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BYZANTINE HISTORY

Lettere BYZANTINE HISTORY

0312600052
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
ARTS
2013/2014



YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2008
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
630LESSONS
MARIO D'AMBROSI T Curriculum
Objectives
THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE BYZANTINE HISTORY AND STATE (330-1453). A SEMINAR WILL FOCUS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NORMANS AND BYZANTINES BY READING SOME EPISODES FROM ANNA COMNENA'S ALEXIAS.
Prerequisites
NONE. IT IS SUGGESTED A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE ROMAN AND MEDIAEVAL HISTORY.
Contents
HISTORY OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE (330-1453).

SEMINAR:
THE NORMAN-BYZANTINE RELATIONSHIPS AT THE AGE OF THE FIRST CRUSADE: SOME EXAMPLES FROM ANNA COMNENA'S «ALEXIAS».
Teaching Methods
ORAL EXPOSITION. SLIDES PROJECTION (HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL MAPS ETC.), HAND-OUT PROVIDED.
Verification of learning
LECTURE OF HISTORICAL SOURCES AND COMMENTARY. FINAL ORAL EXAMINATION: GENERAL EXAMINATION ABOUT BYZANTINE HISTORY (330-1453).
Texts
FOR THE GENERAL PART:

1) W. TREADGOLD, STORIA DI BISANZIO, ITALIAN TRANSLATION BY G. GARBISA, ITALIAN EDITION BY G. RAVEGNANI, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA 2005, WHOLE.

FOR THE SEMINAR:

2) ANNAE COMNENAE ALEXIAS, RECENSUERUNT D.R. REINSCH – A. KAMBYLIS, PARS PRIOR ET PARS ALTERA, DE GRUYTER, BEROLINI ET NOVI EBORACI 2001 (CORPUS FONTIUM HISTORIAE BYZANTINAE, XL/1-2), SELECTED PASSAGES.

STUDENTS, WHO WON'T ATTEND THE COURSE, WILL ADD THE FOLLOWING TEXT:
3) CH. DIEHL, FIGURE BIZANTINE, ITALIAN TRANSLATION BY M.S. RUFFOLO, TORINO 2007 (WHOLE).
More Information
IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THE ATTENDANCE AT THE COURSE IN ORDER TO PREPARE THE ORAL EXAMINATION. HAND-OUT WILL BE PROVIDED DURING THE LESSONS.
THE COURSE WILL BE HELD IN THE FIRST ACADEMIC SEMESTER.
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