Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

The Rise of Christianity: The First 1000 Years, Pt 3 (1x3)

Air date: Apr 04, 2001

The Eastern Roman Empire, based in Constantinople, survives in splendor for a 1000 years after Rome's fall. But the sands of Arabia give birth to a new faith, Islam, that soon conquers half of Christendom. Though Europe is mired in the Dark Ages, Irish monks copy ancient texts, preserving them for the future.