THE DECLINE & FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
An Adult Education Series by Dr. William J. Neidinger
The Decline of the West, The Clash of Civilizations, The
End of History, The Fall of the American Empire, The Battle
for America’s Border, While Europe Slept: from the sound
of these cataclysmic titles one would think that none of this
has ever happened before! In 1776 Edward Gibbon, in his
classic The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
established the framework by which the demise of Rome
and every other great empire is studied and evaluated.
This course will analyze Gibbon’s analysis, then embark
upon an in-depth study of names, events, and movements,
and end with an examination of Rome’s fall and the
legitimacy of comparisons to current events.
The lectures are richly illustrated with images, and course
materials include detailed lecture notes and an extensive
illustrated syllabus.
LECTURES:
Six lectures.
109 DVD. 6 lectures on DVD $40.00.
119 CD. 6 lectures on audio CD $30.00.
An Adult Education Series by Dr. William J. Neidinger
The Decline of the West, The Clash of Civilizations, The
End of History, The Fall of the American Empire, The Battle
for America’s Border, While Europe Slept: from the sound
of these cataclysmic titles one would think that none of this
has ever happened before! In 1776 Edward Gibbon, in his
classic The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
established the framework by which the demise of Rome
and every other great empire is studied and evaluated.
This course will analyze Gibbon’s analysis, then embark
upon an in-depth study of names, events, and movements,
and end with an examination of Rome’s fall and the
legitimacy of comparisons to current events.
The lectures are richly illustrated with images, and course
materials include detailed lecture notes and an extensive
illustrated syllabus.
LECTURES:
- 1776: Gibbon Frames the Question.
- The Rise of the Empire.
- The Time of Troubles.
- The Twilight of the Gods.
- Why Did Rome Fall?
- Historical Comparisons.
Six lectures.
109 DVD. 6 lectures on DVD $40.00.
119 CD. 6 lectures on audio CD $30.00.
THE DECLINE & FALL OF
THE ROMAN EMPIRE
109 DVD: 6 lectures on DVD $40.00.
119 CD. 6 lectures on audio CD $30.00.
THE ROMAN EMPIRE
109 DVD: 6 lectures on DVD $40.00.
119 CD. 6 lectures on audio CD $30.00.
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