59. Sirmond (Not. ad Sidon, Apollin. p. 19) has published a
curious passage from the Chronicle of Prosper. Attila,
redintegratis viribus, quas in Gallia amiserat, Italiam
ingredi per Pannonias intendit; nihil duce nostro Aetio
secundum prioris belli opera prospiciente, etc. He
reproaches Aetius with neglecting to guard the Alps and with
a design to abandon Italy; but this rash censure may at
least be counterbalanced by the favourable testimonies of
Idatius and Isidore.