Season 1
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
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.
First Air Date: 1989-01-01
Genre:
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 52
Episode Duration: 27 min
Status: Ended
Production: GBH
