Sophos escapes another assassination attempt and then hits the road, while we discuss anti-Mede sentiment, women’s literacy in Sounis, what it takes to win a war, “protective alliances,” and hilarious narration.

Thanks to tumblr user ms-digne for the maps comment and links we discuss here!

Transcript available here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K7Q0WvMY7S5y8KMj77cYhg-XIE8arAjC_k28shsVRLI/edit?usp=sharing

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