Aetius, the Last Roman

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Aetius, the Last Roman ({{langx|pl|Aecjusz, ostatni Rzymianin}}) is a 1937 historical novel by Polish writer Teodor Parnicki. The novel is set in ancient Rome in the 5th century, the times of the fall of the Western Roman Empire, and depicts the Roman general Flavius Aetius who is trying to preserve the empire fighting against Visigoths and Huns. This novel brought Parnicki to recognition in Poland{{ill|Małgorzata Czermińska|pl|Małgorzata Książek-Czermińska}}, Teodor Parnicki, Warsaw, Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1974.[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Teodor-Parnicki Teodor Parnicki], Britannica

The novel begins as a coming-of-age story, tracing the life of Aetius as a boy, a young man, and an adult. Most of the novel is about Aetius at the height of his power.[https://myslkonserwatywna.pl/t-parnicki-aecjusz-ostatni-rzymianin/ T. Parnicki: Aecjusz. Ostatni Rzymianin.] (a review)

This novel earned Parnicki a grant from the Polish Academy of Literature, which allowed him to travel Greece, Constantinople and Italy.Wojciech Kaliszewski, [https://culture.pl/en/artist/teodor-parnicki Teodor Parnicki], culture.pl

The sequel, The Death of Aetius, was published in 1966.

{{As of|2014}} it was translated into Russian, Estonian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, and German.Jerzy Giedroyć, Parnicki Teodor: Listy 1946–1968 vol. 1. Warsaw: Biblioteka Więzi, 2014.