Aetius, Roman general

Aetius, c.396–454, Roman general. At first unfriendly to Valentinian III Valentinian III, 419–55, Roman emperor of the West (425–55). Two years after the death of his uncle, Honorius, he was placed on the throne by his cousin Theodosius II, who deposed the usurper John.
..... Click the link for more information. , he later made his peace with Valentinian's mother, Galla Placidia Galla Placidia , c.388–450, Roman empress of the West, daughter of Theodosius I. Captured by Alaric I in the course of his Italian campaign, she was held by the Visigoths as a hostage and married (414) Alaric's successor Ataulf.
..... Click the link for more information. , and was given a command in Gaul. An ambitious general, he was embroiled in difficulties with his rival Boniface Boniface , d. 432, Roman general. He defended (413) Marseilles against the Visigoths under Ataulf. Having supported Galla Placidia in her struggle with her brother, Emperor Honorius, Boniface fled to Africa in 422.
..... Click the link for more information. , who defeated him near Rimini in 432. Aetius went briefly into exile among the Huns but returned in 433 and rose to be the chief ruler of the Western Empire. He defeated the Germans in Gaul, then crowned his career by commanding (451) Roman and Visigothic troops in the repulse of Attila and the Huns in the battle near the modern Châlons-en-Champagne—a battle generally said to have saved the West. Valentinian, presumably jealous of Aetius' success, had him murdered.

Aetius, Syrian theologian

Aetius (āē`shēəs), d. 367, Syrian theologian. He became prominent (c.350) as an exponent of the extreme Arianism Arianism , Christian heresy founded by Arius in the 4th cent. It was one of the most widespread and divisive heresies in the history of Christianity. As a priest in Alexandria, Arius taught (c.
..... Click the link for more information. developed mainly by his secretary Eunomius Eunomius , c.A.D. 333–A.D. 393?, bishop of Cyzicus (c.361), founder of the Eunomian heresy. He was a disciple and secretary of Aetius whose extreme Arianism he adopted. His followers were called Eunomians or Anomoeans [Gr.
..... Click the link for more information. . Members of his party were called Aetians and Anomoeans.

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No references found	Or Aetius, the last noble Roman, who defeated Attila the Hun, Scourge of God, at Chalons in AD 451. The once & future Christendom: from death of the West--to knights of ... by Pinkerton, James P. / The American Conservative Nicknamed "the last Roman" by some authorities, Aetius was the last major figure (in the Western Empire, at least) to embody the military virtues of ancient Rome. The battle of Chalons: in confronting the Huns under Attila, the man ... by Scaliger, Charles / The New American Aetius even went so far as to document the formula for the tattooing ink, which combined Egyptian pine wood, corroded bronze, gall and vitriol with more leek juice. Exhibition leaves its mark on ancient art by The Journal (Newcastle, England)	aesthesia aesthesiometer aesthete aesthetic Aesthetic Education Aestheticism Aesthetics aestidurilignosa aestilignosa aestival aestivation Aeta Aethalides Æthelbald Æthelbert Æthelflæd Æthelfrith Æthelmar of Valence Æthelred Æthelstan Æthelwulf Aether Aethia Aethusa aetiology Aetius Aetna Aetolia Aetolian League aetoma aetos Aetosauria af AFAC AFAIK Afanasev, Aleksandr Afanasev, Aleksandr Nikolaevich Afanasev, Egor Afanasev, Egor Afanasevich Afanasev, Fedor Afanasev, Fedor Afanasevich Afanasev, Georgii Afanasev, Georgii Dmitrievich Afanasev, Sergei Afanasev, Sergei Aleksandrovich Afanasev, Stepan Afanasev, Stepan Ivanovich Afanasev, Vasilii Afanasev, Vasilii Ivanovich Afanasev, Viktor Afanasev, Viktor Grigorevich	AETIC aetiologic aetiologic aetiologic aetiologic aetiological aetiological aetiological aetiological Aetiological myth Aetiological myth Aetiological myth aetiologically aetiologically aetiologically aetiologically Aetiologies Aetiologies Aetiologies Aetiologies aetiologist aetiology aetiology aetiology aetiology Aetis Aetis Aetis Aetites Aetites or Aquilaeus Aetius Aëtius Ætius Aetius (disambiguation) AETJ AETL AETM AETMS AETN Aetna Aetna Ætna Ætna Aetna African American Employee Network Aetna Health Information Solutions Aetna Hispanic Network Aetna Inc. Aetna Inc. Aetna Incorporated Aetna Incorporated Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company Aetna Network of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Employees Aetna US Healthcare Aetna Women’s Network Aetna Working Mothers’ Network Aetna, Inc. Aetna, Inc. Aetna, Inc. AETNT Aetobatus Aetobatus narinari

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Or Aetius, the last noble Roman, who defeated Attila the Hun, Scourge of God, at Chalons in AD 451.

The once & future Christendom: from death of the West--to knights of ... by Pinkerton, James P. / The American Conservative

Nicknamed "the last Roman" by some authorities, Aetius was the last major figure (in the Western Empire, at least) to embody the military virtues of ancient Rome.

The battle of Chalons: in confronting the Huns under Attila, the man ... by Scaliger, Charles / The New American

Aetius even went so far as to document the formula for the tattooing ink, which combined Egyptian pine wood, corroded bronze, gall and vitriol with more leek juice.

Exhibition leaves its mark on ancient art by The Journal (Newcastle, England)