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The Middle Ages

Season 1 Episode 103 | 55m 35s

After Rome fell, Europe spent a thousand years in its Middle Ages. Its art shows how the light of civilization flickered in monasteries and on Europe’s fringes: Christian Byzantium, Moorish Spain, and pagan Vikings. Then, around A.D. 1000, Europe rebounded. The High Middle Ages brought majestic castles, radiant Gothic cathedrals, and exquisite art that dazzled the faithful and the secular alike.

Aired: 09/30/22 | Expires: 12/15/22
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture—and awe-inspiring art.
Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome.
As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art.
The art of "divine" kings and popes tells the story of a Europe in transition.
Artists like Van Gogh, Picasso, and Dalí express the complexity of our modern world.
The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture—and awe-inspiring art.
Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome.
As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art.
The art of "divine" kings and popes tells the story of a Europe in transition.
Artists like Van Gogh, Picasso, and Dalí express the complexity of our modern world.