| Description |
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 312 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
| Series |
The great courses. History (Ancient history) |
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Great courses (DVD). Ancient history.
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| Note |
Title from disc surface. |
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The accompanying course guidebook includes a glossary, biographical notes, and a bibliography. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1. |
| Performer |
Kenneth W. Harl, lecturer. |
| Note |
24 lectures (30 min. each) on 4 videodiscs. |
| Contents |
disc 1. Religious conflict in the Roman world -- Gods and their cities in the Roman Empire -- The Roman imperial cult -- The mystery cults -- Platonism and Stoicism -- Jews in the Roman Empire -- disc 2. Christian challenge : first conversions -- Pagan response : first persecutions -- Christian bishops and apostolic churches -- Pagan critics and Christian apologists -- First Christian theologians -- Imperial crisis and spiritual crisis -- disc 3. The great persecutions -- The spirit of late paganism -- Imperial recovery under the Tetrachs -- The conversion of Constantine -- Constantine and the bishops -- Christianizing the Roman world -- disc 4. The birth of Christian aesthetics and letters -- The emperor Julian and the pagan reaction -- Struggle over faith and culture -- New Christian warriors : ascetics and monks -- Justinian and the demise of paganism. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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Rome -- Civilization.
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Christianity and other religions -- Roman.
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Christianity. (OCoLC)fst00859599
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Church history -- Primitive and early church.
(OCoLC)fst01710945
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Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
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Interfaith relations. (OCoLC)fst01353343
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Romans -- Religion.
(OCoLC)fst01100124
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Rome (Empire) (OCoLC)fst01204885
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| Chronological Term |
30 - 600
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| Added Author |
Teaching Company.
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| ISBN |
9781598037975 |
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1598037978 |
| Music No. |
3466 Teaching Co. |
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PD3466A Teaching Company |
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ID3466A Teaching Company |
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