2009 Course Handbook
AHST104: Antiquity's Heirs: Barbarian Europe, Byzantium, and Islam
How do the ancient world and the modern world fit together? Where did the Roman Empire, and its older neighbour Persia, go? Late Antiquity (about 250-750 AD) was a period of profound transition which crucially shaped the world we know today. This introduction examines how both Christianity and Islam arose from the classical world, while charting the origins of western European nations, the beginnings of Rome's 1000-year continuation in Byzantium, and the creation of the Islamic world. Pivotal changes in society and culture are studied through texts concerning figures such as Attila, St. Patrick, and the earliest Islamic poets.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | 2010 - offered in 2010 |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Andrew Gillett |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
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Department of Ancient History |