Rome, 455. ADThings were shaping badly last year. After the battle of Catulanuum, Flavius Aetius was imprisoned again, under the pretext of treason and misuse of Placidia’s seal. Valentinian swore that Aetius would not leave his cell alive, but Attila returned at the beginning of spring, and now his army was before the gates of Verona ( Read more... )