Academic Catalog

HIST217 BYZANTINE HISTORY I

Course Code: 2400217
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: History
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Assist.Prof.Dr GÖZDE SOMEL
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

The course, Byzantine History I is an introductory course to explore the establishment of the Byzantine Empire and basic foundations. The basic topics in this course are the importance of the Byzantine Empire to world history, the political and economic history of the Byzantine State, the foreign relations of the Byzantine Empire, and the civil war in the Byzantium.