EARLY EPISODE: The Death of Carthage

It is very important to remember that Rome was economically built on conquest, and that Carthage was largely seen by the pro-war faction as being an incredibly valuable place to loot.

Cato the Elder is one of the original Warhawk Ghouls of history, the man was an absolute bastard. He was considered an especially cruel slave owner IN HIS DAY.

Fighting Rome at its peak was like trying to deal with a Warhammer Total War AI on its bullshit. Delete three full stacks and six more just walk out of the fog

History through the perspective of Bob Katter - we need more of this.

My just govt outside the army I had this as my quote. Don't quote me regulations! I co-chaired the committee that reviewed the recommendation to revise the color of the book that regulation's in... We kept it gray.

Crow isn't horrible compared some of the even bottomer shelf compatriots.

I am 100% sold on the recommendation of a Japanese history podcast that still hasn't left the (pre-historic!) Jomon period after 250 episodes.

Another great dune reference, keep then coming!!

Aging millenia here. The white monster was my favorite in late high school. After their divorce, my HS gf's mom would give us bacon and white monster in the morning before school. She tried to be cool as hell in the 'incredibly irresponsible mom who went from being a pregnant teenager to middle aged divorced woman and has reverted to her teenage tendencies' sort of way. And she's sober now too so she is cool as hell in a more mature way, we still talk at sober living events.

Carthago delenda est. Also, somehow for the second time in as many episodes. Praise be to wall.

Fitting just over a month after Oversimplified.👍 Nice. Though gotta add, this Scipio was Africanus’ Grandson IIRC.

Blueprint to Armageddon shoutout!. Master class in story telling. Listened to it driving to Alaska in 2018.

"honey, what the hell are you listening to in there? I've walked by your room twice the first time I heard something about inbred elephants and the second time something about people sliding around on their stomachs like savages!"

This happened to my buddy steve

I would seal a guy in a room and force him to listen to Well There’s Your Problem until he starved (so like maybe 2.5 episodes)

Not many people know this, but Cato the Elder ended every speech with "But I ain't spending any time on it because in the meantime, every three months, a person is torn to pieces by a crocodile in north Queensland."

Quick question, how the fuck do you build a fort in the ocean in the second century BC

Y'know I know Hannibal had elephants, but I feel like his limit break is just a n encirclement. Bro mastered that circle strat

The guy was from zanesville Ohio. My school got canceled because of this lmao

Is there no way you can bring Nick back for maybe just one episode I miss that dude

Fuck yes Tom. Luetin’s videos are so fucking interesting. He’s got the perfect “dull but interesting man” voice that just draws you in

The really funny thing is that Roman armies got so good at fighting war elephants people in the Med basically stopped using them. Simply throw javelins at them and stay out of the way, ez.

Remember those like baby blue monsters and red monster cans? Classic shoppette combo. Wintergreen Long Cut, two Monsters, two tornadoes… Air Power? Or whatever we used to say… idk too much jet engine exhaust in my brain.

The “strange midwestern gas stations” thing that Joe mentions is so real. My favorite has gotta be Thirsty’s gas station and party store near Cadillac Michigan, they kept bears in a cage out front for almost 50 years until their last bear Samantha died in 1998

Tom why are you anti croc?

Actually Nate, the Romans didn't eat peacock as far as I'm aware. And it's actually really nice if it's cooked properly.

I've never realised this before, but the Punic Wars are a perfect exhibit as to why military appointments should be kept out of politics. Whenever Rome had a competent commander, the politicians in Rome would get upset he was becoming too popular, recall him, and put a political appointee in charge. So Rome starts losing big time and they have to accept competency is very important in military commanders.

Bang gang! I got a lot of my fellow energy drinkers at work into drinking bangs

Joe hearing "Tomato Town" and repeating as "Burger Town" is peak old dude GWOT millennial shit. I respect it

Embrace Bob Katter Thought!

CARTHAGO 👏 DELENDA 👏 EST 👏👏👏

If Joe had to tame and learn to ride a horse or a elephant, which one you picking boss man?

The dude who let his private3 zoo loose on the town was in Zanesville, Ohio. It might make a patreon episode, if you are interested.

Unexpected Bob Katter reference in an episode about Carthage

Haah! Caught Nate with a straight up inaccuracy. He referred to the Carthaginian elephants as animals from way south. That's false, as they were the now extict north African forest elephants.

Last weekend I dragged myself up an ice covered gorge across slippery uneven trails. I fell, struggled, and fought my way to the top. At the peak I sat to gaze over the goregous Kentucky forests as I pulled out my first ever crisp can of white monster™. As I sipped it I was overcome with the urge to die in a LLBD cold open. It was pretty good solid 6/10 would become a historian from boy again.

For that white monster can talk. Yeah I think you guys subconscious made me drink more white monster or zero sugar monster because soon after discover your show, I drink more white monster(granted thay because I work part in the evening).

As an Okie I can confirm Markwayne is as weird as his name

Dick noses tehe!

Tom prediction: “Emmm, what if like… d’you know… HANNIBAL… listened to SKA…”

GENTLEMEN! The DONK hour is upon us. 🫏

How different the world would be if Carthage won and took Rome’s place