The Huns: The Invasion Of Rome

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A fierce group of warriors that had a fervor to overthrow the relentless Roman Empire, would stop at nothing to end the Romans reign of terror over their people. Consisting of Asian and European backgrounds, the Huns were not the people you wanted to see walking down your neighborhood. The insane battle techniques that they had would make you drop to your knees and beg them not to harm you. If you were ever killed by a Hun, your head would be hanging off of him like a trophy. If you were as unlucky as stepping under a ladder while a black cat is crossing you, then you must have felt like the Romans as the Huns stopped by.
In 451, the Huns would invade Rome by the lead of Attila (Pelegero). With Attila in charge, the Huns are the fiercest warriors

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