The Roots of Western Civilization: The Ancient World from Gilgamesh to Augustine

The Roots of Western Civilization: The Ancient World from Gilgamesh to Augustine

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To examine the roots of a Civilization is to return to its life-source--its philosophies, myths, laws, and religions. Join Prof. Anthony Esolen as he journeys through the great literature of the ancient world discovering not only the timeless wisdom of such texts as the Theogony, the Aeneid, and the Confessions, but also their rich and broad impact on Western Civilization.
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  1. シーズン1エピソード1 - "Civilization as Presented in The Epic of Gilgamesh"

    2019年9月3日
    34分
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    Mesopotamia was centered between the Tigress and the Euphrates, and contained both benefits and challenges for the inhabitants. The fruitfulness of the land largely depended on their ability to collaborate with one another for the common good.
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  2. シーズン1エピソード2 - "Hesiod's Theogony and the Greek Polis"

    2019年9月3日
    32分
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    In this second lecture we will be discussing Hesiod's Theogony, and the Greek culture that gave Western Civilization the phenomenon of a self-governing city-state--a polis.
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  3. シーズン1エピソード3 - "Rome: The Imperial Ruler of the Western World"

    2019年9月3日
    33分
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    In this third lecture, we turn our attention to a little village on Seven Hills which will come to be the imperial ruler of the western world: Rome.
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  4. シーズン1エピソード4 - "Israel and Divine Revelation"

    2019年9月3日
    32分
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    The Israelites influence on Western Civilization is not due to their genius, but rather because they were a people chosen by God to receive and proclaim His Divine Revelation.
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  5. シーズン1エピソード5 - Messianic Prophesies and God's Overarching Plan of Salvation

    2019年9月3日
    29分
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    As we continue to delve into the heart of Israel, we will take a closer look at some of the Hebrew texts that foretell the coming of the Messiah.
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  6. シーズン1エピソード6 - "Virgil's Aeneid and Roman Piety"

    2019年9月3日
    35分
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    In this lecture we return to the Romans, to the insufficiency of their piety, and to their great epic, the Aeneid.
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  7. シーズン1エピソード7 - The Wisdom of Jesus' Teaching

    2019年9月3日
    33分
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    After having studied various messianic texts and the Greek and Roman epics, we turn now to what everything thus far has been pointing too: the Messiah Himself, Jesus.
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  8. シーズン1エピソード8 - The Confessions of St. Augustine

    2019年9月3日
    32分
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    For this last lecture, we will look at how Jesus changed the life of one man, St. Augustine of Hippo, by examining his Confessions.
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