090113 VO Byzantium and the steppe peoples: An overview from the Huns to the Mongols (4th-15th century) (2019S)
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Language: German
Examination dates
Monday
24.06.2019
13:30 - 15:00
Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock
Monday
30.09.2019
13:30 - 15:00
Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock
Friday
29.11.2019
09:30 - 11:00
Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock
Friday
24.01.2020
09:30 - 11:00
Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock
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Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Am 29. 04. entfällt die Vorlesung wegen einer Dienstreise; nächster Termin ist der 06. 05.
Monday
11.03.
13:30 - 15:00
Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock
Monday
18.03.
13:30 - 15:00
Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock
Monday
25.03.
13:30 - 15:00
Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock
Monday
01.04.
13:30 - 15:00
Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock
Monday
08.04.
13:30 - 15:00
Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock
Monday
29.04.
13:30 - 15:00
Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock
Monday
06.05.
13:30 - 15:00
Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock
Monday
13.05.
13:30 - 15:00
Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock
Monday
20.05.
13:30 - 15:00
Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock
Monday
27.05.
13:30 - 15:00
Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock
Monday
03.06.
13:30 - 15:00
Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock
Monday
17.06.
13:30 - 15:00
Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Written exam
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
No prior knowledge is required. The written final exam is graded according to a points system (possible total score: 100, 91-100: very good, 80-90: good, 66-79: satisfactory, 51-65: sufficient, 0-50: not enough). It comprises four sections: overview questions, explanations of important terms, location of important places and regions (with a mute map) and a text interpretation.
Examination topics
Learning matter for the written exam are the contents of the presentations of the lecturer and of the shared readings. Preparation materials will always be sent electronically to the registered participants in advance of each unit (via Moodle).
Reading list
Literature for introduction (a longer bibliography will be sent to participants of the course):
Ch. Baumer, The History of Central Asia II: The Age of the Silk Roads. London – New York 2014.
A. D. Beihammer, Byzantium and the Emergence of Muslim-Turkish Anatolia, ca. 1040-1130. London – New York 2017.
B. Cunliffe, By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean. The Birth of Eurasia. Oxford 2015.
F. Curta (ed.), The Other Europe in the Middle Ages. Avars, Bulgars, Khazars, and Cumans. Leiden – Boston 2008.
F. Daim (ed.), Byzanz: Historisch-kulturwissenschaftliches Handbuch. Stuttgart 2016 (with relevant chapters on the topic of the course)
W. Pohl, Die Awaren. Ein Steppenvolk in Mitteleuropa 567–822 n. Chr. München ²2015 (new in English: The Avars: A Steppe Empire in Central Europe, 567-822. Ithaca – London 2018)
J. Preiser-Kapeller, Jenseits von Rom und Karl dem Großen: Aspekte der globalen Verflechtung in der langen Spätantike, 300-800 n. Chr. Vienna 2018.
J. Shepard (ed.), The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire, c. 500–1492. Cambridge 2008.
Ch. Baumer, The History of Central Asia II: The Age of the Silk Roads. London – New York 2014.
A. D. Beihammer, Byzantium and the Emergence of Muslim-Turkish Anatolia, ca. 1040-1130. London – New York 2017.
B. Cunliffe, By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean. The Birth of Eurasia. Oxford 2015.
F. Curta (ed.), The Other Europe in the Middle Ages. Avars, Bulgars, Khazars, and Cumans. Leiden – Boston 2008.
F. Daim (ed.), Byzanz: Historisch-kulturwissenschaftliches Handbuch. Stuttgart 2016 (with relevant chapters on the topic of the course)
W. Pohl, Die Awaren. Ein Steppenvolk in Mitteleuropa 567–822 n. Chr. München ²2015 (new in English: The Avars: A Steppe Empire in Central Europe, 567-822. Ithaca – London 2018)
J. Preiser-Kapeller, Jenseits von Rom und Karl dem Großen: Aspekte der globalen Verflechtung in der langen Spätantike, 300-800 n. Chr. Vienna 2018.
J. Shepard (ed.), The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire, c. 500–1492. Cambridge 2008.
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Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:31
These developments are considered not only on the basis of written sources, but also through new findings in archeology and climate and environmental history. Similarly, new approaches of anthropology and social theory are discussed to understand the tensions between "nomadic" and "sedentary" societies. The joint reading of original texts (in translation) and research literature as well as rich image and map material is used to give a vivid picture of the role of the Byzantine Empire within the world of the steppe.