CLAS 572 Mediterranean World of Late Antiquity
Surveys the process by which the ancient world was transformed into the medieval world; covers roughly the period between the third and eighth centuries A.D. During this critical period, Christianity was successfully established throughout the Mediterranean world, Germanic invaders overthrew the Roman empire in the West, and Islam came to dominate North Africa and the Middle East. Particular attention to various issues of continuity and discontinuity in religion, politics, and culture. Readings include both primary and secondary sources.
Cross Listed Courses
CLAS 472 & ECST 472