| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byzantine History I | TAR207 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 2 | Fall | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. İbrahim ŞİRİN
Associate Prof. Dr. Meryem GÜRBÜZ
Associate Prof. Dr. Kurtuluş KIYMET
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) knows the sources of this period.
2) Recognizes the political development of this period.
3) Prepares bibliography of this period.
4) Recognizing the first area of Byzantium.
5) Explanıng the history of Byzantium.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||
| 1 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||
| 1 | Middle | |
| 2 | High | |
| 3 | Middle | |
| 4 | High | |
| 5 | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
The content of the first semester of this course lasting two semesters involves the period between establishment of the state until Alexios Komnenos dynasty
Weekly Schedule
1) be introduced the lesson and the explain its content2) resource of history of the byzantine empire
3) early byzantine empire (324-610)
4) Christianization of Imperium Romanum
5) migration of tribes and period of christian struggles
6) restoration of Iustinianos
7) struggle of the renewal and the existence of the Byzantine Empire
8) visa exam
9) war wiyh the persian and the avars, Herakleios reform
10) arabian invasion, last years of Herakleios and II. Konstans, salvation of İstanbul, periods of IV. Konstantinos, II. Iustinianos
11) period of eikon rupture crisis (711-843)
12) confusion of throne, struggles of eikons, war of arabs, Leon III. struggles with bulgarians and Konstantinos V.
13) regres of eikon rupture evolvement
14) reforms of Nikephoros I
15) brilliant period of Byzantine Empire ( 843-1025): the beginning of a new age, The central government's struggle against the feudal forces and Basileios II's power reached its zenith in the Byzantine period.
16) Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Georg Ostrogorsky, Bizans Devleti Tarihi, çev:Fikret Işıltan, TTK, Ankara 1991
2- Georg Ostrogorsky, Bizans Devleti Tarihi, çev:Fikret Işıltan, TTK, Ankara 1991
3- Georg Ostrogorsky, Bizans Devleti Tarihi, çev:Fikret Işıltan, TTK, Ankara 1991
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required