A TALE OF TWO EMPIRES
Part I: The Byzantine Empire
An Adult Education Series by Dr. William J. Neidinger
They were occasionally allies; they regularly hired out
their soldiers to one another as mercenaries; the two
royal houses intermarried at one time. And they ended
as the bitterest of enemies, the Ottoman Turks
eventually extinguishing the light of the millennium-old
Greek Orthodox Byzantine Empire. But in a very real
sense the Ottoman Empire was the true successor state
to Byzantium, though separated by both race and
religion. The Ottoman Empire came to rule the same
lands and peoples and served as the same foil to
western Europe as the Byzantine Empire.
Though often taught as two distinct subjects, the two
empires’ stories really should be taught as a continuum.
This course seeks to explore the interwoven fates and
histories of the two peoples.
The lectures are richly illustrated with images, and
course material includes detailed lecture notes and an
extensive syllabus of site plans, maps, and ground plans.
LECTURES:
Six lectures.
907 DVD. 6 lectures on DVD $50.00.
917 CD. 6 lectures on audio CD $30.00.
Part I: The Byzantine Empire
An Adult Education Series by Dr. William J. Neidinger
They were occasionally allies; they regularly hired out
their soldiers to one another as mercenaries; the two
royal houses intermarried at one time. And they ended
as the bitterest of enemies, the Ottoman Turks
eventually extinguishing the light of the millennium-old
Greek Orthodox Byzantine Empire. But in a very real
sense the Ottoman Empire was the true successor state
to Byzantium, though separated by both race and
religion. The Ottoman Empire came to rule the same
lands and peoples and served as the same foil to
western Europe as the Byzantine Empire.
Though often taught as two distinct subjects, the two
empires’ stories really should be taught as a continuum.
This course seeks to explore the interwoven fates and
histories of the two peoples.
The lectures are richly illustrated with images, and
course material includes detailed lecture notes and an
extensive syllabus of site plans, maps, and ground plans.
LECTURES:
- From Byzantium to Constantinople: The
Foundation of New Rome. - Reconquest: Justinian and the Golden Age of
Byzantium. - Decline and Resurgence: The Macedonians.
- The Arrival and Conquests of the Seljuk Turks.
- Byzantines, Turks, and Crusaders.
- Byzantine Art and Architecture.
Six lectures.
907 DVD. 6 lectures on DVD $50.00.
917 CD. 6 lectures on audio CD $30.00.
THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
907 DVD: 6 lectures on DVD $50.00.
917 CD. 6 lectures on audio CD $30.00.
907 DVD: 6 lectures on DVD $50.00.
917 CD. 6 lectures on audio CD $30.00.
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