cover of episode #13 - E. Zhou 2: The Widening Gyre

#13 - E. Zhou 2: The Widening Gyre

2014/2/24
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Spheres of domination, intrafamiliar betrayal, and tangled alliances are the markers of the second portion of the Spring and Autumn period, called the Age of Encroachments. All of this leading to the major powers of the Zhou Empire to engage in decades-long draw out proxy-wars along their borders... all leading toward war outright and the near-destruction of Chu by a new player from the southeast, Wu.

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