Greg, John, and special guest Alex discuss the Red Army Faction, a left terror group active in Cold War West Germany that fundamentally altered the political landscape it acted in. Other topics include the generally fucked vibes of postwar Europe, the global leftist movement's apogee in the 1960s, and the costs of Soviet military might.

Apologies for the delay - Greg's laptop exploded.

Greg and John discuss the origins of the Roman Republic and its rise to Mediterranean Hegemony. Also the British Empire, Europe being a backwater, and why Carthage were the good guys.

Linguistic map of Italy: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Iron_Age_Italy.svg⁠

Roman Expansion: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Roman_conquest_of_Italy.PNG

Roman Hegemony in Italy: https://www.storiespreschool.com/images/social_war_map.jpg

The Western Med before the First Punic War: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/First_Punic_War_264_BC_v3.png

Prelude to the Second Punic War:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Map_of_Rome_and_Carthage_at_the_start_of_the_Second_Punic_War.svg