History 101 - What'd he say?! Pope Leo the Great was a shrewd negotiator, as evidenced by his ability to keep Rome from being sacked when Attila the Hun showed up in
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Heydar Aliyev Foundation - Bas-relief “Meeting of Pope Leo I with Hun Emperor Attila” in the Saint Peter Church
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The Repulse of Attila - NICE Paintings - National Inventory of Continental European Paintings - VADS - online resource for visual arts
![On this day in Christian history, Pope Leo the Great became the Bishop of Rome: What made him “great”? On this day in Christian history, Pope Leo the Great became the Bishop of Rome: What made him “great”?](https://www.denisonforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Attila-the-Hun-cowers-before-Pope-Leo-the-Great.jpg)
On this day in Christian history, Pope Leo the Great became the Bishop of Rome: What made him “great”?
![Illustration of the meeting between Attila and Pope Leo from the Chronicon Pictum, c. 1360. : r/Medievalart Illustration of the meeting between Attila and Pope Leo from the Chronicon Pictum, c. 1360. : r/Medievalart](https://preview.redd.it/x5h7ttn613471.jpg?auto=webp&s=8bc347827303f5031ec2c73f1a7592944a2fc941)
Illustration of the meeting between Attila and Pope Leo from the Chronicon Pictum, c. 1360. : r/Medievalart
![The Meeting of Pope Leo I and Attila the Hun is a fresco by Raphael and Giulio Romano 1514 Raphael Rooms (tanze di Raffaello) Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino 1483 – 1520 fresco The Meeting of Pope Leo I and Attila the Hun is a fresco by Raphael and Giulio Romano 1514 Raphael Rooms (tanze di Raffaello) Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino 1483 – 1520 fresco](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EF3RJ2/the-meeting-of-pope-leo-i-and-attila-the-hun-is-a-fresco-by-raphael-EF3RJ2.jpg)
The Meeting of Pope Leo I and Attila the Hun is a fresco by Raphael and Giulio Romano 1514 Raphael Rooms (tanze di Raffaello) Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino 1483 – 1520 fresco
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