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Ancient Cities

Key information

  • Module code:

    5AACAA90

  • Level:

    5

  • Semester:

      Spring

  • Credit value:

    15

Module description

The aim of the module is to introduce students to the history, changing fortunes, monuments and artistic output of Constantinople, successor to Rome and the largest city of the medieval world.

This will be achieved through the examination of the city’s fabric, of individual monuments with their decoration, and of primary texts which shed light on important questions, with particular emphasis on the transformation of the city from Late Antiquity through the so-called dark ages and into the medieval period (4th - 15th century).

Assessment details

2,000 word essay (70%) + 750 word commentary (30%) 

Subject areas

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