Attila besieged and attacked which city of the Eastern Roman Empire?

• A. Constantinople
• B. Naissus
• C. Antioch
• D. Milan

Answer: (B)

Attila’s campaigns against the Eastern Roman Empire were concentrated on the Danube frontier in the Balkans, where frontier cities faced direct assaults from his horsemen and siege engines. Naissus, a major fortress city in Moesia Superior along that frontier, became a key target and endured a significant siege as Attila pressed further into Roman territory. This illustrates how the Hun attacks often focused on strong provincial centers that controlled important routes into the empire. The other cities listed sit in different theaters or contexts: Constantinople, the imperial capital, faced pressure but was not captured in this campaign; Antioch lies far to the east and was not the focus of Attila’s Balkan siege; Milan is in Italy and figures in later campaigns rather than the Balkan tournament of battles. So Naissus is the Eastern Roman city Attila besieged in this context.