HIST 216 - Beyond the 'Fall' of Rome, 400-800

Institution:

Catholic University of America

Subject:

History

Description:

In the year 400 AD, Western Europe was part of the still vibrant, Mediterranean-focused Roman Empire. By the year 800, Western Europe appears to have taken on a new form ¿ Carolingian, Germanic, northern. Are we faced here with a gradual transformation or with the imposition of a fundamentally different system ¿ a different political, social, and economic structure? Was one empire simply superseded by another? The course will proceed both chronologically and thematically, addressing such topics as the persistence of Roman cultural values or romanitas, the development of kingdoms and kingship, trajectories of economic change, and the nature of religious conversion. Readings will emphasize primary sources in translation. The course will introduce students to a period of what was certainly radical change in European history, but will attempt to identify more accurately the causes, speed, and nature of that change.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cua.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 319-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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