8.0/1036 votes#1 - The Clash of the Gods
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/27/2012
In the first episode Waldemar Januszczak looks at how Christianity emerged into the Roman Empire as an artistic force in the third and fourth centuries. But with no description of Jesus in the Bible, how were Christians to represent their God? Waldemar explores how Christian artists drew on images of ancient gods for inspiration and developed new forms of architecture to contain their art.
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7.8/1035 votes#2 - What the Barbarians Did for Us
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/4/2012
Although they are blamed for the fall of Rome, the barbarians were more than just fearsome warriors. Converted to Christianity in the fourth century, the Vandals, Goths, and Huns went on to produce some of the greatest artistic and architectural achievements of the Dark Ages.
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7.2/1029 votes#3 - The Wonder of Islam
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/11/2012
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.
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7.6/1026 votes#4 - The Men of the North
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/18/2012
Across the waters of the North Sea, the Vikings launched raids on the coasts of Britain and Ireland, targeting monasteries like Lindisfarne, where monks produced illuminated manuscripts of breathtaking beauty. Yet the Vikings who terrorized Dark Age Europe spent as much time creating their own stunning artwork as they did stealing it from others.
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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...
Genre:Documentary
Network:Histoire TV
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Clash of the Gods" is the best rated episode of "The Dark Ages: An Age of Light" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 36 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/27/2012. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "What the Barbarians Did for Us".