The Attitudes of the Hun's in front of the Roman State            

        The year 422 was like a beginning of new era for the European Huns. At this time, Rua who was one of the four brothers (Rua, Muncuk, Aybars, Oktar) of the Hun dynasty had been the emperor and as Muncuk (Attila's father) died too early, the other two brothers were in the condition of "the wing kings". Rua, who had followed Uldiz in politics, organized the Balkan state of war (422) by awaking his espionage ring and his propagandists in the grounds of the Hun's for supporting the Byzantien Hun army for revolts and in order to separate the national tribes apart from the Hun's.

 

        He had bound Byzantium to yearly taxes: 350 lb. of gold. Emperor Theodosius II. (408-450), proclaimed against Valentinianus III, who had been assigned the Emperor of West Rome as he was 4 years old, his assertion to capture Rome and whereof he had sent his army and fleet to Italy which brought the West Roman's and the Hun's closer to each other. Upon the I.Notarius (State Chief Counsellor) Johannes had been elected by the senate instead of the young emperor, Aetius the 35-year-old famous aristocratic came to Rua in order to help.

 

        The Hun emperor turned towards Italy on front of his 60 thousand cavalrymen. Byzantium called back army without entering the war and had to pay a heavy war indemnity. Aetius who had become "Magister militum" in 429, council in 432 and raised to "Patricius" in 433, which was the highest title at the Roman Empire, had been the chief commander for a long period. With the help of the Hun's Aetius had overcome his crisis that occurred as he was too much involved in matters of the Roman throne. After a severe fight in Africa (432) with his enemy Geiserk, the Vandal king, he saved his life by escaping to Rua.