The Arab Spring - A History. Episode 25 - Yom Kippur War

This week we turn to Egypt and Syria for the rise of Sadat and Assad, before turning to the Yom Kippur War and the election of US president Jimmy Carter. https://archive.org/download/TheArabSpring-AHistory.Episode25-YomKippurWar/Episode25.mp3

A History Of - Hannibal. Episode 64 - The Prolonged Battle

This week we bring the narrative into 209, looking at the eventful election of Fabius and Fulvius to the consulship and the three day battle of Canusium. Also features a tangent on Narnia. https://archive.org/download/AHistoryOf-Hannibal.Episode64-TheProlongedBattle/Episode64.mp3

The Arab Spring - A History. Episode 24 - The Gulf States

This week we turn to the Persian Gulf and talk oil. We take Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates up to 1979, looking at their independence and how they became the oil states. We also look at the Global financial crisis of the 1970s, Saudi Arabia and the rise of Qaddafi. http://archive.org/download/TheArabSpring-AHistory.Episode24-TheGulfStates/Episode24.mp3

A History Of - Hannibal. Episode 63 - Back to Italy

This week we finally return to Italy. We recap just where we were in the narrative in 211, look at the consular elections for 210, the siege of Tarentum and the battle for Salapia. http://archive.org/download/AHistoryOf-Hannibal.Episode63-BackToItaly/Episode63.mp3