The discovery of the so called ‘Mars’ Sword’ (Prisc. frg. 12, 1-2 Blockley) happened between 445 and 448 AD and was explained as a symbol of universal power by German princes subdued to Attila: they meant to urge the Hun king to turn his hegemonic plans against the Western Empire
Zecchini, G., Attila e la spada di Marte, in Claudia Giuffrida, M. C. (ed.), I disegni del potere, il potere dei segni, Edizioni di storia e studi sociali, Catania 2017: 139- 145 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/104068]
Attila e la spada di Marte
Zecchini, GiuseppePrimo
2017
Abstract
The discovery of the so called ‘Mars’ Sword’ (Prisc. frg. 12, 1-2 Blockley) happened between 445 and 448 AD and was explained as a symbol of universal power by German princes subdued to Attila: they meant to urge the Hun king to turn his hegemonic plans against the Western Empire
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