The History of the Later Roman Empire 284-641 a.d. 1202-OG-EN-HLRE

In the course of this lecture, I will focus on the crucial period in Roman History marked by the final division of the Empire into two closely allied, but wholly independent states: the Western Empire and the Eastern Empire and transformation of ancient culture. I will start from the reign of the Emperor Diocletian (284-305), then I will continue the lecture with description of the reign of another revolutionary Emperor on the Roman throne: Constantine (306-337) and the rule of dynasty established by Constantine (337-361). I will end the description of the history of the Empire in the 4th century a.d. with the death of the Emperor Theodosius (379-395) and final division of Empire. Describing the political situation in the 5th century, I will try to answer the question: why the Western Empire fell in 476 a.d. and the Eastern Empire survived? In the 6th century, I will concentrate on the first peak of Byzantine power: the reign of the Emperor Justinian I (527-565 a.d.). The description of history of the Eastern Empire ends with the usurpation of Phocas (602 a.d.) and the reign of Heraclius (610-641) – the turning point between late antique and medieval history of Byzantium. In the second half of semester, I will describe the social and structural changes in the Roman Empire, starting from the 4th and going on till the beginnings of the 7th century a.d.
List of topics:
- Diocletian and Tetrarchy
- Constantine the Great (306-337)
- the Constantinian dynasty: 337 a.d.-361 a.d. (the sons of Constantine, Emperor Julian)
-From Valentinian I and Valens to Theodosius I
- Roman Empire and its enemies: Germans
- Roman Empire and its enemies: Persians.
- The survival of the Eastern Empire in the 5th century.
- Why the Wester Empire fell?
- The Empire of Justinian and his successors
- The Administration
- The Society
- The Roman Army: Organization and Structure.
- Barbarian military practices

Całkowity nakład pracy studenta

(po angielsku) - in class contact hours (participation in lecture) – 30 h -consultation hours of a student – 15 h Self-study hours: - preparation for lectures - 15 hrs - reading literature- 15 hrs Altogether: 75 hours

Efekty uczenia się - wiedza

(po angielsku) Student: - has basic knowledge of political history of the Later Roman Empire from 284 A.D. to 641 A.D., K_W 01, K_W 04, K_W 05 - possesses knowledge about modes of running Roman external policy in this period K_W 01, K_W 04, - is familiar with basic knowledge about changes in the structure of the Roman society and state in that period K_W 11; K_W 12

Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności

(po angielsku) Student - is able to enumerate the dynasties reigning in the undivided Roman Empire and in Western and Eastern Empires and is familiar with the most important Roman Emperors from 284 A.D. to 641 A.D. K_U 01 -is able to explain why Western Empire fell in the 5th century a.d.K_U02, K_U 04 - has basic skills in enumerating the ideal virtues of the Emperor K_U 01 - is capable of explaining the changes in the administrative structure and officialdom of the Empire which occurred in late Antiquity K_U 02 -acquires knowledge in systematic and organized form under the guidance of supervisor with the use of information technology K_U 01 - formulates arguments and is able to discuss using opinions of different authors of historical monographs K_U04, K_U09, K_U10

Efekty uczenia się - kompetencje społeczne

(po angielsku) Student - understands the importance of cultural heritage of Late Antiquity for the modern Europe K_K 01, K_K 07 - understands the need to study of the history of the Roman Empire-K_K07 -is well prepared to team work K_K02

Metody dydaktyczne

(po angielsku) Assessment methods: - attendance/presence - activity - in case of more than 2 absences: a book review

Wymagania wstępne

(po angielsku) None

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

Szymon Olszaniec

Kryteria oceniania

Assessment methods:
- attendance/presence
- activity
- in case of more than 2 absences: a book review

Praktyki zawodowe

None

Literatura

- Av. Cameron, The Later Roman Empire ad 284 – 430, London 1993
- Av. Cameron, The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity ad 395 – 600, London and New York 1993
- A. H. M. Jones, The Cities of Eastern Roman Provinces, Oxford 1971 (https://archive.org/details/JonesCitiesEasternRomanProvinces)
- A.H.M. Jones, The Later Roman Empire 284 – 602. A Social, Economic and Administrative Survey, vol. I – III, Oxford 1964
- J. H. G. W. Liebeschuetz, From Diocletian to the Arab Conquest. Change in the Late Roman Empire, Aldershot 1996
- J. J. Norwich, Byzantium. The Early Centuries, London 1989 (Bibl. Główna UMK)
- A.A. Vasiliev, Justin I. An Introduction to the Epoch of Justinian the Great, Cambridge Mass. 1950 (https://archive.org/details/Vasiliev1950Justin)
- www.byzantium 1200.com

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