What happened to Milan during Attila the Hun’s attack in 452?

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People walk and shop inside the ornate Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy, with its glass-domed roof, decorative mosaics, and luxury store entrances. — Milan Shoppers in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan.

In 452, during his invasion of Italy, Attila the Hun devastated the city of Milan.

At that time, Milan (then known as Mediolanum) was a significant urban center, having served as the main administrative residence for the emperor in the West following the partition of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century. During the 452 campaign, Attila sacked several cities across the region, including Aquileia, Padua, Verona, Brescia, and Bergamo, before the onset of famine and pestilence forced his forces to withdraw from Italy.12