Week 8 (October 12-16)
An age of reconquest and glory, 843-1025
- Expansion under the early Macedonian dynasty [Gregory 217-236; Shepard 292-332; Geanakoplos 25-26
(no. 9), 40-41 (no. 21), 112-114 (nos. 83-84), 118-121 (no. 89 A and B),
234-236 (no. 167), 239-245 (nos. 170-173), 260 (no. 184), 281-284 (nos.
205-206), 347-349 (nos. 258-259), 409 (no. 307 A), 418-420 (no. 315)];
see also the Athonite
monasteries
Great
Lavra,
Iviron,
Zographou,
Vatopedi,
Stavronikita,
and St.
Paul
- Basil II [Gregory 237-246; Shepard 493-582;
Geanakoplos101-102 (nos. 71-72), 111-112 (nos. 81-82), 189-190 (no.
137), 245-246 (no. 174), 284-286 (no. 207), 292-296 (no. 212 A and B),
351-353 (nos. 262-263 - the
Russian
Primary Chronicle on Prince Vladimir's conversion)]
- Friday, October 16: Homecoming (no classes)
