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The Splendor of Byzantium

Paul Freedman · Yale University

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  1. Course Introduction: Rome’s Greatness and First Crises Audio
  2. The Crisis of the Third Century and the Diocletianic Reforms Audio
  3. Constantine and the Early Church Audio
  4. The Christian Roman Empire Audio
  5. St. Augustine’s Confessions Audio
  6. Transformation of the Roman Empire Audio
  7. Barbarian Kingdoms Audio
  8. Survival in the East Audio
  9. The Reign of Justinian Audio
  10. Clovis and the Franks Audio
  11. Frankish Society Audio
  12. Britain and Ireland Audio
  13. Monasticism Audio
  14. Mohammed and the Arab Conquests Audio
  15. Islamic Conquests and Civil War Audio
  16. The Splendor of the Abbasid Period Audio
  17. The Crucial Seventh Century Audio
  18. The Splendor of Byzantium Audio
  19. Charlemagne Audio
  20. Intellectuals and the Court of Charlemagne Audio
  21. Crisis of the Carolingians Audio
  22. Vikings / The European Prospect, 1000 Audio