The Dark Ages: An Age of Light (2012)

Episode Overview

Title: The Clash of the Gods Plot: In the premiere episode, Waldemar Januszczak investigates the rise of Christianity within the Roman Empire during the third and fourth centuries as a significant artistic movement. Faced with the absence of any depictions of Jesus in the Scriptures, how could Christians visually express their faith? Waldemar delves into how early Christian artists borrowed motifs from ancient deities and innovated architectural styles to showcase their creative works.