HIST 302 - EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE

Institution:

University of Mount Saint Vincent

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Description:

The Christianization of the Roman Empire and the transfer of its capitalto Constantinople gave rise to a powerful and stable Eastern Roman Empire lasting a thousand years after thecollapse of the Empire in the West. This course is an inquiry into the reasons for its stability and longevity. It alsoattempts to explain why the Eastern Roman Empire declined and was finally conquered by the Ottoman Turks.Emphasis is given to the Eastern Empire's disastrous relations with the Latin West during the Crusades asthechief reason for its decline and fall. Thus, this course offers a way to understand the heritage of the ancient worldas well as the origins of some of the current ethnic, political and religious problems still facing Greece, Turkey,the Balkans and Russia.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mountsaintvincent.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 405-3200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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