2019-20

The course aims to introduce students to matters concerning the economic history of Byzantium.   
The course starts with a treatment of the passage from the economy of Late Antiquity to the medieval economy and its structures.  It then deals with sources of wealth in Byzantium, natural and human resources, the rural and urban economy, exchange, trade and markets and developments in coinage and Byzantine money.  The course ends with a comparison between the Byzantine economy and the economies of the states of the medieval west.  

The course starts with a summary of education in Classical antiquity and in Hellenistic and Roman times.  It then deals with the fate of ancient Greek literature in early Byzantium.  The course examines the primary and secondary education system of the Byzantines, the organization of the university of Constantinople (AD 425), the Magnavra Scholē (mid 9th c.), the state Law School (mid 11th c.) and the Patriarchal School of Constantinople (12th c.).  The course both introduces students to the study of Byzantine education and acquaints them with the various literary forms that developed in th

The aim of the course is two-fold: It offers a compact and global overview of fundamental theoretical knowledge centering upon the manifold subject in psychology, the development of the individual. It also highlights the application of this knowledge, to facilitate the understanding and better handling of the individual during the vital periods of childhood and adolescence.

The course deals with the history of Roumelia (the Balkan Province) from the 14th to the 20th century. Particular attention is given to Thrace, which is the main area studied.  Thrace was the heartland, nearest to Istanbul, the main city of the Balkan peninsula and played an important role in national movements and other developments during the period. The course also focusses on the issue of social mobility and the emergence of the Ottomans as new conquerors. Such social mobility changed the demographic composition of the area.

Why do we study the history of women and what is meant by 'gender history'? The course introduces gender as an analytical category in European history and examines conceptions regarding the place of women in society and their role in the evolution of European history.