3. J. Herrin, (London, 2007), pp.148-68. Byzantium. The surprising life of a Medieval Empire 4. Liutprand of Cremon: (only Chapter 442, 443, 451). Report of his mission to Constantinople Topics for Discussion Who was Liutprand? What can we believe in What does it tell us about Liudprand’s account? Byzantine imperial ritual and relations with the west? What is the importance of De What is a promotion ceremonial? What happened during these ceremonies? Caerimonis? Week 4 Basil II and the 11th century crisis of The Byzantine Empire; The Normans; the Byzantine Church 1) Basil II, "The Bulgar-Slayer". 2) Eleventh Century crisis 3) 1054 A.D.: the Great Schism 4) The Normans from West to East Readings For Graduate Students - J.Herrin, (London, 2007), 212-31. Byzantium. The surprising life of a Medieval Empire - E. Van Houts, (Manchester, 2000), pp.102-12. The Normans in Europe For Undergraduate students - P.Stephenson, Byzantium‘s Balkan Frontier. A political study of the Northern Balkans, (Cambridge, 2000), 156-164. - Michael Psellus, (only paragraph 1-4) Chronographia Topics for Discussion What caused the crisis of the eleventh century? Was this a period of economic and
3. J. Herrin, Byzantium. The surprising life of a Medieval Empire (London, 2007), pp.148-68. 4. Liutprand of Cremon: Report of his mission to Constantinople (only Chapter 442, 443, 451). Topics for Discussion Who was Liutprand? What can we believe in Liudprand’s account? What does it tell us about Byzantine imperial ritual and relations with the west? What is the importance of De Caerimonis? What is a promotion ceremonial? What happened during these ceremonies? Week 4 Basil II and the 11th century crisis of The Byzantine Empire; The Normans; the Byzantine Church 1) Basil II, "The Bulgar-Slayer". 2) Eleventh Century crisis 3) 1054 A.D.: the Great Schism 4) The Normans from West to East Readings For Graduate Students - J.Herrin, Byzantium. The surprising life of a Medieval Empire (London, 2007), 212-31. - E. Van Houts, The Normans in Europe (Manchester, 2000), pp.102-12. For Undergraduate students - P.Stephenson, Byzantium‘s Balkan Frontier. A political study of the Northern Balkans, (Cambridge, 2000), 156-164. - Michael Psellus, Chronographia (only paragraph 1-4) Topics for Discussion What caused the crisis of the eleventh century? Was this a period of economic and