145. 610s BC part 1 China and Endgame 619-616 BC

The king's lusty half brother and a beautiful bored barbarian princess/queen stir up trouble! The high king in Zhou runs into problems and needs to be rescued by warlords who have actual armies, i.e. the Dukes!

Dan and Bernie also talk about events in the middle east from 619-616 BC. The Assyrian Empire faces off against Nabopolassar and the Medes.

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