All this showed that Rua's strong personality
and the Hun state had guided the inner and outer politics of both Rome's. From this time
on it was out of discussion that the "barbarian" tribes, who were subordinated
to the Hun's, could start any movement by counting on the Roman's. However, according to
the statements of the Byzantium historian Priskos, Theodosius II, who had bought peace for
annual 350 lb. gold from Rua, nevertheless did not stop secretly provoking the foreigners
who were under the Hun leadership.
Therefore Rua forbade the Byzantines to
continue collecting soldiers from the foreigners of the Hun Empire and the trading of the
Byzantian merchants on Hun grounds, which continued until then. Within the boundaries of
his country no Greek was allowed to circulate freely and could trade only in certain
border valleys. Meanwhile Rua had demanded the extradition of Mama and Atakam's sons and
some other Hun fugitives, who had sheltered only a while ago to the Byzantian. With an
immediate action Theodosius II. decided to sent his assembly of ambassadors in order to
deal for agreements to the capital of the Hun state. Just then Rua had past away (spring
434).
Byzantium was
happy being freed from an enemy, Bishop Proculus preached that the god had accepted the
prayers of the religious emperor Theosios and had lifted the danger over Byzantium. But
the Byzantian assembly of ambassadors who came to the borders of the Hun's met a Turkish
chief that was even worse than Rua: Attila. Attila was in the age of 39-40 as he came to
power of the Hun's. As his father died too early, he grew up beneath his uncle Rua, joined
the expeditions together with him, had the close opportunity to get acquainted with
different tribes, learned about states leadership and the elements of Hun inner and outer
politics.
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