Byzantine Historiography II


Subject of lectures is the works of Byzantine historians and chronographers (11-15 sec). M. Psellos, M. Attaleiates, J. Skylitzes, N. Bryennios, A. Comnena, J. Cinnamus, M. Glykas, Eustathios of Thessalonika, N. Choniates, G. Acropolites, G. Pachymeres, J. Cantacuzenus, N. Gregoras, M. Doukas, G. Sphrantzes, L. Chalkokondyles, M. Critoboulos.


Objectives

Byzantine Historians and Chronographers (11-15 sec): The study of selected texts. Intoduction, translation and commentary.


Prerequisites

There are no prerequisite courses (set by the Department’s Programme of Study).


Syllabus

Introduction to the study of Byzantine Historiography. Historians and Chronographers of the Comnenian period. Historians and Chronographers of the Palaeologan period.

COURSE DETAILS

Level:

Type:

Undergraduate

(A+)


Instructors: Demetrios Georgakopoulos
Department: Department of Philology
Institution: University of Ioannina
Subject: History and Archaeology
Rights: CC-BY-SA

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