oth s , ▁Fran ks , ▁Al ans ▁and ▁Arm or icans , ▁amongst ▁others . ▁ ▁The ▁Al ans ▁were ▁placed ▁front ▁and ▁centre , ▁opposite ▁the ▁H uns . ▁The ▁Arm or icans ▁supplied ▁arch ers ▁who ▁attacked ▁the ▁H uns ' ▁front ▁lines ▁during ▁the ▁main ▁battle ▁and ▁th wart ed ▁Att ila ' s ▁night ▁assault ▁on ▁the ▁Roman ▁camp ▁with ▁a ▁ha il ▁of ▁ar rows ▁" like ▁rain ". ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁battle ▁was ▁won , ▁A et ius ▁sent ▁the ▁Al ans ▁to ▁Arm or ica ▁and ▁Gal icia . ▁ ▁Ri oth am us ▁The ▁late ▁ 5 th ▁century ▁Brit ton ic ▁leader ▁Ri oth am us ▁received ▁correspond ence ▁from ▁the ▁em inent ▁Roman ▁jur ist ▁Sid on ius ▁Apol lin aris ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁" K ing ▁of ▁the ▁Brit ons " ▁by ▁Jord anes . ▁ ▁Some ▁suggest ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Bre ton , ▁though ▁others ▁believe ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁from ▁Britain , ▁pointing ▁to ▁the ▁passage ▁that ▁he ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁the ▁Bit urg es ▁" by ▁way ▁of ▁Ocean ", ▁which ▁would ▁hardly ▁have ▁been ▁efficient ▁or ▁required ▁for ▁a ▁Bre ton . ▁ ▁Both ▁histor ians ▁describe ▁Ri oth am us ' s ▁losing ▁battle ▁against ▁King ▁Eur ic ▁of ▁the ▁Vis ig oth s ▁at ▁Dé ols ▁around ▁the ▁year ▁ 4 7 0 . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁ple a ▁from ▁the ▁Roman ▁Emperor ▁Anth em ius , ▁Ri oth am us