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About
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
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| Ep | Title | Rating | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 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 | — | — | 90 min |
| ▶ | 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 | The Renaissance and the Age of Discovery | — | — | — |
| ▶ | 26 | The Renaissance and 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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Eugen Weber Self
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