Byzantine History

The lectures of this course aim at familiarizing the students with the basic developmental phases of the Byzantine Empire throughout its millennial history. By means of a representative chronological narrative, accompanied by a selective commentary on the relevant sources (edicts, historical narratives, epigrams, coins, monuments), the students are expected to realise the fundamental structures and principles giving birth to a state that survived for centuries through its transformation from a Christian Late Antique superpower to a Greek Orthodox Medieval power before ending as a Greek proto-modern kingdom.

Objectives

This course aims to familiarize students with the basic developmental phases of the Byzantine Empire throughout its millennial history.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite knowledge is not needed.

Syllabus

The lectures if this course the aim at familiarizing the students with the basic developmental phases of the Byzantine Empire throughout its millennial history. By means of a representative chronological narrative, accompanied by a selective commentary on the relevant sources (edicts, historical narratives, epigrams, coins, monuments), the students are expected to realise the fundamental structures and principles giving birth to a state that survived for centuries through its transformation from a Christian Late Antique superpower to a Greek Orthodox Medieval power before ending as a Greek proto-modern kingdom.