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Attila the Hun Part 1: The Sword of Mars

2023/8/1
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威廉二世
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彼得·希瑟
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威廉二世将自己军队比作阿提拉的军队，希望士兵们效仿阿提拉的残酷无情，这反映了他对军事力量和征服的渴望以及对敌人的蔑视。他利用阿提拉的形象来激励士兵，并为德国的侵略行为寻找历史的借口。 旁白对阿提拉的描述既包含了历史事实，也包含了人们对他的刻板印象。阿提拉被描绘成一个残暴的征服者，但他同时也被视为一个强大的、令人敬畏的人物。这种矛盾的形象反映了人们对阿提拉的复杂评价，以及他作为历史人物的复杂性。 彼得·希瑟从历史学家的角度分析了阿提拉和匈奴人的起源、生活方式和军事策略。他强调了历史资料的局限性，以及对阿提拉的评价受到当时社会环境和历史叙事的影响。他认为阿提拉的成功与其军事实力和对资源的有效控制有关。

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Attila the Hun is a fearsome leader from the east who rode westward into Europe, conquering and plundering as he went. Kaiser Wilhelm II connects his soldiers to Attila, aiming to bring Attila's methods back on the peoples of the east. Attila's reputation is largely based on mythology and fear, but the history behind him is less clear.

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We’re in south-eastern Europe in the 400s AD. The once mighty Roman Empire is riven in two. And on the Great Hungarian Plain a fearsome enemy is rising. The Huns’ king, Attila, will become a terrifying, iconic figure. A byword for plundering and pillaging. The archetypal warlord. But who was he really, according to those who observed him? What did Attila do that was so significant? And is his bloody reputation entirely deserved?

A Noiser production, written by Mark Piesing.

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