From Rome to Istanbul: The Byzantine World, ca. 200 - 1453 CE

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Development of the Byzantine empire from the emperor Constantine's conversion of the Roman Empire to Christianity and the founding of the eastern capital at Constantinople, and ending with the city's conquest and transformation into the Ottoman capital of Istanbul in 1453 CE. Emphasis will be placed on the relationships with Byzantium's neighbors to the west (Roman Papacy, Venice, Crusaders, etc.) and especially to the east (Persian Wars, rise of Islam, early Ottoman Empire). Offered as ANEE 102 and CLSC 102 and HSTY 102 . Counts as a CAS Global & Cultural Diversity course. Counts as a Human Diversity & Commonality course. Counts as a Understanding Global Perspectives course.