The Ambassadors is a play for four actors based on a historical event of 449 AD, when, in the twilight of the Western Roman Empire, a plan conceived in the Eastern capital to assassinate Attila the Hun was foiled by the barbarian ambassador complicit in the plot. The play tracks the Roman diplomats’ seemingly futile recovery efforts as, while still unaware of the plot, they struggle to regain authority and save their lives. Anticipating the loss of Roman hegemony, they embody the shifting attitudes toward negotiation and diplomacy that prefigure elements of Enlightenment thought.