Thomas F. X Noble
Author
Series
Great courses volume no. 3480
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Explores the five momentous centuries that link the Classical and Modern worlds and shows how the fall of the Roman Empire gave rise to three great civilizations: Medieval Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic Caliphate. Examines many features of the period between A.D. 253 and A.D. 750, including the development of these unique civilizations, their memorable political and religious leaders, and daily life in the late antique world. (THIS...
Author
Series
Great courses volume no. 370
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
This course of 48 lectures explores the essential contours of the human experience in what has come to be called "Western civilization." From its humble beginnings in the ancient Near East to the dawn of the modern world, these presentations cover developments from about 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600. (THIS IS A SET. Book and DVDs must be checkout together)
Author
Series
Great courses volume no. 370
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
p2002
Language
English
Description
This course of 48 lectures explores the essential contours of the human experience in what has come to be called "Western civilization." From its humble beginnings in the ancient Near East to the dawn of the modern world, these presentations cover developments from about 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600. (THIS IS A SET. Book and CDs must be checkout together)
Series
Great courses volume no. 2100
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Surveys over 70 literary geniuses and masterpieces of Western literature. Examines the works, styles, themes and relationships with one another and the role they played both within the context of their own times and within the larger span of literary history. (THIS IS A SET. Book and DVDs must be checkout together)