INTRODUCTION TO BYZANTINE HISTORY
| Title | ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΗ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΗ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ / INTRODUCTION TO BYZANTINE HISTORY |
| Code | ΙΒΥ151 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | History and Archaeology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019191 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Istorías kai Archaiologías 2020-2021
Registered students: 151
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600226833
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Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600226833
- At the Website of the School:
- eLearning:
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction)
Learning Outcomes
Students are expected to
• understand the basic characteristics of the field/period of Byzantine History
• become familiar with the time frames, turning-points and sub-periods of the field and understand the related scholarly debates over the pertinent issues
• become familiar with the terminology of the field
• know the scholars who developed the field and shaped its evolution
• know the auxiliary disciplines that serve the field
General Competences
- Work autonomously
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course examines the transition from the Ancient to the Medieval period, the gradual configuration of a new empire with Constantinople as its centre, the basic features, the evolution and the decline of the Byzantine Empire (324-1453).
Week #1 General introduction, terminology, and history of the Byzantine Studies
Week #2 Geographical boundaries of Byzantium and periods of Byzantine History
Week #3 Sources of Byzantine History I
Week #4 Sources of Byzantine History II – Auxiliary sciences
Week #5 From Rome to Constantinople. Constantine the Great and the establishment of Constantinople. The factors of the Byzantine History. Political theory.
Week #6 Special features and synopsis of the period (324-565): External enemies, internal history, heresies, Ecumenical Synods
Week #7 Special features and synopsis of the period (565-867): The situation and the enemies in the Balkans, the West and the East. The appearance of Arabs and the threat of Constantinople, the Isaurian dynasty and the Iconoclasm
Week #8 The Macedonian dynasty (867-1025): The victorious campaigns against the Arabs and the Bulgars, Byzantium and the West, Legislation.
Week #9 The decline of the 11th century. The Comnenian and the Angelos dynasty (1081-1204): New enemies, Crusades and the capture of Constantinople (1204)
Week #10 Special features and survey of the period (1204-1453): The peripheral Byzantine States, the recapture of Constantinople and the Ottoman expansion
Week #11 The capture of 1453.
Week #12 The heritage and the glory of Byzantium.
Week #13 Recapitulation and preparation for the exams
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 65 | 2.2 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 82.5 | 2.8 | |||
| Exams | 2.5 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 150 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Αγγλικά
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Ι. Ε. Καραγιαννόπουλος, Το Βυζαντινό Κράτος. Θεσσαλονίκη 2001, 4η έκδοση, (εκδ. ΒΑΝΙΑΣ) R.-J. Lilie, Εισαγωγή στη Βυζαντινή Ιστορία, ελλην. μετάφρ. Χ. Δ. Τσατσούλης, Αθήνα 2011 (εκδ. ΗΡΟΔΟΤΟΣ).
R.-J. Lilie, Εισαγωγή στη Βυζαντινή Ιστορία, ελλην. μετάφρ. Χ. Δ. Τσατσούλης, Αθήνα 2011 (εκδ. ΗΡΟΔΟΤΟΣ).
Additional bibliography for study
H. Ahrweiler, Γιατί το Βυζάντιο, Αθήνα 2009. -A. Cameron, Οι Βυζαντινοί, Αθήνα 2009.
-Αικ. Xριστοφιλοπούλου, Βυζαντινή Ιστορία. Α΄ 324-610, δεύτερη έκδοση, Θεσσαλονίκη 1993. -Αικ. Χριστοφιλοπούλου, Το πολίτευμα και οι θεσμοί της Βυζαντινής Αυτοκρατορίας 324-1204. Κράτος-Διοίκηση-Οικονομία-Κοινωνία, Αθήνα 2004.
-J. Herrin, Τι είναι το Βυζάντιο, Αθήνα 2008.
-Ι. Ε. Καραγιαννόπουλος, Η βυζαντινή ιστορία από τις πηγές, Θεσσαλονίκη 21996.
-Ι. Koder, Το Βυζάντιο ως χώρος. Εισαγωγή στην ιστορική γεωγραφία της Ανατολικής Μεσογείου στη βυζαντινή εποχή, Θεσσαλονίκη 2005.
-Ο Βυζαντινός Κόσμος, τ. Α΄: Η Ανατολική Ρωμαϊκή Αυτοκρατορία (330-641), επιμέλεια C. Morrisson, (ελλην. μετάφρ. Αναστασία Καραστάθη), Αθήνα 2007.
-Στ. Ράνσιμαν, Βυζαντινός Πολιτισμός, Αθήνα 1969.
-Α. Σαββίδης, Ιστορία του Βυζαντίου με αποσπάσματα από τις πηγές, εκδ. Πατάκη, 3η έκδοση, Αθήνα 2006
Last Update
06-04-2021
