The Western Tradition
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Overview
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.
1 season
Season 1
1989 · 52 episodes
Season 1
1989 · 52 episodes
- 1 1. The Dawn of History
- 2 2. The Ancient Egyptians
- 3 3. Mesopotamia
- 4 4. From Bronze to Iron
- 5 5. The Rise of Greek Civilization
- 6 6. Greek Thought
- 7 7. Alexander the Great
- 8 8. The Hellenistic Age
- 9 9. The Rise of Rome
- 10 10. The Roman Empire
- 11 11. Early Christianity
- 12 12. The Rise of the Church
- 13 13. The Decline of Rome
- 14 14. The Fall of Rome
- 15 15. The Byzantine Empire
- 16 16. The Fall of Byzantium
- 17 17. The Dark Ages
- 18 18. The Age of Charlemagne
- 19 19. The Middle Ages
- 20 20. The Feudal Order
- 21 21. Common Life in the Middle Ages
- 22 22. Cities and Cathedrals of the Middle Ages
- 23 23. The Late Middle Ages
- 24 24. The National Monarchies
- 25 25. Renaissance & the Age of Discovery
- 26 26. Renaissance & the New World
- 27 27. The Reformation
- 28 28. The Rise of the Middle Class
- 29 29. The Wars of Religion
- 30 30. The Rise of the Trading Cities
- 31 31. The Age of Absolutism
- 32 32. Absolutism and the Social Contract
- 33 33. The Enlightened Despots
- 34 34. The Enlightenment
- 35 35. The Enlightenment and Society
- 36 36. The Modern Philosophers
- 37 37. The American Revolution
- 38 38. The American Republic
- 39 39. The Death of the Old Regime
- 40 40. The French Revolution
- 41 41. The Industrial Revolution
- 42 42. The Industrial World
- 43 43. Revolution and Romantics
- 44 44. The Age of the Nation-States
- 45 45. A New Public
- 46 46. Fin de Siècle
- 47 47. The First World War and the Rise of Fascism
- 48 48. The Second World War
- 49 49. The Cold War
- 50 50. Europe and the Third World
- 51 51. The Technological Revolution
- 52 52. Toward the Future
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