Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
130300103107BYZANTINE HISTORY-IElective233
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The objective of this course is to enable students to summarize the political history of the Byzantine Empire from the foundation of Istanbul to the reign of Constantine (1025-1028), to evaluate common / different aspects between the Western Roman Empire and the Byzantine State, which was founded as part of the Western Empire, to examine the role and impact of the Byzantine Empire in world history.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Gonca SUTAY
Learning Outcomes
1The individuals who are major in their field and experienced are being grown as dependent on main principles of Republic of Turkey and convenient for the main aims of Turkish national education system.
2They will achieve some behaviour such as being open-minded while doing scientific investigations, being suspicious and delaying decisions in the situation of having no complete proof, and they can maintain their studies with patience and care.
3They will apply the modern methods writing and investigating history by being loyal to scientific ethical rules.
4By learning other disciplines which can be an assist to science of history, they will benefit from the branches which will help them in their investigations and studies.
5They will have the information of archive, library and documents. In addition, by evaluating these sources in decent way through its originality, they will present service and being of academic society.
6To be able to summarize the political history of the Byzantine Empire from the foundation of Istanbul to the reign of Constantine (1025-1028)
7To be able to evaluate common / different aspects between the Western Roman Empire and the Byzantine State, which was founded as part of the Western Empire
8To be able to examine the role and impact of the Byzantine Empire in world history
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Latin reign of the Byzantine Empire until its inception in the process of examining the relations with other states
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to bibliography of the coursereading, explanation, discussion
2Foundation of Istanbul, concept of “empire” in the Byzantine State, relations between emperor-Orthodox churchreading, explanation, discussion
3From the reign of Arcadius (395-408) to the reign of Justin I (518-527)reading, explanation, discussion
4The reign of Justin I (518-527)reading, explanation, discussion
5From the reign of Justin II (565-578) to the reign of Phocas (602-610)reading, explanation, discussion
6From the reign of Herakleios (610-641) to the reign of Justinian II (685-695)reading, explanation, discussion
7From the reign of Leontios (695-698) to the reign of Theodosios III (715-717)reading, explanation, discussion
8Midterm Exam.
9The reign of Leon III (717-741) and iconoclasmreading, explanation, discussion
10From the reign of Constantine V (741-775) to the reign of Constantine VI (780-797)reading, explanation, discussion
11From the reign of Irene (797-802) to the reign of Michael I Rangabe (811-813)reading, explanation, discussion
12From the reign of Leon V(813-820) to the reign of Michael III (842-867)reading, explanation, discussion
13From the reign of Basil I (867-886) to the reign of Constantine VII (913-959)reading, explanation, discussion
14I. Romanos Lakapenos (920-944) period II. Nikephoros Phokas (963-969) until the period. I. Ioanes Çimiskes (969-976) period VIII. Konstantinos (1025-1028) to the period.reading, explanation, discussion
Recommended or Required Reading
Ostrogorsky, Bizans Devleti Tarihi 2. Charles Diehl, Bizans İmparatorluğu Tarihi 3. Cyril Mango, Bizans Yeni Roma İmparatorluğu 4. Paul Lemerle, Bizans Tarihi
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures13226
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination199
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Reading7214
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
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