The Western Tradition

All Episode in Season 1

1. The Dawn of History 2. The Ancient Egyptians 3. Mesopotamia 4. From Bronze to Iron 5. The Rise of Greek Civilization 6. Greek Thought 7. Alexander the Great 8. The Hellenistic Age 9. The Rise of Rome 10. The Roman Empire 11. Early Christianity 12. The Rise of the Church 13. The Decline of Rome 14. The Fall of Rome 15. The Byzantine Empire 16. The Fall of Byzantium 17. The Dark Ages 18. The Age of Charlemagne 19. The Middle Ages 20. The Feudal Order 21. Common Life in the Middle Ages 22. Cities and Cathedrals of the Middle Ages 23. The Late Middle Ages 24. The National Monarchies 25. Renaissance & the Age of Discovery 26. Renaissance & the New World 27. The Reformation 28. The Rise of the Middle Class 29. The Wars of Religion 30. The Rise of the Trading Cities 31. The Age of Absolutism 32. Absolutism and the Social Contract 33. The Enlightened Despots 34. The Enlightenment 35. The Enlightenment and Society 36. The Modern Philosophers 37. The American Revolution 38. The American Republic 39. The Death of the Old Regime 40. The French Revolution 41. The Industrial Revolution 42. The Industrial World 43. Revolution and Romantics 44. The Age of the Nation-States 45. A New Public 46. Fin de Siècle 47. The First World War and the Rise of Fascism 48. The Second World War 49. The Cold War 50. Europe and the Third World 51. The Technological Revolution 52. Toward the Future

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The Western Tradition Season 1

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The Western Tradition

Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events woven with many strands — religion, industry, agriculture, demography, government, economics, and art. A visual feast of over 2,700 images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art portrays key events that shaped the development of Western thought, culture, and tradition.

First Release: Jan 01, 1989

Duration: 27m

Genres: Documentary

Country: United States of America

Episodes: 52

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Director: Eugen Weber

IMDb: 0/10

Keywords:The Western Tradition