A History of the European Rural Life - Season 1 Episode 1 The Beginning / The Lords, and Those Who Dig
By the 6th century, the disintegration of the Roman Empire was complete: no more state, no more big cities. The European peasantry was born. A change of scale. The great Roman commercial agriculture disappeared. These first peasants, freed from the weight of the State, taxes and the obligation to feed the Empire's major cities, produced only as much as they needed. Peasant communities were freer than ever. This golden age came to an end in the 8th century. The new warrior elites imposed a return to domination, taxes, and the invention of drudgery and serfdom. The Church took part in the reconquest, tracking down the old rural cults.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary
Country: France
Director: Stan Neumann
Cast: Catherine Ringer, Miklós Attila Szőcs Boruss, Massimo Montanari, Chris Wickham, Edith Peytremann, Sheilagh Ogilvie
Crew: Camille Laemlé (Producer), Serge Lalou (Producer), Gérard Béaur (Technical Advisor), Ned Burgess (Director of Photography), Katell Djian (Director of Photography), Jean Minondo (Sound)
First Air Date: Apr 23, 2024
Last Air date: Apr 23, 2024
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 4 Episode
Runtime: 56 minutes
IMDb: 7.50/10 by 2.00 users
Popularity: 4.399
Language: English, French, Irish, Italian, Spanish
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