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The Western Tradition

★ 8.9 32 votes 1989–1989 1 season · 52 episodes Ended PBS
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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.

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Season 11989
—0521h 30m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1The Dawn of History—
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▶2The Ancient Egyptians—
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▶3Mesopotamia—
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▶4From Bronze to Iron—
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▶5The Rise of Greek Civilization—
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▶6Greek Thought—
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▶7Alexander the Great—
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▶8The Hellenistic Age—
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▶9The Rise of Rome—
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▶10The Roman Empire—
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▶11Early Christianity—
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▶12The Rise of the Church—
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▶13The Decline of Rome—
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▶14The Fall of Rome—
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▶15The Byzantine Empire—
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▶16The Fall of Byzantium—
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▶17The Dark Ages—
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▶18The Age of Charlemagne—
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▶19The Middle Ages—
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▶20The Feudal Order—
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▶21Common Life in the Middle Ages—
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▶22Cities and Cathedrals of the Middle Ages—
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▶23The Late Middle Ages—
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▶24The National Monarchies—
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▶25The Renaissance and the Age of Discovery—
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▶26The Renaissance and the New World—
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▶27The Reformation—
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▶28The Rise of the Middle Class—
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▶29The Wars of Religion—
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▶30The Rise of the Trading Cities—
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▶31The Age of Absolutism—
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▶32Absolutism and the Social Contract—
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▶33The Enlightened Despots—
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▶34The Enlightenment—
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▶35The Enlightenment and Society—
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▶36The Modern Philosophers—
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▶37The American Revolution—
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▶38The American Republic—
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▶39The Death of the Old Regime—
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▶40The French Revolution—
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▶41The Industrial Revolution—
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▶42The Industrial World—
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▶43Revolution and Romantics—
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▶44The Age of the Nation-States—
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▶45A New Public—
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▶46Fin de Siècle—
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▶47The First World War and the Rise of Fascism—
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▶48The Second World War—
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▶49The Cold War—
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▶50Europe and the Third World—
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▶51The Technological Revolution—
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▶52Toward the Future—
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