Week 10 (March 13-17)

 

Declining empire, 1025-1143

• Tuesday: Military disaster and Comnenian recovery [Treadgold 583-637; Geanakoplos 29-30 (no. 11), 41-42 (no. 22), 52-53 (no. 30), 68-69 (no. 45), 104-105 (no. 74), 134 (no. 98 B), 140-141 (no. 103 A and B - Michael Psellus, Chronography), 158-161 (no. 116 A and B), 175-176 (nos. 126-127), 206-214 (nos. 150-151), 236-238 (no. 168 A and B), 262-263 (no. 187), 286-288 (no. 208), 358-362 (nos. 268-270 - Anna Comnena, Alexiad, on the arrival of the crusaders), 382 (no. 289), 402-403 (no. 302 A and B), 404-405 (no. 303), 406-407 (no. 305), 412-413 (no. 309)].
• Thursday: In-class assignment #3. Middle Byzantine art [Glory 21-181 and 219-271].