| Description |
1 online resource (24 video files (approximately 720 min.)) : sound, color. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
The great courses. Philosophy, Intellectual history |
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Great courses (DVD). Philosophy & intellectual history.
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| Contents |
Episode 1 The Greatness Of Gibbon's Decline And Fall Episode 2 The Making Of Gibbon The Historian Episode 3 The Empire At Its Beginning Episode 4 The Theory And Practice Of History Episode 5 The Golden Age Of The Antonines Episode 6 The Hidden Poison Begins To Work Episode 7 Diocletian And The Triumph Of Constantine Episode 8 Enlightenment Skepticism Episode 9 The Rise Of Christianity Episode 10 Constantine And Athanasius Episode 11 Julian And The Return To Paganism Episode 12 Barbarian Advances And Theodosius Episode 13 East And West Divided Episode 14 Huns And Vandals Episode 15 Theodoric And Justinian Episode 16 The Breakup Of The Empire Episode 17 The Byzantine Empire And Charlemagne Episode 18 The Rise Of Islam Episode 19 The Byzantine Empire In The 10th Century Episode 20 The Crusades Episode 21 Genghis Khan And Tamerlane Episode 22 The Fall Of Constantinople Episode 23 The End Of Gibbon's Work Episode 24 Decline And Fall In Modern Perspective. |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Professor Leo Damrosch, Harvard U niversity. |
| Summary |
In this chapter-by-chapter guide, Professor Leo Damrosch of Harvard University helps you navigate the Decline and Fall's themes, structure, and lasting influence. Whether you've read the book before or never knew where to start, these 24 lectures are an authoritative study of a once-mighty empire - and the great book that became its classic eulogy and epitaph. |
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Rated TVPG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794. History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
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Rome -- Civilization.
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Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
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Europe -- History -- 392-814.
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| Added Author |
Damrosch, Leopold, teacher.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT12018754 |
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