Attila the Hun: Scourge of God

The Ancients

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🗓️ 10 August 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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One of the most powerful, and feared, leaders of history - Attila the Hun's legacy has persevered over centuries. His consolidation of the Hunnic tribes helped play a significant role in shaping the ancient geopolitical landscape of 5th century Europe and Asia - ultimately helping him to invade the Western Roman Empire. But where did Attila the Hun come from, and what was his early royal life like?

In this episode Tristan welcomes Hyun Jin Kim back to the podcast to take us through this tumultuous moment of history. Looking at how Attila consolidated his power, exerted control over the Romans, and how he ascended to the throne - is Attila the Hun really as terrifying as history makes him out to be, or is he even worse?

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1:16.0	only going and talking about the scourge of God himself, Attila the Hun, supreme leader of the Huns
1:22.4	in the West in the mid 5th century 80, who led some bloody clashes against the Roman Empire,
1:28.8	which I say Roman empires, both in the East and in the West. The name Attila the Hun is arguably
1:36.9	one of the most well known and one of the most infamous from ancient history today. So what do we
1:42.4	actually know about this figure and his life? Well, you're in for a treat because we haven't just
1:48.4	got one episode dedicated to Attila. We've got two. We're going through his whole story and we're
1:54.3	dividing it into two brilliant episodes with none other than Professor Hyun Jin Kim from the University
2:02.4	of Melbourne. Hyun Jin, he's been on the podcast before. He was on a few years ago to talk all
2:08.3	about the rise of the Huns. He's written all about the Huns. He knows all things Attila and it was a
2:13.9	joy just to listen to him talk in detail about these various stages of Attila's life.
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