This encyclopedic survey of more than 2,000 years of Western civilization will take you from ancient, pre-Western civilizations to the Age of Technology and beyond, covering major historical, cultural, and philosophical movements along the way.
This episode: While enemies slashed at Rome’s borders, civil war and economic collapse destroyed the empire from within.
A video instructional series on Western civilization for college and high school classrooms and adult learners. 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.
