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Telling the Story of Western Civilization
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Episode XIB.013 – Genesis 21-22: The Birth of Isaac
https://www.western-traditions.org/episode-xib-013-genesis-21-22-the-birth-of-isaac/
Published: August 27, 2025 21:23
Isaac is finally born to Sarah. Almost immediately, Abraham‘s legacy is threatened when God commands him to sacrifice his newborn son.
Episode XIB.012 – Genesis 18-19
https://www.western-traditions.org/episode-xib-012-genesis-18-19/
Published: August 18, 2025 03:35
Abraham meets the Holy Trinity by the sacred trees of Mamre. Lot is saved from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Episode XIB.011 – Genesis 15-17: The Covenant
https://www.western-traditions.org/episode-xib-011-genesis-15-17-the-covenant/
Published: August 18, 2025 03:25
Abram deepens his relationship with God. Rituals of animal sacrifice and human circumcision seal the covenant. Abram becomes Abraham, the father of nations.
Episode III.14 – The First Punic War III – To the Peace of Catullus
https://www.western-traditions.org/episode-iii-14-the-first-punic-war-iii-to-the-peace-of-catullus/
Published: July 29, 2025 05:26
Rome fights on until Carthage must beg for peace. Hamilcar Barca and Catullus.
Episode III.13 – The First Punic War II: To the Invasion of Africa
https://www.western-traditions.org/episode-iii-13-the-first-punic-war-ii-to-the-invasion-of-africa/
Published: July 6, 2025 23:05
Rome and Carthage come face-to-face for the first time. Carthage sees the war in terms of profit and loss. Rome sees only the matter of honor. The Romans dare to build a fleet to cross the ocean that belongs to their enemy and to bring the war to Carthage.
Episode III.12 – The First Punic War I: Prelude to War
https://www.western-traditions.org/episode-iii-12-the-first-punic-war-i-prelude-to-war/
Published: June 28, 2025 04:17
Hiero of Syracuse is the unknowing third-wheel in an increasingly vicious relationship between two superpowers. By 264 BC, he is already lost in the background as Rome and Carthage finally square off to decide, not just who controls the Mediterranean, but…