Aetius

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Roman general Roman statesman historical figure military commander patrician of the Western Roman Empire

Aetius was a prominent 5th-century Roman general and statesman, often called the "last of the Romans" for his crucial role in defending the Western Roman Empire, including against Attila the Hun.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Flavius Aetius	5
Aëtius	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman general ⓘ Roman statesman ⓘ historical figure ⓘ military commander ⓘ patrician of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Aetius ⓘ surface form: Aëtius Aetius ⓘ surface form: Flavius Aetius
associatedWith	Attila the Hun ⓘ Valentinian III ⓘ Western Roman Empire ⓘ
birthCentury	5th century ⓘ
causeOfDeath	assassination ⓘ
citizenship	Western Roman Empire ⓘ
deathYear	454 ⓘ
diedIn	Rome ⓘ
era	Late Antiquity ⓘ
hadRoleIn	defense of Gaul ⓘ defense of Italy ⓘ management of barbarian federate tribes ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Late Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Late Roman Empire
influenced	Western Roman imperial succession politics ⓘ
killedBy	Valentinian III ⓘ
legacy	considered one of the last great Western Roman generals ⓘ credited with delaying the collapse of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ
militaryRank	magister militum ⓘ surface form: magister utriusque militiae
nickname	last of the Romans ⓘ
notableFor	campaigns against Attila the Hun ⓘ defending the Western Roman Empire ⓘ influence over Western Roman imperial policy ⓘ role in the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ
opponent	Attila the Hun ⓘ Burgundians ⓘ Franks ⓘ Huns ⓘ Goths ⓘ surface form: Visigoths
participatedIn	Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ
positionHeld	consul ⓘ magister militum ⓘ patricius ⓘ
powerBase	Gaul ⓘ
servedIn	Western Roman Empire ⓘ
servedUnder	Valentinian III ⓘ
usedAsAllies	Huns ⓘ barbarian federates ⓘ
wasInfluencedBy	Roman military traditions ⓘ
workedFor	Valentinian III ⓘ surface form: Emperor Valentinian III