The Defeat of the Huns by Belisarius, 558 AD (litho)

The Defeat of the Huns by Belisarius, 558 AD. In this year a band of raiding Huns, about seven thousand horse-bowmen in all, reached the neighbourhood of Constantinople, chiefly owing to the incredible mismanagement of the Roman government. The famous general Belisarius, although then about sixty years old and in retirement, took command against the marauders. He inflicted a decisive defeat on them, although his cavalry, the only branch likely to be useful in this type of warfare, was very inadequate. Illustration for Hutchinson's History of the Nations (Hutchinson, c.1920). Note: Image has been digitally enhanced to facilitate repro.