City of Constantine

• • Byzantium before Constantine
  • Age of Constantine
  • Age of Justinian
  • Age of Iconoclasm
  • Age of Crusades
  • Byzantine Humanism
  • The Byzantine Church
  • The Emperor
  • Art and Architecture
  • Entertainment and Everyday Life
  • The Fall of Constantinople

Others

Admission to MAncHist (OUA) or GradCertAncHist (OUA)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

This subject examines the history of Constantinople from its foundation by Constantine the Great in the fourth century to its capture by the Ottoman Turks in the fifteenth century. Students will learn to analyse critically the cultural, ecclesiastical, intellectual, military, art and architectural history of the city, using literary, documentary and archaeological evidence.

• Weekly online discussion (15%)
• Annotated Bibliography (30%)
• Major essay (55%)

Current study term: 20 Feb 22 to 05 Jun 22