Episode 60: Attila (2001) with the Greeced Lightning Podcast

Today we’re reviewing Attila (2001), a two-part TV miniseries about the infamous king of the Huns, who was a different person from Genghis Khan. We know so little about this period that we needed to invite some guests to help us out: Sara Hales-Brittain and Sam Siegel from the Greeced Lightning podcast join us to talk about trebuchets, armour styles, and how Gerard Butler’s abs defeated the Roman Empire. Listen to Greeced Lightning: https://linktr.ee/GreecedLightning Greeced Lightning on Facebook https://m.facebook.com/greecedlightningpod/ Greeced Lightning on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greecedlightningpod/ Email Greeced Lightning: [email protected] Sara’s Sources: A translation of Priscus’s account of his diplomatic visit to Attila’s court: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/priscus1.asp A translation of Jordanes’s description of Attila: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/jordanes-attila.asp A great overview of Roman history, including late antiquity and the “fall” of Rome: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300198317/ancient-rome/ Get in touch with us! Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: [email protected] In this episode: Watch Hollywood Action Movies 2016 English – Adventure Movies 2016 Hollywood – New War Movies 2016 for free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nrEXMXgjDE Catapults vs. trebuchets: https://www.dictionary.com/e/trebuchet-vs-catapult/ Evolution of Roman Armour: https://discover.hubpages.com/education/evolution-of-the-roman-infantry-armor Attila and Lord of the Rings: https://www.blackgate.com/2012/02/26/tolkien-and-attila/ Gerard Butler’s abs destroyed the Roman Empire (Reddit film review): https://www.reddit.com/r/badhistory/comments/2h3aui/gerard_butlers_abs_destroyed_the_roman_empire_a/ Viminacium Archaeological Park, Serbia: http://viminacium.org.rs/en/