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Edward Gibbon's Decline and Land of the Roman Empire painted a family portrait of the Roman Empire in an extended, debilitating slide to oblivion, but now historians have reevaluated this picture to create a radically different understanding of the time now known as "late antiquity." Far from being a amount of decline and land, late antiquity proclaimed one of history's great turning points. These 36 half-hour lectures take you through five momentous ages that link the classical world with the present day, you start with Rome near its pinnacle of electric power and geographical scope and closing with the Byzantine Empire, the go up of Islam, and a succession of barbarian Christian kingdoms. You'll explore key top features of overdue antiquity including how this tripartite division took place; the memorable rulers and spiritual leaders who led the way; and the structures, aesthetic arts, and books of the time. You also research what it was like to reside in the late antique world: How do people earn their livings? What was the role of women in society? What distinguished the great towns of the age? Little or nothing in Rome's prior experience compared with the ferment lately antiquity, which observed the unpredictable development of new establishments, claims, religions, and arts. After taking this program you won't ever think of the barbarians and the "fall" of Rome in quite the same way again. Your thoughts will be alive with the incidents, innovations, and individuals of an exciting era that provided birth to people: overdue antiquity.
