Historical Talk: Facing the Huns and the Vikings—Resisting Looters and Destroyers

"The Empire means peace. Yes, within its borders, but what if a horde of savages crosses the frontier? How can we resist?

History preserves the memory of extraordinary figures who knew how to rally the crowds terrorized by the invaders’ cruelty. In Paris, Saint Geneviève and then Eudes; at the Catalaunian Fields, Gaul was attacked and plundered, yet it resisted and maintained its unity.”
Lecture by François-Xavier Verger and members of the Histothèque association, featuring historical sources that illustrate these portraits.