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BYZANTINE CIVILIZATION
Stampa
Enrollment year
2009/2010
Academic year
2009/2010
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
L-FIL-LET/07 (BIZANTINE CIVILISATION)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES
Course
PHYLOLOGY, LITERATURE AND HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
Curriculum
CIVILTÀ BIZANTINA
Year of study
1°
Period
1st semester (01/10/2009 - 13/01/2010)
ECTS
6
Lesson hours
30 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
ORAL TEST
Teacher
BRECCIA GASTONE (titolare) - 6 ECTS
Prerequisites
none
Learning outcomes
provide the necessary knowledge of the East Roman world (4th-15th centuries) in order to give students the initial instruments to pursue more advanced studies in the field.
Course contents
An introduction to Byzantine civilization. Time and space: periods and geographical extension of the East Roman world. The State and its structures. The cornerstones of Byzantium: Hellenism, the Roman heritage, Christianity. Specific themes: agrarian history; the State and Church in Byzantium; the army and a millennium of wars.
Teaching methods
reading and analysis of byzantine sources in italian translation; analysis of iconographic and numismatic sources
Reccomended or required readings
Assessment methods
Oral examination
Further information
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030

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