Sea battles, tiger hunts, and a mountain of human noses. This is the Shakespearean saga that triggered centuries of bad blood between Korea and Japan.

SOURCES:

Samuel, Hawley. The Imjin War: Japan's Sixteenth-Century Invasion of Korea and Attempt to Conquer China. 2005

Turnbull, Stephen. The Samurai Invasion of Korea. 2008.

Turnbull, Stephen. War in Japan, 1467-1615. 2002

Berry, Mary Elizabeth. Hideyoshi. 1982

Kristof, Nicholas D. “Japan, Korea, and 1597: A Year That Lives in Infamy”. Sept 1997

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A myth-busting breakdown of history’s favorite fitness cult.

SOURCES:

Hanson, Victor Davis. A War Like No Other. 2005.

Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War

Plutarch. Parallel Lives

Xenophon. Hellenica

Cartledge, Paul. “The Socratics’ Sparta and Rosseau’s”. Cambridge University. 1998

Penades, Antonio. “Bred for Battle - Understanding Ancient Sparta’s Military Machine”. National Geographic History. Dec 2016.

 Grant, R.G. “Battle of Leuctra”. Encyclopedia Britannica. March, 2017

Andrews, Evan. “8 Reasons It Wasn’t Easy Being Spartan”. History.com. Sept 2018 

Grant, R.G. “Battle of Leuctra”. Encyclopedia Britannica. March, 2017

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A quick introduction to the concept behind the show and your host, Zach Cornwell. 

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