Books that matter The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire
Streaming video - 2017
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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The Great Courses
2017.
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- English
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- 1 online resource (24 video files (approximately 720 min.)) : sd., col
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- Rated TVPG.
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- AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).
- 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.