EUH 3383 – Weekly topics
Tuesday, January 13: Introduction. What is Late Antiquity? Sources and definitions [Mitchell 15-50]
Thursday, January 15: Late Roman Empire and the Tetrarchy [Mitchell 51-66; Maas 11-12, 20-22, 105-106]
Tuesday, January 20: Constantine the Great and his successors [Mitchell 66-78; Maas 8, 9, 44, 59-60, 79-80, 111-112, 117-119, 120, 131-132, 224-225]
Thursday, January 22: From Julian to Theodosius [Mitchell 78-107; Maas 2-3, 7-8, 68-69, 80-81, 85, 87-88, 96-97, 120, 196, 207-208, 314, 346-348]
Tuesday, January 27: The Western Empire [Mitchell 108-125; Maas 48-49, 56-59, 349-353, 371-378]
Thursday, January 29: The Eastern Empire, from Zeno to Justinian [Mitchell 125-164; Maas 15, 126-129, 132-135, 137-139]
Tuesday, February 3: How did the empire work? Ideology, administration, government structure [Mitchell 165-175 and 185-201; Maas 14-15]
Thursday, February 5: Justinian [Mitchell 133-164; Maas 9-11, 17-18, 41-42, 45, 61-66, 140-142, 307-308, 340-341]
Tuesday, February 10: Roman army [Mitchell 176-185; Maas 81-85, 86-87, 90-94, 101-104]
Thursday, February 12: Visigoths, Huns. Burgundians, Franks, and Ostrogoths [Mitchell 206-241; Maas 115, 354-356, 361-363]
Tuesday, February 17: Christianity before the Church: persecutions, saints, early organization [Mitchell 242-276; Maas 142-146, 163-164]
Thursday, February 19: Christianity within and with the Roman Empire [Mitchell 277-299; Maas 113-114, 121-123]
Tuesday, February 24: Midterm
Thursday, February 26: Christological debates and monasticism [Mitchell 299-324; Maas 152-161]
Tuesday, March 3: Economy, taxation, cities [Mitchell 325-354; Maas 22-28]
Thursday, March 5: Society and law, house and household [Mitchell 259-270 and 355-407; Maas 285-288 and 291-296]
Tuesday, March 10: Marriage and family [Maas 248-259]
Thursday, March 12: From cradle to grave [Maas 240-248 and 270-284]
Tuesday, March 24: Women [Maas 227-239]
Thursday, March 26: Jews [Maas 201-207, 208-212, and 216-222]
Tuesday, March 31: Education and philosophy [Maas 66-68 and 69-73]
Thursday, April 2: Art and architecture
Tuesday, April 7: The year 536 and the plague: catastrophism or real challenges? [Mitchell 408-425; Maas 307-309]
Thursday, April 9: Sassanian Persia [Mitchell 425-438; Maas 327-340]
Tuesday, April 14: From Justinian to Heraclius [Mitchell 441-455; Maas 380-386]
Thursday, April 16: Heraclius and rise of Islam [Mitchell 455-463; Maas 390-406]
Tuesday, April 21: Late Antiquity between the “fall” and the “transformation” of the Roman Empire [Mitchell 466-492]
Friday, May 1, 10:00-12:00: Final.
