The Early Middle Ages.

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This seminar focuses on Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, the period from the late fourth through the late 10th centuries C.E. during which the Western Roman Empire was replaced by the individual kingdoms and principalities of medieval Europe. Participants will research the history and historiography of this period, which includes the "barbarian invasions" of Rome and the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the rise of the Roman Church, the transition from Classical to medieval philosophy, the establishment of the Carolingian and Holy Roman Empires, and the foundation of medieval European political, social, and economic systems. Prerequisite: any general education history survey or consent of instructor. EU.