Dit—ilonmepayeracequim\'envacouter。]

　　[Footnote69:ThecuriouscircumstancesofthedeathandfuneralofAttilaarerelatedbyJornandes，c。49，p。683，684，685，

　　andwereprobablytranscribedfromPriscus。]

　　TherevolutionwhichsubvertedtheempireoftheHuns，establishedthefameofAttila，whosegeniusalonehadsustainedthehugeanddisjointedfabric。Afterhisdeath，theboldestchieftainsaspiredtotherankofkings；themostpowerfulkingsrefusedtoacknowledgeasuperior；andthenumeroussons，whomsomanyvariousmothersboretothedeceasedmonarch，dividedanddisputed，likeaprivateinheritance，thesovereigncommandofthenationsofGermanyandScythia。TheboldArdaricfeltandrepresentedthedisgraceofthisservilepartition；andhissubjects，thewarlikeGepidae，withtheOstrogoths，undertheconductofthreevaliantbrothers，encouragedtheiralliestovindicatetherightsoffreedomandroyalty。InabloodyanddecisiveconflictonthebanksoftheRiverNetad，inPannonia，thelanceoftheGepidae，theswordoftheGoths，thearrowsoftheHuns，theSuevicinfantry，thelightarmsoftheHeruli，andtheheavyweaponsoftheAlani，encounteredorsupportedeachother；andthevictoryoftheArdaricwasaccompaniedwiththeslaughterofthirtythousandofhisenemies。Ellac，theeldestsonofAttila，losthislifeandcrowninthememorablebattleofNetad:hisearlyvalorhadraisedhimtothethroneoftheAcatzires，aScythianpeople，whomhesubdued；andhisfather，wholovedthesuperiormerit，wouldhaveenviedthedeathofEllac。^70Hisbrother，Dengisich，withanarmyofHuns，stillformidableintheirflightandruin，maintainedhisgroundabovefifteenyearsonthebanksoftheDanube。ThepalaceofAttila，withtheoldcountryofDacia，fromtheCarpathianhillstotheEuxine，becametheseatofanewpower，whichwaserectedbyArdaric，kingoftheGepidae。ThePannonianconquestsfromViennatoSirmium，wereoccupiedbytheOstrogoths；andthesettlementsofthetribes，whohadsobravelyassertedtheirnativefreedom，wereirregularlydistributed，accordingtothemeasureoftheirrespectivestrength。Surroundedandoppressedbythemultitudeofhisfather\'sslaves，thekingdomofDengisichwasconfinedtothecircleofhiswagons；hisdesperatecourageurgedhimtoinvadetheEasternempire:hefellinbattle；andhisheadignominiouslyexposedintheHippodrome，exhibitedagratefulspectacletothepeopleofConstantinople。Attilahadfondlyorsuperstitiouslybelieved，thatIrnac，theyoungestofhissons，wasdestinedtoperpetuatethegloriesofhisrace。Thecharacterofthatprince，whoattemptedtomoderatetherashnessofhisbrotherDengisich，wasmoresuitabletothedecliningconditionoftheHuns；andIrnac，withhissubjecthordes，retiredintotheheartoftheLesserScythia。TheyweresoonoverwhelmedbyatorrentofnewBarbarians，whofollowedthesameroadwhichtheirownancestorshadformerlydiscovered。TheGeougen，orAvares，whoseresidenceisassignedbytheGreekwriterstotheshoresoftheocean，impelledtheadjacenttribes；

　　tillatlengththeIgoursoftheNorth，issuingfromthecoldSiberianregions，whichproducethemostvaluablefurs，spreadthemselvesoverthedesert，asfarastheBorysthenesandtheCaspiangates；andfinallyextinguishedtheempireoftheHuns。

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