Will Durant - The Story of Civilization 07 - The Age of Reason Begins
7th in the Civilization series - The Durants take on the linchpin of modern European history, the religious strife and scientific progress between the 1550s and 1650s.
VII. The Age of Reason Begins (1961)
1. The English Ecstasy: 1558-1648
2. The Faiths Fight For Power: 1556-1648
3. The Tentatives of Reason: 1558-1648

Will Durant - The Story of Civilization 08 - The Age of Louis XIV
8th in the Civilization series - The Durants explore an apex of modern European culture, the years 1648 to 1715, the era of Louis XIV.
VIII. The Age of Louis XIV (1963)
1. The French Zenith: 1643-1715
2. England: 1649-1714
3. The Periphery: 1648-1715
4. The Intellectual Adventure: 1648-1715
5. France Against Europe: 1683-1715

Will Durant - The Story of Civilization 06 - The Reformation
6th in the Civilization series - The Reformation toppled thrones, produced countless martyrs and spawned a host a new Christian sects.
VI. The Reformation (1957)
1. From John Wyclif to Martin Luther: 1300-1517
2. The Religious Revolution: 1517-64
3. The Strangers in the Gate: 1300-1566
4. Behind the Scenes: 1517-1564
5. The Counter Reformation: 1517-65

Will Durant - The Story of Civilization 03 - Caesar and Christ
CAESAR AND CHRIST, Volume three of The Story of Civilization, depicts the rise of Rome from a crossroads town to an empire. The world's first republic, Rome spread its civilization over the Mediterranean and Western Europe. Its long, slow crumbling and final collapse plunged Europe into darkness and chaos.

Will Durant - The Story of Civilization 02 - The Life of Greece
Volume 2 of The Story of Civilization, the Durants' dynamic synthesis of world history, deals with Greek civilization. THE LIFE OF GREECE tells the whole story of Hellas, from the days of Crete's vast Aegean empire to the Roman conquest.
The Durants' picture of 5th-century Athens is a masterpiece of compression, synthesizing the high spots and highlighting the significance of what many consider the most fruitful epoch in history.
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