Timoleon and the siege of Syracuse
Interesting book on the topic of Timoleon, by Plutarch http://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/timoleon.html
A List of the tyrants of Syracuse, you can think of them as “bosses” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tyrants_of_Syracuse
The Mythology of Persephone https://theoi.com/Khthonios/PersephoneGoddess.html
Interesting write up on triremes, which Timoleon used to take Syracuse
https://kosmossociety.chs.harvard.edu/?p=45862
Dante viewed Brutus and Cassius, along with Judas, as the worst of sinners in the ninth circle of hell. http://danteworlds.laits.utexas.edu/textpopup/inf3402.html
The story of the 47 ronin, which acted like drunken idiots so that their enemies let their guard down….wat mean?
https://www.britannica.com/event/47-ronin
Early in the show BAP mentions the health minister of Belgium and the new rules…very disrespectful!
https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/belgium-health-minister-bans-sexual-activities-over-covid-19-false-fact-check
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysius_II_of_Syracuse… Actually I THINK this is the Dionysius the tyrant that exited when Timoleon showed up in Syracuse
Hicetas, the villain of Syracuse, deposed by Timoleon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hicetas_of_Leontini
