2025 Fall
HISTORY 280A 001 - SEM 001
Advanced Studies: Sources/General Literature of the Several Fields: Ancient
Introduction to Byzantine studies
Maria Mavroudi
Class #:27727
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
History
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
12
Enrolled: 3
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 15
Waitlist Max: 5
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
9 hours of outside work hours per week, and 3 hours of student-instructor coverage of course materials per week.
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Course Catalog Description
For precise schedule of offerings see department catalog during pre-enrollment week each semester.
Class Description
This seminar offers a general introduction to Byzantine studies and an investigation of special topics within the discipline. Weeks 1-9 cover the period from the 7th until the 15th centuries in chronological sequence. The remaining weeks are dedicated to particular aspects of Byzantine studies: the survival of Byzantine culture after the political end of the empire in 1453; Byzantium and the Slavs; Byzantine economy; Byzantine literary culture; recent approaches Byzantine art, archeology, and material culture. Students are expected to become familiar with a narrative of events in Byzantine history as well as think about particular problems that modern historians face in their attempt to study and interpret these events.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
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Associated Sections
None