MIDDLE BYZANTINE PERIOD
| Title | ΜΕΣΗ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΗ ΠΕΡΙΟΔΟΣ / MIDDLE BYZANTINE PERIOD |
| Code | ΙΒΥ602 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | History and Archaeology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 280004478 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600291134
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
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/1/600291134
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
It is recommended that this course should be attended after the successful completion of the course HBY 101
Learning Outcomes
The main objectives of the course are the synthetic approach and understanding of the main historical developments in the Balkan peninsula and Eastern Mediterranean world from the 6th to the 11th c. A.D., the familiarization with the gradual transformation of the Roman Empire of Late Antiquity to the medieval Byzantine Empire. The purpose of tutoring is also the methodological approach and analysis of the most important sources of the era and the performance of students in the use and interpretation of relevant sources.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Work autonomously
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
A survey of the most important political and military events during the middle byzantine period, that is from the death of the emperor Justinian I (a. 565) until the rise of the Comnenian dynasty to the throne(a. 1081). Presentation of the general developments that led gradually from the Later Roman Eastern Empire of the 4th-6th c. to the “hellenized” state of the middle byzantine period. State administration - internal and external developments. Methodological approach and analysis of the primary sources of the era.
Keywords
Byzantium, Empire, Macedonian dynasty, Schism, Arabs, Bulgarians, Turks, Isaurians, Iconoclasm, Heraklios, themata
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Description
Use of Power point during the courses
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | ✓ | ||||
| Written assigments | ✓ | ||||
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Student Assessment
Description
Written exam. Optional assignments to the students.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Αικατερίνη Χριστοφιλοπούλου, Βυζαντινή Ιστορία. Τόμος Β´1, Τόμος Β´2.
Ι.Ε. Καραγιαννόπουλος, Ιστορία Βυζαντινού κράτους. Τόμος Β´.
Additional bibliography for study
J.F. Haldon, Βyzantium in the Seventh Century. Τhe Transformation of a Culture, Cambridge 1990.
Leslie Brubaker - J. Haldon, Byzantium in the Iconoclastic Era, c. 680-850: A History, Cambridge - New York 2011
J.F. Haldon, Warfare, State and Society in the Byzantine World 565-1204, London 1999.
Α. Καρπόζηλος, Βυζαντινοί ιστορικοί και χρονογράφοι, τόμος Α´ (4ος-7ος αι.), Αθήνα 1997, τόμος Β´ (8ος-10ος αι.), Αθήνα 2002.
O βυζαντινός κόσμος. Τόμος Β´. Η Βυζαντινή αυτοκρατορία (641-1204), διεύθ. J.-Cl. Cheynet, συνεργ. Béatrice Caseau - Marie-Hélène Congourdeau - B. Flusin - M. Kaplan - J. Lefort - J.-M. Martin - Bernadette Martin-Hisard - Cécile Morrisson - J.-M. Spieser, μτφρ. Αναστασία Καραστάθη, επιμ. Γιασμίνα Μωυσίδου - Α. Παπασυριόπουλος - Άννα Μαραγκάκη, Αθήνα 2011 (α´ έκδ. Paris 2006).
Γ. Α. Λεβενιώτης, Η πολιτική κατάρρευση του Βυζαντίου στην Ανατολή. Το Ανατολικό σύνορο και η κεντρική Μικρά Ασία κατά το β´ ήμισυ του 11ου αι., 2 τόμ., Θεσσαλονίκη 2007.
Last Update
09-01-2014
