BYZANTINE HISTORY

The course covers the main issues that occupy historians of Byzantium in their attempts to understand that civilization. It presents the sketch of about 1100 years of Byzantine history and introduces the history of Byzantium in the fourth century, when Emperor Constantine founded Constantinople as the “New Rome”, and ends with the fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD.

A) A sketch of Byzantine History (6 CFU).

B) The age of Justinian (3 CFU).

Mod. A) G. Ravegnani, Introduzione alla storia bizantina, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2008, pp. 1-203.

Byzantine texts in Italian translation: U. Albini - E.V. Maltese, Bisanzio nella sua letteratura, Garzanti, Milano 2004², pp. 1-400.

Mod. B) M. Meier, Giustiniano, trad. ital., Il Mulino, Bologna, 2007, pp. 1-139.

Texts in Italian translation: A. Marcone, Il mondo tardoantico: antologia delle fonti, Carocci, Roma 2000, pp. 1-160.

Non-attending students.

Students who do not attend lessons may agree on a program with alternative texts for a number of pages equal to that provided for the course. They must agree timely on their choices with the professor.

Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian Association on Copyright).

All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.