The Odyssey of Western Civilization: Episode 6

Episode 6: From the Mediterranean to Northern Europe Hosted by Victor Davis Hanson Western civilization was born in Greece and Rome, but today Greeks and Italians must defer to Europe’s northern nations, especially Germany. Power shift northward because the south for centuries was locked in a life-or-death struggle with Islam, leaving the north free to develop cohesive nation-states – and to embrace the Protestant Reformation, which viewed capitalism with more enthusiasm than did the mostly Catholic south. And the north looked out on the Atlantic, the pathway to global trade, while the enclosed and embattled Mediterranean world ossified into a backwater. 6/8 Passionate about a stronger, freer future? Connect with like-minded patriots today X                           @AFAlliance https://x.com/AFAlliance WEBSITE               https://americanfreedomalliance.org/ NEWSLETTER       https://americanfreedomalliance.org/join-us/ SOCIAL MEDIA      https://solo.to/afalliance PODCASTS            https://americanfreedomalliance.podbean.com/