HIST533 - Late Antiquity and Byzantium
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This course covers the period from the eighth century B.C. colonization of the Mediterranean and the founding of the Byzantium seaport in 667 B.C. through the First and Second Golden Ages, to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Ottoman Turks. The roles of great Byzantium leaders such as Constantine the Great, the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire, the recapture of Constantinople from the crusaders, and the impact of Byzantium culture on Western intellect are studied.
Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 09/26/11 - 02/26/12 |
03/05/12 - 06/24/12 |
Winter 2012 Session C - 16 Week session |
| 10/31/11 - 03/25/12 |
04/02/12 - 07/22/12 |
Spring 2012 Session A - 16 Week session |
| 11/28/11 - 04/29/12 |
05/07/12 - 08/26/12 |
Spring 2012 Session K - 16 Week session |
| 12/26/11 - 05/27/12 |
06/04/12 - 09/23/12 |
Spring 2012 Session C - 16 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
The First Seven Ecumenical Councils (325-787)
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| ISBN: |
0814656161
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| Publication Info: |
Michael Glazier, Inc.
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| Author: |
Leo Donald Davis
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| Unit Cost: |
$23.95
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| Book Title: |
History of the Byzantine State
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| ISBN: |
0813511984
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| Publication Info: |
Rutgers University Press
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| Author: |
George Ostrogorsky
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| Unit Cost: |
$36.00
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