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 CONTENTS Xlll 451 Attila invades Gaul and besieges Orleans Alliance of the Romans and Visigoths Attila retires to the plains of Champagne Battle of Chalons ... Retreat of Attila 452 Invasion of Italy by Attila ... Foundation of the Republic of Venice Attila gives peace to the Romans ... 453 The Death of Attila Destruction of his Empire ... 454 Valentinian murders the Patrician Aetius ,, ravishes the Vv'ife of Maxiraus 455 Death of Valentinian Symptoms of the Decay and Ruin of the Roman Gov ernment PAGE 457 459 461 464 465 467 469 471 474 475 475 478 479 479