How Did Attila's Actions Contribute To The Reign Of Caesar?

His first move was in 446 a.d. when Theodosius II refused to pay tribute. He began another campaign against the Eastern Roman Empire. After the campaign started an earthquake struck Constantinople and the people tried as hard as they could to rebuild the walls and stop Attila. He had different plans. Instead, he surrounded Constantinople and terrorized the cities around it forcing Theodosius II to pay a staggering two thousand one hundred pounds of gold on a yearly basis. Attila turned his focus to France in 450 a.d. when Valentinian III was trying to get his sister to marry someone, so she would be away from the capitol of the Western Roman Empire. She sent Attila her ring to ask for help to get out of an arranged marriage. He interpreted it as a marriage proposal and sent back terms as a half of the Western Roman Empire as
Then Valentinian sent back a series of messages saying that she was not marrying him and there was no dowery. Attila commanded that it was a legit marriage proposal and he wanted to have his bride. He moved his army to France in 451 a.d. with twenty thousand men altogether. Jordanes said the number was half a million. They moved through Gaul and terrified the entire population. Durant wrote,”All Gaul was terrified here was no civilized warrior like Caesar, no Christian… this was the awful and hideous Hun, the flagellum dei (Scourge of God), come to punish Christian and the pagan alike for the enormous distance between their professions and their lives.”(Joshua) The armies of Valentinian and Attila clashed on the Catalaunian Plains where they fought all day and night. At the end the Roman line held because Valentinian used Aetius,a general, that spent time with the Huns. Also the Visigoths and other barbarian groups joined the Romans because of their hatred for the Huns. After the Huns were defeated Attila was furious. He screamed and shouted in frustration and anger. There was even a funeral planned by Attila and he threatened to kill