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| | Attila the Hun |
 | | The sword he carried at his side, the latchets of his Scythian shoes, the bridle of his horse were not adorned, like those of the other Scythians, with gold or gems or anything costly.'' "The floor of the room was covered with woollen mats for walking on," Priscus noted. |
 | | He rejoiced at this gift and, being ambitious, thought he had been appointed ruler of the whole world, and that through the sword of Mars supremacy in all wars was assured to him.'' ::— Jordanes, The Origin and Deeds of the Goths ch. |
 | | Prosper of Aquitaine's pious "fable which has been represented by the pencil of Raphael and the chisel of Algardi" (according to Gibbon) says that the Pope, aided by Saint Peter and Saint Paul, convinced him to turn away from the city. |
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