The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
tv show
4 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired November 27, 2012
Genres:
Overview
Christianity slowly emerged from being a persecuted minority to the state religion of the Roman Empire. This episode is a history of the ways believers grappled with a way to depict Jesus. Simple symbolic meaning developed into splendid art and churches.
The Wonder of Islam
Season 1 - Episode 3 - 0h 0m
Air Date
December 11, 2012
Overview
To the south and east of Christendom, the new religion of Islam spread from its Arabian birthplace throughout the Middle East, across North Africa, and into Spain. As it did so, Islam imparted its own distinctive forms of architecture, ways to gaze at the stars, and art designed to depict the wonders of paradise.