Context:

Dominic mentions he reviewed this book for the Sunday Times and gave it a rave review. He describes it as telling the story of Portuguese expansion as 'a rip-roaring, rollicking adventure story.' The book is referenced multiple times throughout the episode for details about Vasco da Gama's voyage, the departure scene from Lisbon, and even ends with a reference to Portuguese custard tarts dusted with cinnamon as a symbol of the spice trade.

Context:

Referenced when discussing that the Phoenicians had previously sailed around Africa, as reported by Herodotus. Tom mentions 'if he'd been reading his Herodotus, he would have known that' in the context of Bartholomew Diaz's voyage around the Cape of Good Hope.