Story of Civilization

12 primary works

Our Oriental Heritage

by Will Durant

Published December 1935

The first volume of the expansive Pulitzer Prize-winning series The Story of Civilization.

Discover a history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the Death of Alexander, and in India, China, and Japan from the beginning; with an introduction on the nature and foundations of civilization.

Life of Greece

by Will Durant

Published December 1939

The Life of Greece, Volume 2

by Will Durant

Published 15 November 2013

Caesar and Christ

by Will Durant

Published December 1944

Age of Faith

by Will Durant

Published December 1950

The Story of Civilization, Volume IV: A history of medieval civilization-Christian, Islamic, and Judaic-from Constantine to Dante: A.D. 325-1300. This is the fourth volume of the classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning series.

Renaissance

by Will Durant

Published December 1953

The Story of Civilization, Volume V: A history of civilization in Italy from 1304-1576. This is the fifth volume of the classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning series.

Reformation

by Will Durant

Published December 1957

The Story of Civilization, Volume VI: A history of European civilization from Wyclif to Calvin: 1300-1564. This is the sixth volume of the classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning series.

The Age of Reason Begins

by Will Durant and Ariel Durant

Published December 1961

The Story of Civilization, Volume VII: A history of European civilization in the period of Shakespeare, Bacon, Montaigne, Rembrandt, Galileo, and Descartes: 1558-1648. This is the seventh volume of the classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning series.

The Age of Louis XIV

by Will Durant and Ariel Durant

Published December 1963

The Story of Civilization, Volume VIII: A history of European civilization in the period of Pascal, Moliere, Cromwell, Milton, Peter the Great, Newton, and Spinoza: 1648-1715. This is the eighth volume of the Pulitzer Prize-winning series.

The Age of Voltaire

by Will Durant and Ariel Durant

Published December 1965

The Story of Civilization, Volume IX: A history of civilization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with special emphasis on the conflict between religion and philosophy. This is the ninth volume of the classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning series.

Rousseau and Revolution

by Will Durant and Ariel Durant

Published 1 January 1986

The Age of Napoleon

by Will Durant and Ariel Durant

Published 1 January 1986