The Western tradition. Disc 3, Programs 9-12 [videorecording] / WGBH-TV in Association with the Metropolitan Museum of Art ; executive producer, Fred Barzyk.
Rise of Rome. Roman Empire. Early Christianity. Rise of the Church.
Notes:
Each of the four programs on this disc is approximately 30 minutes long. Disc 3 of a 14-disc set. Eugen Joseph Weber, lecturer. New DVD -- January -- 2015
Contents:
program 12: The rise of the Church. program 10: The Roman Empire -- program 11: Early Christianity -- program 12: The rise of the Church.
Summary:
In The Rise of Rome (program 9): through its army, Rome built an empire that shaped the West. In The Roman Empire (program 10): Rome's civil engineering contributed as much to the empire as did its weapons. In Early Christianity (program 11): Christianity spread despite contempt and persecution from Rome. In The Rise of the Church (program 12): the old heresy became the Roman empire's official religion under the Emperor Constantine.
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