was reinvigorating :-) Regarding Attila, I don't know. It doesn't seem that he was capable of creating a strong administrative base.

[@mango2005]

Joden Paolo Peroy problem is in the 5th century the few talented Roman generals left kept getting assassinated or executed because they were seen as a political threat

[@DoctorChained]

@@KingsandGenerals Regarding attila? He never mentioned Attila anywhere.

[@Aethelhald]

There's not much of a "what if" about the matter of Aetius becoming emperor. He could never become the emperor anyway as he was half barbarian, but even if all the traditions were dismissed and he became the emperor nothing changes. The empire still falls a couple of decades later. The Western Roman Empire had two great emperors in its final two decades - Majorian and Anthemius. Both were capable emperors who, if they had ruled a century or two earlier, might today be seen as restorers of the empire, like Aurelian and Diocletian are. Both were men of action. Both spent their entire reigns (4 years and 5 years respectively) attempting to restore Roman authority in those areas of the western empire which had been lost to invading barbarian warlords or rebellious foederati, and both had some success. Nothing they did could have changed anything though. The western empire had already been degraded to the point that it would collapse very soon. Relentless invasions, sackings, civil wars and diseases had left the empire depopulated and its economy in tatters. The once massive army which had garrisoned the borders almost literally didn't exist anymore. Each successive emperor since Constantine had been forced to reduce its size due to the inability to pay them, and also because the legions kept declaring their generals to be the emperor which would lead to yet another civil war. Rome's army was now raised from the barbarian foederati who had settled inside the empire, who often held no loyalty whatsoever to Rome, instead seeing it as a weakened relic of the past which was only fit to be plundered and disrespected. The emperor became a puppet of whichever barbarian warlord held the loyalty of the majority of the foederati inside the empire. Aetius himself was one such foederati warlord, though his loyalty to Rome was probably greater than that of Ricimer or Gundobad So, what if Aetius became the emperor? Well, the exact same thing that happened when Majorian and Anthemius became emperor shortly after Aetius was murdered. Some minor successes in the restoration of Roman authority in the western empire, then assassination by yet another powerful foederati warlord who would appoint the next emperor and use him as a puppet ruler.

[@caldooo]

@@Aethelhald wrong, ever heard of emperor Trajan? He was from Iberia. Aetius could have become the emperor who restored the roman glory, his father were magister from Gaul and his mother was a senatorial noble. But history teaches us that empires are doomed to fail because of corruption and emperor Valentinian decided that by betraying Aetius and backstabing him. Period.

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

Total War: Attila's soundtrack is so great and atmospheric.

[@KingsandGenerals]

I agree, really conveys the feeling of impending doom.

[@luisrebellon4504]

This was likely the most epic documentary you’ve produced yet, never feel sorry for being a bit late, I’d much rather see quality and love put into your work than an obligation to a crowd. Keep up the incredible work.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! :-) The video was ready on Friday, so it is an annoyance. :-)

[@umaransari9765]

luis rebellon seeing Attila lose made it much better I don't know why

[@ericconnor8251]

The special effects, sound effects, musical score, compelling narrative, and excellent narration make this video perhaps one of the best documentaries about the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains on all of KZbin. Keep up the good work, you guys! Some of your old videos contained sloppy errors and a lack of strategic focus/too much focus on single battles and tactics, but you guys have beyond a doubt improved since then and have even shot ahead of my expectations. Bravo! General Flavius Aetius is nodding his head in approval, somewhere from beyond the grave.

[@mattgrandich3977]

I never knew that historical research on Attila and the Huns could be so difficult. Anyway, this video is amazing!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching. It is very complicated. Ideally, we need to make another one explaining all the theories and connections.

[@user-py5gc5dn7t]

Kings and Generals That would be amazing!

[@umaransari9765]

I think finding ethnicity of Hannibal is also pretty hard If someone is sure of his ethnicity please let me know

[@ojutay8375]

Umar Ansari wasn’t he Carthaginian

[@alanpennie8013]

@Random Person The Huns are confusing. They had violent encounters with all the neighboring civilizations from China to Gaul and those civilizations all had different takes on them.

[@2SSSR2]

R.I.P Western Rome. You stood brave until the end, betrayed by your own people.

[@HamzaPKR]

Best youtube channel without a doubt. The quality of your documentaries is on par if not better than the documentaries I grew up watching on TV. Thank you for the hard work you put in!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Doing our best, thanks!

[@SM-yk6py]

The Total War music at the start already gave me shivers Great video as always!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@sekeriyasharif6593]

@@KingsandGenerals please make a video about Majorian war of reconquest

[@elgrandosmokionumbanine3021]

I like your lack of subjectivity and lack of bias. I also like the way you add as much facts as possible and add different historical possibilities / theories. I also like the way you animate your videos.

[@KingsandGenerals]

I hope, you meant subjectivity. :-) Thank you!

[@elgrandosmokionumbanine3021]

Kings and Generals yeah I need to edit that

[@rodrigogoncar]

Oh Roma, heróica y trágica hasta el fin de tus días. Tus herederos cuando miramos hacia el pasado aún nos asombramos y cautivamos con tú gloria y grandeza. Tú legado perdurará en nuestra lengua y cultura hasta el final. Salve Roma! Desde Hispania

[@axelespinoza29]

Castillea Castellum Castrum Latin

[@axelespinoza29]

Gastillea

[@Miloun]

Finally. I have been spending my covid 19 quarantine watching your amazing videos. After a week of hard work, when I watched all the ancient civilisations, I'm finally getting to my favorite battle ever. YES!

[@crossetler_2184]

Guys, thank you so much for making this video! =D This is one that I was expecting since the Mongols series. Never give up guys, your channel is something else and great, teaching us much about the history of the wars.

[@infinitememegod]

Dovahatty fans?

[@hellomybaby-hellodarknessm6895]

A man of patrician taste I see

[@donnytrumptastic7815]

Yes!😂🍻🍻🍻

[@legioxiv9265]

Legio aeterna! Aeterna Victrix!

[@powerist209]

“Let’s get down to business to defeat the Huns.”

[@AverageRomaboo]

me

[@arashnozarinejad9915]

My god! What a documentary! Perfect music, animation and narration. Great job

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much!

[@domingomunger2560]

Love the channel guys, for one this channel has inspired me to read again, and secondly this channel often solidifies my knowledge clearing up the fog of "popular" history to a more realistic fog of history which helps with my progress to my History degree, please do a series on the crusades or at least Horns of Hattin, in any case keep rocking the channel and I will be using these in future classrooms

[@maxdelacruz8406]

The animations bring a greater understanding of military history. Love the first couple of minutes of background info

[@KS_Amt38]

I didn't expected that coming and it was worth waiting 2 more days. After the last 2 Videos on Sundays, which did not catch my interest so much (battle of kursk, battle of new orleans) this compensates everything. Awesome job and thank you to the whole Kings and Generals Team.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! I know that some people don't enjoy the modern battles as much, but we have something for everyone. :-)

[@_Ocariao]

You are the best channel of warfare in KZbin. I really appreciate your job and the way you teach us about the history that we don't have details. I'll became a patreon now that I have a job. All my love for you all of kings and generals!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much, we appreciate all the support!

[@geanmaf]

Excellent narration, approach, content and script as always. Thanks for the native Portuguese language subtitle. Greetings from Brazil.👏👏👏👏

[@Maizerage21]

I would just like to say I really enjoy these videos thank you for doing them.

[@kalashnikov5038]

You never have to be sorry! Also, your content is very good and keeps getting better my man! you could literally get sponsored by big entertainment enterprises to post your films! :D

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much, we are doing our best. :-)

[@totalwartimelapses6359]

I'm pretty sure these guys wouldn't mind making an hour long documentary if they get the right sponsership, and I'd damn well watch all of that 1 hour

[@TheHistoryofSpainPodcast]

I love how you first contextualize the battle!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! It is important to know the background! :-)

[@ASillyHistoryBuff]

Amazing video- no need to apologise for delays-I for one am always happy to wait for a finished masterpiece!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! There is a certain social contract in play, and punctuality is part of it, so we'll do our best to keep to the schedule.

[@sayandas2218]

Great video man... Its really worth waiting for... You are such a gifted narrator and your videos are compacted with knowledge

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching!

[@3olision]

Another solid vid from Kings and Generals. Great work to all involved!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Appreciate the feedback!

[@SmokinTJ420]

Could you do the domains of Syragius, the last roman of Gaul. He inherited the lands from his father and was defeated by the Franks. I enjoy your channel and love to hear about unknown or rarely talked about kingdoms and short lived empires.

[@matthiasvd621]

Excellent video! Really refreshing. I learned some things I didn't know before about the huns and this battle.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you for watching! :-)

[@ashleighuk84]

So many historical events taking place in this video! Absolutely fascinating, many thanks.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@nodosa994]

Just epic to see the battle of the Catalauian Plains. The cycle charge the Huns did after defeating the Alans is an interesting tactic, and i doubt i have seen it anywhere else in your documentaries. Now i am curious, will you be planning to add more nomadic empires into the list? Such as the Xiongnu and their war against China? I think it would be great to bridge to cross after talking about Attila and the Huns. Either way, lovely video!

[@KingsandGenerals]

The plan is to cover everything. If there is a good detailed source, then it will be covered, eventually. :-)

[@hasimahmetabdulbakibugrauc6268]

Kings and Generals to please every commenter, you need to post video on a daily basis. So I hope you guys will go by most famous ones or changers of fate of history.

[@sillerjaw6840]

Nodosa This part of huns is the Great European hunnic empire

[@DigitalNeb]

Great video. I really enjoy your channel.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@tyrannicfool2503]

I have been waiting for this amazing video on my favorite general in history. Great vid guys

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching!

[@aidabagirova4933]

What a great video! I enjoyed it! Thanks, K&G

[@lipinglin1994]

It is amazing to see how different people in history are already so closely tied to each other.

[@sgauden02]

FLAVIUS AETIUS: "Let's get down to business To defeat the Huns Did they send me daughters When I asked for sons? You're the saddest bunch I ever met But you can bet before we're through Mister, I'll make a man out of you Tranquil as a forest But on fire within Once you find your center You are sure to win You're a spineless, pale, pathetic lot And you haven't got a clue Somehow I'll make a man out of you Be a man You must be swift as the coursing river Be a man With all the force of a great typhoon Be a man With all the strength of a raging fire Mysterious as the dark side of the moon..."

[@franosusnjara8510]

I have been following you For a while and what I noticed od that your animation skills are getting better and better IMO. Also the rest of the video is just great, as you are.

[@KingsandGenerals]

We appreciate it. :-)

[@icenarsin5283]

Excellent work - As always!

[@elnurahmadov2890]

Möhtəşəm video. Təşəkkürlər. Great video. Thanks.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much!

[@lazkopat1461.]

@@KingsandGenerals Keşke Hunların Türk Olduğunu Söyleseydin Çoğu Kişi Bilmiyor Ne Yazık Ki :(

[@goodman4966]

A video about Attila the Hun on my birthday YES!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Happy birthday!

[@goodman4966]

think you Kings and Generals tame!

[@ojutay8375]

goodman 4 Happy Birthday

[@MXD1444]

Happy birthday

[@christermi]

pfffff why not ? Happy Birthday !

[@oriffel]

top notch work as always! nicely done. will you ever cover the kingdoms of southeast asia? Like Indonesia and Indochina regions. some fascinating stuff that hardly ever gets its time in the spotlight from anybody.

[@patrickharris2828]

Amazing video! I waited for so long for a new one.Can't you upload videos more often? It's painful to wait :d

[@KingsandGenerals]

Twice a week is the best we can do at the moment. :-)

[@lordkoko]

Great stuff as usual.Will you also continue the Ottoman series (off topic)?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks, yes, we will!

[@mertcan5539]

Kings and Generals Ottoman series turkish subtitle please

[@iducatifan1]

Keep grinding and you'll make it big

[@KingsandGenerals]

Doing or best!

[@umaransari9765]

Kings and Generals or?

[@kosmashalaris6766]

THE BEST KZbin CHANNEL FOR ANCIENT HISTORY FREAKS like me! I Love Your Channel and your Greaco-Roman videos! I like so much the way you represent the events, and the use of this animation when you show armies' movements, battles etc Continue your videos! ( I also love Total War games [Rome 2 is my favourite and second Attila] )

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much, more on the way!

[@johnwill4135]

Holy crap, I remember asking for another Attila video long ago! You guys are the best.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks :-)

[@willycochrane9491]

could you do WW2 Japanese Chinese front. it would sound very interesting.

[@bvthebalkananarchistmapper5642]

+kalo dos Nope, in 1937-8 the Japanese kinda blitzkrieg'd the north and the coast, but after that it was a slow, bloody and grinding stalemate. In the south, the Japanese managed to briefly break the stalemate with Operation "Ichi-Go" in 1944, but, as the Soviets and Mongols decended on Manchuria, the Chinese launched a mighty counterattack, liberating (among many other places) Beijing.

[@bvthebalkananarchistmapper5642]

+kalo dos And let's not forget those Chinese troops under that US general fighting alongside British, Indian and US troops to retake Burma from the Japanese!

[@willycochrane9491]

kalo dos I knew what happened in just want to learn the iconic battles and what their tactics are.

[@bvthebalkananarchistmapper5642]

+William Cochrane There were at least 3 battles for Changsha... I'm not sure, but I think the Chinese won each time.

[@kaybevang536]

William Cochrane sino Japanese war

[@jonser20cent68]

Love the videos but would love to see a scale superimposed on the battle maps.

[@KingsandGenerals]

That is a good point.

[@ashleighwoytuik667]

Wow it's like you read my mind. I was hoping that you or bazbattles would do a video on Attila the hun. The next day this video appears. Awesome job on the video.

[@iSchneeball]

Was looking up this battle a few weeks ago so this will be a great watch! :)

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks :-)

[@terrificsoprano5025]

Perfect video. Your channel must have millions follower! Also, my name is Atilla(Turkic version). This name is proud for us.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching!

[@kubat552]

Barbarian Oghuz Turkic :D

[@terrificsoprano5025]

Berrak kısa Noldu? Niye güldün ki? :D

[@kubat552]

Barbarian Oghuz Turkic Şöyle bir ismine cümlene baktım kings and generalsde klasik yorumuyla cevap vermiş tutamadım kendimi :D

[@terrificsoprano5025]

Berrak kısa Biraz Barbarlık iyidir 😅 evet kendisi iyi birisi bence :D

[@ojutay8375]

I wish more ethnic groups had developed writing. We would have had so much more to go on for these guys The Inca The Aztec and even some African groups

[@KingsandGenerals]

Agreed. To know more about them would be a dream come true.

[@umaransari9765]

Agree Like Carthaginians We know very little about them when compared to how important they were They had language but its extinct now and we know very little

[@jackbharucha1475]

As someone descended from the Parsi’s I couldn’t agree with you more. I understand the great reverence to which oral tradition is held, but it gets tiring to having my ancestors basically be the final boss for every aspiring western power. And that’s to say nothing of Iran’s current behavior.

[@ojutay8375]

Jack bharucha and the Mongols mid tier boss

[@derekscanlan4641]

not to mention the celts - most of what's known is through romans and greeks

[@csiwele617]

The work you do is exceptional and better than the majority of conventional t.v keep it up guys.

[@GACHABOI2]

The ending was dramatic for all factions. Only 4 videos closed to Total War Attila period ? Thank you so much improved my knowledge about Dark age.

[@jdekkers3262]

Will you still upload videos related to the ''Three Kingdoms'' period? I remember asking shortly after the newest Total War title got announced and you responded to me saying they'd come shortly. However, there haven't been any. I would love to see some videos covering that bit of history, given that it is hardly ever covered.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yeah, we will, but later.

[@jdekkers3262]

Great, looking forward to it

[@timothysilviajr8055]

I know you are going back and forth between modern day battles and ancient ones which I enjoy very much. I was hoping to see a Peloponnesian War series in the future ^_^!! They have amazing battles including the 405 B.C.E. Battle of Aegospotami just a throw the bone there lol :)!

[@KingsandGenerals]

You will! There will be a full series, at least 3 videos or so.

[@timothysilviajr8055]

Sweet :)!!!

[@christermi]

Kings and Generals great !!!:-)

[@DanielLee_2304]

Damn man, your vids never ceases to amaze me.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@kweejibodali7009]

wow i love it... you do talk a bit fast though for someone truly trying to absorb the different battles and movements ... but thank you, i read history and watch docs, so quite informative, love the maps and graphics roo

[@mohsy4686]

*Hey! A request!* - Could you please do a video on the *Battle of Ager Sanguinis* ? Thanks!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Will consider.

[@hansheden]

"Cadavera vero innumera" Thank you AoE II for that one. :-)

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep, countless.

[@NuernbergLP]

Really cool ending, felt very awesome and impactful with all of these events leading to the end of the roman empire. Very good job!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you, that was the goal! :-)

[@dudewhat9329]

Nice animations! More in-game footage would be amaying too. Like troops clashing, arrow fire, etc. Keep the good work!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Will do, thanks!

[@connorgolden4]

Holy shit! I was wondering last night when you'd do a video on the later Roman Empire. I must be a prophet or something. It truly is amazing that despite all the infighting and economic collapse the Romans were still able to hold off their enemies for so long. If only a skilled emperor had been able to hold the imperial throne for longer than a few years, they might've been able to recover. Like what if Majorian hadn't been betrayed and had retaken Carthage? He could've rebuilt the empire from a success like that.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yeah, you asked for this battle, it was a bit funny, actually. :-) I am not a fan of "what-if" scenarios, to be honest. If you ask me, the Empire was doomed already. Maybe, the best thing would have been to retreat back to Italy and fortify the Alpes.

[@toddchavez8274]

We must be swift as a coursing river...

[@josephbuehl9429]

Excellent, I read a few books on Attila the Hun and the Roman empire but you put it in a way that it was easy to understand,,, thank you

[@Qtiopower]

Always making my day with these videos ^^ Perhaps we get a documentary of the Norman conquest of southern Italy and Robert Quiscard sometime?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! Yeah, need to think about it!

[@rag0t2010]

If in age of empires, they add the Aragonese/catalunian countries, which Unique Unit would they use? (military)

[@MasonBryant]

Kind of felt like you downplayed this great victory that could have changed European history forever.

[@peatmoss4946]

you guys rock....awesome stuff. cant get enough

[@gioshartava5350]

I love your videos very much!!! I would be happy if you make a video about battle of Didgori (1121) that was one of the most important and craziest battles in history of middle east and Caucasus 😉 i am looking forward to hearing from you soon 😉😉

[@yourlocalt72]

World wars before world wars are cool

[@yourlocalt72]

Decius Julius i know it was just a joke

[@bvthebalkananarchistmapper5642]

+Decius Julius If I were a search engine: Person: (types 7 Year War into searchbar) Me: "Did you mean World War 0?"

[@umaransari9765]

Decius Julius true

[@christermi]

Decius Julius pretty much all of the known world was involved in the conflicts caused by the great migration and the Hunnic invasions .

[@TheFiresloth]

Is there a chance you make a video about Stilicho ? He was a vandal general who became regent of the western empire, and led many campain to protect the crumbling imperium in Italy, Gaul, Greece and Africa. He was ultimately assassinated with the other german officers due to roman paranoia. Very interesting character.

[@charlesedwardandrewlincoln8181]

Another great insightful video! I really appreciate these videos. It helps put together history from different periods. Do you know which primary sources were primarily used for detailing the historic battle positions? Did the Romans have scribes in the battle recording in the back during the battle? Or did the generals report back?

[@nikolak4225]

Great work as always,loved it

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@RoverBlasto]

Your works are just getting better.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you, really happy to hear that - we are constantly trying to improve. :-)

[@mango2005]

The WRE army were essentially mercenary Huns and Germans in the 5th century. After Atilla ended the arrangement in 439, the WRE became dependent on Germanic tribes.

[@barbaricvm0]

I'm so glad you are using Total war Attila footage.Best source for footage imo.

[@RexGalilae]

2:37 Really love the timing of "The Red Horse" playing in the background. The soundtrack gives you a feeling of a resurgent Roman Empire getting it's act together to face a critical crisis in it's dying but not, in any way, weak moments.