BYZANTINE ARCHAEOLOGY: MONUMENTS AND MONUMENTAL SPACE IN BYZANTIUM
| Title | ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΗ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ: ΜΝΗΜΕΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΗΝΜΕΙΑΚΟΣ ΧΩΡΟΣ ΣΤΟ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΟ / BYZANTINE ARCHAEOLOGY: MONUMENTS AND MONUMENTAL SPACE IN BYZANTIUM |
| Code | ΑΒΥ502 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | History and Archaeology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019219 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Istorías kai Archaiologías 2020-2021
Registered students: 23
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCΗAIOLOGIAS KAI ISTORIAS TĪS TECΗNĪS | Specialization Core Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 7 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600250835
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Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600250835
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
- French (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Knowlwdge and interest about byzantine period.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge about byzantine topography
Knowledge about the network of the cities and settlements
Familiarization to special monuments and monumental entities
Familiarization to byzantine art
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
A substantial and comparative study of byzantine topography is given through selected sites from the whole geographic and chronological range (Major cities, minor sites and castles, monastic settlements). Representative monumental entities and also smaller unities are analyzed. Specialized information concerning architecture, monumental painting and other arts are delivered. The meaning and the concept of the monument, the space in general and of the city are explained and their correlation to the residential and natural environment in Byzantium and throughout the centuries. Certain methods and ways of their integration and display in modern world are proposed (Greek law and international conventions, public Archaeology).
Keywords
Byzantine culture, monuments, archaeological sites and space
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
- Visits, trip
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of the elearning and of videos
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 65 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 20 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 85 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written exams
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Θα δοθεί φάκελος με επιλεγμένα κείμενα.
Additional bibliography for study
Sl. Curcic, Architecture in the Balkans, Yale University Press 2010.
Heaven & Earth, v. 2, Cities and Countryside in Byzantine Greece (ed. J. Albani, E. Chalkia), Αθήνα 2013.
The Glory of Byzantium: Art and Culture of the Middle Byzantine Era, A.D. 843–1261 (Evans, Helen C., and William D. Wixom, eds.), New York 1997.
Οι βυζαντινές πόλεις (8ος-15ος αιώνας), επ. Α, Κιουσοπούλου, Ρέθυμνο 2012.
Επιλογή άρθρων από το περιοδικό "Μνημείο και περιβάλλον".
Last Update
08-05-2020
