BYZANTINE CIVILIZATION
Stampa
Enrollment year
2015/2016
Academic year
2016/2017
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
L-FIL-LET/07 (BIZANTINE CIVILISATION)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES
Course
CLASSICAL AND ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN STUDIES
Curriculum
STORICO-ORIENTALISTICO
Year of study
Period
1st semester (26/09/2016 - 11/01/2017)
ECTS
6
Lesson hours
36 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
ORAL TEST
Teacher
BRECCIA GASTONE (titolare) - 6 ECTS
Prerequisites
None
Learning outcomes
Basic knowledge of the main characters of Byzantine history and civilization
Course contents
The main features of Byzantine civilization. The bulwark of Europe: the wars of the Byzantine empire
Teaching methods
Lectures
Reccomended or required readings
W. Treadgold, "Storia di Bisanzio", Bologna 2005; G. Breccia, "Lo scudo di Cristo", Roma-Bari 2016
Assessment methods
Oral examinations
Further information
Byzantine sources in Italian translation will be made available by the teacher
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030