June 28: Introduction. What is Late Antiquity? Sources and definitions [Mitchell 15-50]
June 29: Late Roman Empire and the Tetrarchy [Mitchell 51-66; Maas 11-12, 20-22, 105-106
June 30: 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]
July 1: From Julian to Theodosius [Mitchell 78-89; Maas 2-3, 68-69, 80-81, 85, 87-88, 196, 207-208, 314, 346-348]
July 2: Theodosius I [Mitchell 90-107; Mass 7-8, 96-97, 120]
July 6: The Western Empire [Mitchell 108-125; Maas 48-49, 56-59, 349-353, 371-378]
July 7: The Eastern Empire, from Zeno to Justinian [Mitchell 125-133; Maas 41, 126-129, 132-135, 137-139]
July 8: Justinian [Mitchell 133-164; Maas 9-11, 17-18, 41-42, 45, 61-66, 140-142, 307-308, 340-341]
July 9: How did the empire work? Ideology, administration, government structure [Mitchell 165-175 and 185-201; Maas 14-15]
July 12: Roman army [Mitchell 176-185; Maas 81-85, 86-87, 90-94, 101-104]
July 13: Visigoths and Huns [Mitchell 206-223]
July 14: Burgundians, Franks and Ostrogoths [Mitchell 223-241; Maas 115, 354-356, 361-363]
July 15: Christianity before the Church: persecutions, saints, early organization [Mitchell 242-276; Maas 142-146, 163-164]
July 16: Midterm. Christianity within and with the Roman Empire [Mitchell 277-299; Maas 113-114, 121-123]
July 19: Christological debates and monasticism [Mitchell 299-324; Maas 152-161]
July 20: Economy, taxation, cities [Mitchell 325-354; Maas 22-28]
July 21: Society and law [Mitchell 355-407; Maas 285-288 and 291-296]
July 22: House and household [Maas 259-270]
July 23: Marriage and family [Maas 248-259]
July 26: From cradle to grave [Maas 240-248 and 270-284]
July 27: Women [Maas 227-239]
July 28: Jews [Maas 201-207, 208-212, and 216-222]
July 29: Education and philosophy [Maas 66-68 and 69-73]
July 30: Art and architecture
August 2: The year 536 and the plague: catastrophism or real challenges? [Mitchell 408-425; Maas 307-309]
August 3: Sassanian Persia [Mitchell 425-438; Maas 327-340]
August 4: From Justinian to Heraclius [Mitchell 441-455; Maas 380-386]
August 5: Heraclius and rise of Islam [Mitchell 455-463; Maas 390-406]
August 6: Final. Late Antiquity between the “fall” and the “transformation” of the Roman Empire [Mitchell 466-492]