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Western Civilization - is it a thing?
This theme investigates some of the periods and events that have often been presented as important in the history of what we call the West.
Content includes:
* Athens and its democracy (vs Sparta vs The Persian Empire)
* The Roman Republic (how it was built up, how politics worked, conflicts between optimates and populares, The Gracchi, Marius vs Sulla, the Triumvirates and Julius Caesar)
* The Roman Empire (main focus on Augustus)
* The fall of Rome (when was that?)
* The Catholic Church in Medieval Times (and why it lost influence)
* Renaissance and reformation
* Enlightenment (Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire, Montesquieu and Descartes)
* The American War of Independence
* The French Revolution (brief overview)
* The Napoleonnic Wars (brief overview)
* Nationbuilding in Europe (the Unification of Germany and Unification of Italy)
* Industrialization
* The modern democracy
* The World Wars
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