Here we have particularly special primary source describing a meeting with one of the great leaders of history - Atilla, leader of the Hunnic peoples. Priscus was a Roman diplomat from the fifth century, who took part in a diplomatic mission on behalf of the Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II to the court of Atilla himself. This is his story - in his words. This is part of a collaboration with nine other History Youtubers on the incredible history of the Pannonian Basin - centred on modern day Hungary: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbGtNUME__2eJ5rnffdg3zR-vPyBIUtKW You can enjoy nine more videos on this topic in this playlist, but I would like to give a specific shout out to Epimetheus' video giving more context to the story of Atilla and the Huns: https://youtu.be/NQImNDTC4rE ...and Quill and Inks fascinating delve into the world of the Avars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMsoP6vHqgA&feature=youtu.be I would also like to direct you to our brother channel's History Time's video on King Stephen, a fantastic subject a little later in history. Enjoy this embarrassment of riches! How do we actually know about history? Voices of the Past is a channel dedicated to recreating the original accounts from the people who lived through events, or who lived far closer to them than we do today. We do this word for word, with an accompanying soundtrack of rousing music and images. — Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to subscribe for new videos every single week! & Let us know in the comments what you’d like to see covered in the future. — Don’t forget to subscribe to our other channel History Time, where we make full length historical documentaries:- https://www.youtube.com/historytime. —Join our community on social media:- Twitter:- https://twitter.com/HistoryTimeUK/ Facebook:- https://www.facebook.com/HistoryTimeOfficial/ Instagram:- https://www.instagram.com/historytime_ig/ — Music courtesy of:- - Epidemic Sound