Late Antique and Byzantine Studies MA

Either one language acquisition module, or a research skills module (40 credits). These include:

• Beginners Ancient Greek for Research
• Intermediate Ancient Greek for Research
• Beginners Latin for Research
• Intermediate Latin
• Sources and Methods in Ancient History
• Greek Epigraphy
• Greek Papyrology
• Latin Epigraphy
• Medieval Latin Literature

Optional modules will be finalised in Spring 2018. Please contact the department for more information. The following optional modules were available in 2017/18 and this is an indicative list only:

• Byzantium and the First Crusade
• Byzantium and the Fourth Crusade
• Byzantium & the West, A. D. 800-1000
• Cities of God: making the Late Antique City
• Codes and Practice: The World of Roman Law
• Cyprus from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance
• The Empire of Constantinople
• Homer's Legacy
• Identity and Power in Medieval Europe, AD 500-1300
• The Late Roman and Early Byzantine City
• Living in Byzantium: Material Culture and Built Environment
• The Making of the Christian Empire, AD 284-425
• Medieval Papacy
• Philosophy under the Roman Empire
• The Reign of Constantine I

All students attend the Introduction to Byzantium seminar, leading to an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of up to 12,000 words.

The programme is delivered through a combination of seminars, lectures, workshops and library visits. Assessment is through unseen examinations, coursework essays and the dissertation.