This program covers the founding of Constantinople as a second Rome, its flowering when the Roman Empire in the West was shattered, its gradual decline under the impact of Normans, Turks, Venetians, and the Crusades, and finally, its fall in 1453. The program describes the history, art, and religious significance of Byzantium, its attempts to restore the Roman Empire, its influence in the West, and its heritage. (43 minutes)

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		The Feudal System This program covers the social and economic organization of Europe in the Middle Ages: life in a medieval farming hamlet; the role of the feudal lord, whose role was to defend its inhabitants in return for a share of the produce and other tribute; th...(more details)		VHS $129.95 DVD $129.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $194.92 3-Year Streaming $129.95
		Christians, Jews, and Moslems in Medieval Spain Due partly to the weakness of its Visigothic rulers, partly to its proximity to Africa, the Iberian peninsula was conquered by Berbers and by Arabs belonging to the Ommayad Dynasty of Damascus. This program describes the history of Spain from the tim...(more details)		VHS $129.95 DVD $129.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $194.92 3-Year Streaming $129.95
		Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire Out of the ashes of the Roman Empire rose the Holy Roman Empire, born during Christmas of 800 in the Basilica of St. Peter's in Rome. This program covers the antecedents and the life of Charlemagne, shows life at the court, life of the courtiers and ...(more details)		VHS $129.95 DVD $129.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $194.92 3-Year Streaming $129.95
		The Birth of the Middle Ages This program provides an introduction to medieval Europe by showing surviving traces to provide a feel of medieval style and practice and by tracing the roots of the fall of civilization and the onset of darkness. Much that is medieval survives, some...(more details)		VHS $129.95 DVD $129.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $194.92 3-Year Streaming $129.95
		The City of God Augustine of Hippo is a symbol of humankind in early medieval times, seeking to understand the terror and destruction resulting from the barbarian devastations of the Roman world, seeking to find the hand of God-and finding it in the counterpart to t...(more details)		VHS $129.95 DVD $129.95

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