Course Content (Syllabus)
Pontus from the Fall of the Empire of Trebizond until the beginning of the 20th century
The subject of the course is the history of the Greeks who lived in the historical Pontus (from Colchis and Armenia Minor in the northeast to Paphlagonia in the west and Cappadocia in the south) from the fall of Trebizond in 1461 until the beginning of the 20th century. The period 1461-1774 in particular is characterized as a period of introversion, especially after the predominance of the Ottomans and their allies in the Black Sea. However, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Europeans began to rapidly penetrate the Ottoman Empire to serve their geopolitical, strategic and economic interests. In addition, the Powers imposed on the Sultan an ambitious programme of administrative reforms and radical changes (Tanzimat), which were favourable to the
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Άρτ. Ξανθοπούλου-Κυριακού – Ευρ. Γεωργανόπουλος – Κυρ. Χατζηκυριακίδης, Οι Έλληνες του Πόντου και η Οθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία (1461-1923), Αρχείον Πόντου – Παράρτημα 36, Επιτροπή Ποντιακών Μελετών, Αθήνα 2015.