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HIST 218 Byzantium Units: 3.00
An introduction to the fabled world of Byzantium. The course surveys key aspects of Byzantine political history, society and culture. It traces the transformation of the empire from its origins in third century Rome into the 'other' middle ages of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans ending with the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
Learning Hours: 127 (36 Lecture, 91 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 2 or above.
Exclusion HIST 301/6.0.
Course Equivalencies: HIST 218, HIST 218B
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Obtain a general grasp of the outline of the political history of the Byzantine state during the eleven hundred years from its foundation in Late Antiquity to its ultimate demise in the Late Medieval period.
- Acquire a broad understanding of some of the most notable features of Byzantine society, culture, and belief.
- Gain a sense of Byzantium’s changing place in the world and of its relations with and attitudes towards the many peoples, powers, and religions of the regions surrounding it.
- Relate the history of Byzantium both to Medieval, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean studies and to relevant aspects of the contemporary world.
- Develop research, writing, and knowledge acquisition skills appropriate to a general course in History above the introductory level.