The Early Middle Ages [The Great Courses]

The Early Middle Ages, which centers on the period between A.D. 300 and A.D. 1000, when the ancient world had ended and Europe had seemingly vanished into ignorance and shadow. In exploring recent historical evidence, you shed light on this once-lost era and its fascinating events and personalities. You encounter the rise of Christian monotheism, powerful rulers such as Charlemagne, and theologians including St. Augustine. Eventually, you come to see that the course of subsequent history owes much to the important transformations that occurred during this period.