GREA HIBY 331 - Byzantium: Images of a Holy Empire

Institution:

Arcadia University

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Description:

This course focuses on medieval, or Byzantine, Greece. Throughout its thousand-year history, the Byzantine Empire maintained a vital connection with the Greek classical past. Despite this, however, many scholars have been slow to recognize this connection, partly because of a persisting bias which sees all medieval periods as regressive and inherently inferior to their classical predecessors. Accordingly, one of the objectives of the course will be to pay special attention to parallels and deviations between Byzantine culture and the ancient Greek past. Are there cases of continuity? If so, what form do they take, and how can we account for them? Conversely, which factors can be cited as cases of discontinuity or rupture? Finally, and more generally, how are the different historical periods related to one another? Is it even possible to speak of a continuous history of 'Greece'? The course consists of lectures, discussions and field trips to the main archeological sites around Greece. The format of the course includes on-site lectures and students presentations. (Athens, Greece, http://www.arcadiacenter.edu.gr/)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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