If one were to read the Hunnic accounts from the Roman historian, Armanianus Marcellinus (330 AD- 400 AD), it would read: Customs of the Huns and How We View Their Women So, what were the customs and who were Attila’s wives?įeast of Attila. Priscus’ reports revealed a Hunnic world which differed from the savage generalizations other Roman historians made about Attila and his people. Most of the reliable accounts come from the fragments of Priscus’ original eight volume series, History of Byzantium. Other sources mention the widowed wife of his brother Bleda, whom he cared for, as well as the betrothed Roman princess Justa Grata Honoria who hoped Attila would save her from a life of boredom. It is assumed that he had a vast number of wives, but the only existing records were of the daughter of Eskam, a political marriage for alliance Kreka the first wife and mother to his three heirs and Ildico the last wife he married before his death. Priscus' observations would be what most future historians would refer to when trying to understand Attila’s inner circle.īut what draws just as much mystery as Attila himself are the many wives and women who surrounded him. As the night ensued, Priscus took careful notes by studying Attila, his wives, and his children. Then they proceeded to a banquet in honor of all Attila’s delegates. After many days of travel, they arrived at Attila's compound and exchanged gifts with Queen Kreka. In 448 AD, Priscus, a Roman diplomat and a Greek historian, and Maximus, the head of the Byzantine embassy, were on a mission by Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II to meet with the infamous Attila the Hun (405? AD - 453 AD).
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