58454 - Byzantine Civilization

Learning outcomes

The purpose of the Course consists on to transmit a large kknowledge of the eastern-roman civilization (IV-XV Century), with particular regard to the italian territories (e.g. high adriatic and venetian territories, the Romania, Rome, Southern Italy and the isles). The study of ancient and modern literature shall be useful to understand why contestualizying italian specificity in the byzantine history is important for better understand our history.

Course contents

The focuses of the Course consists in:

1) General features and periodization of the entire history of the eastern roman Empire, from Fourth to Fiftennth Century;

2) importance of the study of eastern roman Empire history for the formation of Modern and Contemporary Europe history, in particular Eastern Europe. The comprehension of the eastern roman Empire identity is foudamental for the comprehension of the modern history of Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Russia.

3) relations (diplomatic, commercial, cultural) between the italaian "Signorias" (in particular Venice and Milan), the roman Apostolic seth, and the Muscovy, from Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century.

Readings/Bibliography

1) Lecture of a manual - or an Introduction - of the history of the eastern roman Empire choosed between the disponibility in the Libraries of Ravenna and Bologna. The final choose will be discussed during the assesment.

2) Is recommended the use of pages from: A. CARILE, Materiali di storia bizantina, Bologna 1994; A. CARILE, Immagine e realtà nel mondo bizantino, Bologna 2000; A. CARILE, Teologia politica bizantina, Spoleto 2008.

3) Bibliography about this point will be suggested and discussed during the lessons. 

Teaching methods

Teaching methods consists in discussing bibliography, maps, documents during the lessons; including seminarial lessons of Teachers invitated from other Institutions or Universities. Partecipation to these seminarial Lessons is considered obbligatory.

 

Assessment methods

Classic oral assesment, verting about discussion of materal and bibliography choosed by candidate.

Teaching tools

Didactic material (bibliography, maps, images) and seminarial lessons.

it's available material and structure of the Laboratory of Venetian Chronicles of the Department of Cultural Heritage, via degli Ariani, n° 1, Ravenna.

Office hours

See the website of Giorgio Vespignani