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- Episode 1 The Dawn of History
- Episode 2 The Ancient Egyptians
- Episode 3 Mesopotamia
- Episode 4 From Bronze to Iron
- Episode 5 The Rise of Greek Civilization
- Episode 6 Greek Thought
- Episode 7 Alexander the Great
- Episode 8 The Hellenistic Age
- Episode 9 The Rise of Rome
- Episode 10 The Roman Empire
- Episode 11 Early Christianity
- Episode 12 The Rise of the Church
- Episode 13 The Decline of Rome
- Episode 14 The Fall of Rome
- Episode 15 The Byzantine Empire
- Episode 16 The Fall of Byzantium
- Episode 17 The Dark Ages
- Episode 18 The Age of Charlemagne
- Episode 19 The Middle Ages
- Episode 20 The Feudal Order
- Episode 21 Common Life in the Middle Ages
- Episode 22 Cities and Cathedrals of the Middle Ages
- Episode 23 The Late Middle Ages
- Episode 24 The National Monarchies
- Episode 25 Renaissance & the Age of Discovery
- Episode 26 Renaissance & the New World
- Episode 27 The Reformation
- Episode 28 The Rise of the Middle Class
- Episode 29 The Wars of Religion
- Episode 30 The Rise of the Trading Cities
- Episode 31 The Age of Absolutism
- Episode 32 Absolutism and the Social Contract
- Episode 33 The Enlightened Despots
- Episode 34 The Enlightenment
- Episode 35 The Enlightenment and Society
- Episode 36 The Modern Philosophers
- Episode 37 The American Revolution
- Episode 38 The American Republic
- Episode 39 The Death of the Old Regime
- Episode 40 The French Revolution
- Episode 41 The Industrial Revolution
- Episode 42 The Industrial World
- Episode 43 Revolution and Romantics
- Episode 44 The Age of the Nation-States
- Episode 45 A New Public
- Episode 46 Fin de Siècle
- Episode 47 The First World War and the Rise of Fascism
- Episode 48 The Second World War
- Episode 49 The Cold War
- Episode 50 Europe and the Third World
- Episode 51 The Technological Revolution
- Episode 52 Toward the Future
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The Western Tradition - Season 1
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.
Runtime: 27:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First air date: Jan 01, 1989
Last air date: Jan 01, 1989
Episode: 52 Episode
Season: 1 Season
IMDb: 10
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