Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
• be able to place Constantinople in its historical context (geographically, politically, economically, culturally).
• will have an overview of Byzantine literary genres and they will be able to identify their general characteristics.
• have examined social and gender issues in Byzantium.
• be able to identify and appreciate the different literary genres as sources of historical and archaeological information and evaluate conflicting accounts between texts.
• have familiarized themselves with methods of researching, analyzing, and composing historical information through various sources.
• enhance further their ability to read, understand and analyze primary textual sources in Greek.
