Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2019-2020 !
Teacher(s)
Somers Véronique;
Language
French
Prerequisites
None.
Main themes
A historical and cultural introduction to the Byzantine world, from the foundation of Constantinople. The course deals with the main steps of the Byzantine millenium (IVth C. - 1453), focusing on the key-periods and dynasties, territorial evolution, etc.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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At the end of this course, the student will know the main guidelines of Byzantine history and civilisation. He will have acquired the necessary knowledge to complete the teaching using the main tools. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The lectures follow the great episodes of the Byzantine millennium, from Late Antiquity to 1453 (Byzantium before Constantinople, Constantine, the century of Justinian, the iconoclastic period, the Macedonian dynasty, etc.). The course also deals with the evolution of certain cultural aspects of Byzantium.
Teaching methods
Lectures are accompanied by ppt presentations.
Evaluation methods
The oral exam is about the lectures and J.-C. Cheynet, Byzance, l'Empire romain d'Orient. It is completed by a small work on a specific subject or from articles (25% of the points). Small bibliographic exercises are requested during the semester, and intervene in the overall evaluation.
Online resources
Documents will be made progressively available (bibliography, lecture plans, documentation) on the Moodle space of the course.
Bibliography
- Jean-Claude Cheynet, Byzance, Empire romain d'Orient, Paris, 2001
Teaching materials
- Jean-Claude Cheynet, Byzance, Empire romain d'Orient, Paris, 2001
Faculty or entity
GLOR
