The Foundations of Western Civilization

The Foundations of Western Civilization « Series from 2023

Series from 2023

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Genres: Documentary

You can discover the essential nature, evolution, and perceptions of Western civilization from its humble beginnings in the great river valleys of Iraq and Egypt to the dawn of the modern world.

This broad, sweeping series helps you cover an enormous amount of historical material as you see how Western civilization evolved.

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“Western,” “Civilization,” and “Foundations”

History Begins at Sumer

Egypt—The Gift of the Nile

The Hebrews—Small States and Big Ideas

A Succession of Empires

Wide-Ruling Agamemnon

Dark Age and Archaic Greece

The Greek Polis—Sparta

The Greek Polis—Athens

Civic Culture—Architecture and Drama

The Birth of History

From Greek Religion to Socratic Philosophy

Plato and Aristotle

The Failure of the Polis and the Rise of Alexander

The Hellenistic World

The Rise of Rome

The Roman Republic—Government and Politics

Roman Imperialism

The Culture of the Roman Republic

Rome—From Republic to Empire

The Pax Romana

Rome's Golden and Silver Ages

Jesus and the New Testament

The Emergence of a Christian Church

Late Antiquity—Crisis and Response