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. עונה 1 פרק 1 – "Civilization as Presented in The Epic of Gilgamesh"

    3 בספטמבר 2019
    34 דקות
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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. עונה 1 פרק 2 – "Hesiod's Theogony and the Greek Polis"

    3 בספטמבר 2019
    32 דקות
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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. עונה 1 פרק 3 – "Rome: The Imperial Ruler of the Western World"

    3 בספטמבר 2019
    33 דקות
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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. עונה 1 פרק 4 – "Israel and Divine Revelation"

    3 בספטמבר 2019
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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. עונה 1 פרק 5 – Messianic Prophesies and God's Overarching Plan of Salvation

    3 בספטמבר 2019
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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. עונה 1 פרק 6 – "Virgil's Aeneid and Roman Piety"

    3 בספטמבר 2019
    35 דקות
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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. עונה 1 פרק 7 – The Wisdom of Jesus' Teaching

    3 בספטמבר 2019
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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. עונה 1 פרק 8 – The Confessions of St. Augustine

    3 בספטמבר 2019
    32 דקות
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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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