The Western Tradition

27m1 SeasonTV-GTMDb 7.0

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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

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 · Renaissance & the Age of Discovery

26 · Renaissance & 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

Crew and Cast

Eugen Weber

Eugen WeberCreator

Storyline

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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Info

Status: Ended
First aired: 1 January 1989
Last aired: 1 January 1989
Rating: TV-G
TMDB score: 7.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Production

Created by: Eugen Weber
Studios: GBH
Countries: United States of America
Networks: PBS

Episodes

Seasons: 1
Episodes: 52
Runtime: 27m
Type: Scripted
In production: No

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English