Foundations of Western Civilization

Lecture 1: “Western,” “Civilization,” and “Foundations”, Part 1

Lecture 1: “Western,” “Civilization,” and “Foundations”, Part 2

Lecture 1: “Western,” “Civilization,” and “Foundations”, Part 3

Lecture 1: “Western,” “Civilization,” and “Foundations”, Part 4

Lecture 1: “Western,” “Civilization,” and “Foundations”, Part 5

Lecture 1: “Western,” “Civilization,” and “Foundations”, Part 6

Lecture 2: History Begins at Sumer, Part 1

Lecture 2: History Begins at Sumer, Part 2

Lecture 2: History Begins at Sumer, Part 3

Lecture 2: History Begins at Sumer, Part 4

Lecture 2: History Begins at Sumer, Part 5

Lecture 2: History Begins at Sumer, Part 6

Lecture 3: Egypt—The Gift of the Nile, Part 1

Lecture 3: Egypt—The Gift of the Nile, Part 2

Lecture 3: Egypt—The Gift of the Nile, Part 3

Lecture 3: Egypt—The Gift of the Nile, Part 4

Lecture 3: Egypt—The Gift of the Nile, Part 5

Lecture 3: Egypt—The Gift of the Nile, Part 6

Lecture 4: The Hebrews—Small States and Big Ideas, Part 1

Lecture 4: The Hebrews—Small States and Big Ideas, Part 2

Lecture 4: The Hebrews—Small States and Big Ideas, Part 3

Lecture 4: The Hebrews—Small States and Big Ideas, Part 4

Lecture 4: The Hebrews—Small States and Big Ideas, Part 5

Lecture 4: The Hebrews—Small States and Big Ideas, Part 6

Lecture 5: A Succession of Empires, Part 1

Lecture 5: A Succession of Empires, Part 2

Lecture 5: A Succession of Empires, Part 3

Lecture 5: A Succession of Empires, Part 4

Lecture 5: A Succession of Empires, Part 5

Lecture 5: A Succession of Empires, Part 6

Lecture 6: Wide-Ruling Agamemnon, Part 1

Lecture 6: Wide-Ruling Agamemnon, Part 2

Lecture 6: Wide-Ruling Agamemnon, Part 3

Lecture 6: Wide-Ruling Agamemnon, Part 4

Lecture 6: Wide-Ruling Agamemnon, Part 5

Lecture 6: Wide-Ruling Agamemnon, Part 6

Lecture 7: Dark Age and Archaic Greece, Part 1

Lecture 7: Dark Age and Archaic Greece, Part 2

Lecture 7: Dark Age and Archaic Greece, Part 3

Lecture 7: Dark Age and Archaic Greece, Part 4

Lecture 7: Dark Age and Archaic Greece, Part 5

Lecture 7: Dark Age and Archaic Greece, Part 6

Lecture 8: The Greek Polis—Sparta, Part 1

Lecture 8: The Greek Polis—Sparta, Part 2

Lecture 8: The Greek Polis—Sparta, Part 3

Lecture 8: The Greek Polis—Sparta, Part 4

Lecture 8: The Greek Polis—Sparta, Part 5

Lecture 8: The Greek Polis—Sparta, Part 6

Lecture 9: The Greek Polis—Athens, Part 1

Lecture 9: The Greek Polis—Athens, Part 2

Lecture 9: The Greek Polis—Athens, Part 3

Lecture 9: The Greek Polis—Athens, Part 4

Lecture 9: The Greek Polis—Athens, Part 5

Lecture 9: The Greek Polis—Athens, Part 6

Lecture 10: Civic Culture—Architecture and Drama, Part 1

Lecture 10: Civic Culture—Architecture and Drama, Part 2

Lecture 10: Civic Culture—Architecture and Drama, Part 3

Lecture 10: Civic Culture—Architecture and Drama, Part 4

Lecture 10: Civic Culture—Architecture and Drama, Part 5

Lecture 10: Civic Culture—Architecture and Drama, Part 6

Lecture 11: The Birth of History, Part 1

Lecture 11: The Birth of History, Part 2

Lecture 11: The Birth of History, Part 3

Lecture 11: The Birth of History, Part 4

Lecture 11: The Birth of History, Part 5

Lecture 11: The Birth of History, Part 6

Lecture 12: From Greek Religion to Socratic Philosophy, Part 1

Lecture 12: From Greek Religion to Socratic Philosophy, Part 2

Lecture 12: From Greek Religion to Socratic Philosophy, Part 3

Lecture 12: From Greek Religion to Socratic Philosophy, Part 4

Lecture 12: From Greek Religion to Socratic Philosophy, Part 5

Lecture 12: From Greek Religion to Socratic Philosophy, Part 6

Lecture 13: Plato and Aristotle, Part 1

Lecture 13: Plato and Aristotle, Part 2

Lecture 13: Plato and Aristotle, Part 3

Lecture 13: Plato and Aristotle, Part 4

Lecture 13: Plato and Aristotle, Part 5

Lecture 13: Plato and Aristotle, Part 6

Lecture 14: The Failure of the Polis and the Rise of Alexander, Part 1

Lecture 14: The Failure of the Polis and the Rise of Alexander, Part 2

Lecture 14: The Failure of the Polis and the Rise of Alexander, Part 3

Lecture 14: The Failure of the Polis and the Rise of Alexander, Part 4

Lecture 14: The Failure of the Polis and the Rise of Alexander, Part 5

Lecture 14: The Failure of the Polis and the Rise of Alexander, Part 6

Lecture 15: The Hellenistic World, Part 1

Lecture 15: The Hellenistic World, Part 2

Lecture 15: The Hellenistic World, Part 3

Lecture 15: The Hellenistic World, Part 4

Lecture 15: The Hellenistic World, Part 5

Lecture 15: The Hellenistic World, Part 6

Lecture 16: The Rise of Rome, Part 1

Lecture 16: The Rise of Rome, Part 2

Lecture 16: The Rise of Rome, Part 3

Lecture 16: The Rise of Rome, Part 4

Lecture 16: The Rise of Rome, Part 5

Lecture 16: The Rise of Rome, Part 6

Lecture 17: The Roman Republic—Government and Politics, Part 1

Lecture 17: The Roman Republic—Government and Politics, Part 2

Lecture 17: The Roman Republic—Government and Politics, Part 3

Lecture 17: The Roman Republic—Government and Politics, Part 4

Lecture 17: The Roman Republic—Government and Politics, Part 5

Lecture 17: The Roman Republic—Government and Politics, Part 6

Lecture 18: Roman Imperialism, Part 1

Lecture 18: Roman Imperialism, Part 2

Lecture 18: Roman Imperialism, Part 3

Lecture 18: Roman Imperialism, Part 4

Lecture 18: Roman Imperialism, Part 5

Lecture 18: Roman Imperialism, Part 6

Lecture 19: The Culture of the Roman Republic, Part 1

Lecture 19: The Culture of the Roman Republic, Part 2

Lecture 19: The Culture of the Roman Republic, Part 3

Lecture 19: The Culture of the Roman Republic, Part 4

Lecture 19: The Culture of the Roman Republic, Part 5

Lecture 19: The Culture of the Roman Republic, Part 6

Lecture 20: Rome—From Republic to Empire, Part 1

Lecture 20: Rome—From Republic to Empire, Part 2

Lecture 20: Rome—From Republic to Empire, Part 3

Lecture 20: Rome—From Republic to Empire, Part 4

Lecture 20: Rome—From Republic to Empire, Part 5

Lecture 20: Rome—From Republic to Empire, Part 6

Lecture 21: The Pax Romana, Part 1

Lecture 21: The Pax Romana, Part 2

Lecture 21: The Pax Romana, Part 3

Lecture 21: The Pax Romana, Part 4

Lecture 21: The Pax Romana, Part 5

Lecture 21: The Pax Romana, Part 6

Lecture 22: Rome's Golden and Silver Ages, Part 1

Lecture 22: Rome's Golden and Silver Ages, Part 2

Lecture 22: Rome's Golden and Silver Ages, Part 3

Lecture 22: Rome's Golden and Silver Ages, Part 4

Lecture 22: Rome's Golden and Silver Ages, Part 5

Lecture 22: Rome's Golden and Silver Ages, Part 6

Lecture 23: Jesus and the New Testament, Part 1

Lecture 23: Jesus and the New Testament, Part 2

Lecture 23: Jesus and the New Testament, Part 3

Lecture 23: Jesus and the New Testament, Part 4

Lecture 23: Jesus and the New Testament, Part 5

Lecture 23: Jesus and the New Testament, Part 6

Lecture 24: The Emergence of a Christian Church, Part 1

Lecture 24: The Emergence of a Christian Church, Part 2

Lecture 24: The Emergence of a Christian Church, Part 3

Lecture 24: The Emergence of a Christian Church, Part 4

Lecture 24: The Emergence of a Christian Church, Part 5

Lecture 24: The Emergence of a Christian Church, Part 6

Lecture 25: Late Antiquity—Crisis and Response, Part 1

Lecture 25: Late Antiquity—Crisis and Response, Part 2

Lecture 25: Late Antiquity—Crisis and Response, Part 3

Lecture 25: Late Antiquity—Crisis and Response, Part 4

Lecture 25: Late Antiquity—Crisis and Response, Part 5

Lecture 25: Late Antiquity—Crisis and Response, Part 6

Lecture 26: Barbarians and Emperors, Part 1

Lecture 26: Barbarians and Emperors, Part 2

Lecture 26: Barbarians and Emperors, Part 3

Lecture 26: Barbarians and Emperors, Part 4

Lecture 26: Barbarians and Emperors, Part 5

Lecture 26: Barbarians and Emperors, Part 6

Lecture 27: The Emergence of the Catholic Church, Part 1

Lecture 27: The Emergence of the Catholic Church, Part 2

Lecture 27: The Emergence of the Catholic Church, Part 3

Lecture 27: The Emergence of the Catholic Church, Part 4

Lecture 27: The Emergence of the Catholic Church, Part 5

Lecture 27: The Emergence of the Catholic Church, Part 6

Lecture 28: Christian Culture in Late Antiquity, Part 1

Lecture 28: Christian Culture in Late Antiquity, Part 2

Lecture 28: Christian Culture in Late Antiquity, Part 3

Lecture 28: Christian Culture in Late Antiquity, Part 4

Lecture 28: Christian Culture in Late Antiquity, Part 5

Lecture 28: Christian Culture in Late Antiquity, Part 6

Lecture 29: Muhammad and Islam, Part 1

Lecture 29: Muhammad and Islam, Part 2

Lecture 29: Muhammad and Islam, Part 3

Lecture 29: Muhammad and Islam, Part 4

Lecture 29: Muhammad and Islam, Part 5

Lecture 29: Muhammad and Islam, Part 6

Lecture 30: The Birth of Byzantium, Part 1

Lecture 30: The Birth of Byzantium, Part 2

Lecture 30: The Birth of Byzantium, Part 3

Lecture 30: The Birth of Byzantium, Part 4

Lecture 30: The Birth of Byzantium, Part 5

Lecture 30: The Birth of Byzantium, Part 6

Lecture 31: Barbarian Kingdoms in the West, Part 1

Lecture 31: Barbarian Kingdoms in the West, Part 2

Lecture 31: Barbarian Kingdoms in the West, Part 3

Lecture 31: Barbarian Kingdoms in the West, Part 4

Lecture 31: Barbarian Kingdoms in the West, Part 5

Lecture 31: Barbarian Kingdoms in the West, Part 6

Lecture 32: The World of Charlemagne, Part 1

Lecture 32: The World of Charlemagne, Part 2

Lecture 32: The World of Charlemagne, Part 3

Lecture 32: The World of Charlemagne, Part 4

Lecture 32: The World of Charlemagne, Part 5

Lecture 32: The World of Charlemagne, Part 6

Lecture 33: The Carolingian Renaissance, Part 1

Lecture 33: The Carolingian Renaissance, Part 2

Lecture 33: The Carolingian Renaissance, Part 3

Lecture 33: The Carolingian Renaissance, Part 4

Lecture 33: The Carolingian Renaissance, Part 5

Lecture 33: The Carolingian Renaissance, Part 6

Lecture 34: The Expansion of Europe, Part 1

Lecture 34: The Expansion of Europe, Part 2

Lecture 34: The Expansion of Europe, Part 3

Lecture 34: The Expansion of Europe, Part 4

Lecture 34: The Expansion of Europe, Part 5

Lecture 34: The Expansion of Europe, Part 6

Lecture 35: The Chivalrous Society, Part 1

Lecture 35: The Chivalrous Society, Part 2

Lecture 35: The Chivalrous Society, Part 3

Lecture 35: The Chivalrous Society, Part 4

Lecture 35: The Chivalrous Society, Part 5

Lecture 35: The Chivalrous Society, Part 6

Lecture 36: Medieval Political Traditions, I, Part 1

Lecture 36: Medieval Political Traditions, I, Part 2

Lecture 36: Medieval Political Traditions, I, Part 3

Lecture 36: Medieval Political Traditions, I, Part 4

Lecture 36: Medieval Political Traditions, I, Part 5

Lecture 36: Medieval Political Traditions, I, Part 6

Lecture 37: Medieval Political Traditions, II, Part 1

Lecture 37: Medieval Political Traditions, II, Part 2

Lecture 37: Medieval Political Traditions, II, Part 3

Lecture 37: Medieval Political Traditions, II, Part 4

Lecture 37: Medieval Political Traditions, II, Part 5

Lecture 37: Medieval Political Traditions, II, Part 6

Lecture 38: Scholastic Culture, Part 1

Lecture 38: Scholastic Culture, Part 2

Lecture 38: Scholastic Culture, Part 3

Lecture 38: Scholastic Culture, Part 4

Lecture 38: Scholastic Culture, Part 5

Lecture 38: Scholastic Culture, Part 6

Lecture 39: Vernacular Culture, Part 1

Lecture 39: Vernacular Culture, Part 2

Lecture 39: Vernacular Culture, Part 3

Lecture 39: Vernacular Culture, Part 4

Lecture 39: Vernacular Culture, Part 5

Lecture 39: Vernacular Culture, Part 6

Lecture 40: The Crisis of Renaissance Europe, Part 1

Lecture 40: The Crisis of Renaissance Europe, Part 2

Lecture 40: The Crisis of Renaissance Europe, Part 3

Lecture 40: The Crisis of Renaissance Europe, Part 4

Lecture 40: The Crisis of Renaissance Europe, Part 5

Lecture 40: The Crisis of Renaissance Europe, Part 6

Lecture 41: The Renaissance Problem, Part 1

Lecture 41: The Renaissance Problem, Part 2

Lecture 41: The Renaissance Problem, Part 3

Lecture 41: The Renaissance Problem, Part 4

Lecture 41: The Renaissance Problem, Part 5

Lecture 41: The Renaissance Problem, Part 6

Lecture 42: Renaissance Portraits, Part 1

Lecture 42: Renaissance Portraits, Part 2

Lecture 42: Renaissance Portraits, Part 3

Lecture 42: Renaissance Portraits, Part 4

Lecture 42: Renaissance Portraits, Part 5

Lecture 42: Renaissance Portraits, Part 6

Lecture 43: The Northern Renaissance, Part 1

Lecture 43: The Northern Renaissance, Part 2

Lecture 43: The Northern Renaissance, Part 3

Lecture 43: The Northern Renaissance, Part 4

Lecture 43: The Northern Renaissance, Part 5

Lecture 43: The Northern Renaissance, Part 6

Lecture 44: The Protestant Reformation—Martin Luther, Part 1

Lecture 44: The Protestant Reformation—Martin Luther, Part 2

Lecture 44: The Protestant Reformation—Martin Luther, Part 3

Lecture 44: The Protestant Reformation—Martin Luther, Part 4

Lecture 44: The Protestant Reformation—Martin Luther, Part 5

Lecture 44: The Protestant Reformation—Martin Luther, Part 6

Lecture 45: The Protestant Reformation—John Calvin, Part 1

Lecture 45: The Protestant Reformation—John Calvin, Part 2

Lecture 45: The Protestant Reformation—John Calvin, Part 3

Lecture 45: The Protestant Reformation—John Calvin, Part 4

Lecture 45: The Protestant Reformation—John Calvin, Part 5

Lecture 45: The Protestant Reformation—John Calvin, Part 6

Lecture 46: Catholic Reforms and "Confessionalization", Part 1

Lecture 46: Catholic Reforms and "Confessionalization", Part 2

Lecture 46: Catholic Reforms and "Confessionalization", Part 3

Lecture 46: Catholic Reforms and "Confessionalization", Part 4

Lecture 46: Catholic Reforms and "Confessionalization", Part 5

Lecture 46: Catholic Reforms and "Confessionalization", Part 6

Lecture 47: Exploration and Empire, Part 1

Lecture 47: Exploration and Empire, Part 2

Lecture 47: Exploration and Empire, Part 3

Lecture 47: Exploration and Empire, Part 4

Lecture 47: Exploration and Empire, Part 5

Lecture 47: Exploration and Empire, Part 6

Lecture 48: What Challenges Remain?, Part 1

Lecture 48: What Challenges Remain?, Part 2

Lecture 48: What Challenges Remain?, Part 3

Lecture 48: What Challenges Remain?, Part 4

Lecture 48: What Challenges Remain?, Part 5

Lecture 48: What Challenges Remain?, Part 6