The Late Roman city in Asia Minor: Decline or Transformation (P02324)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCA-P-RomanCity

Asia Minor was a major centre of classical urbanism. After the foundation of Constantinople in 330 many of the patterns of urban life were transformed and new civic institutions and structures emerged; Christianity flourished and the old pagan ways were suppressed. We will study both archaeological and textual sources for urban life including law codes and inscriptions. There will be particular attention to the evidence surviving from southern Turkey where we will consider not only the remains of cities and villages but also the evidence of saints lives and other texts. Flourishing urban life ended around AD 600 and we will consider the various factors from plague to invasions and ecological disaster which have suggested to have brought about its demise.

Entry Requirements

? Costs : None.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
08/01/2008	14:00	15:50	Room 1.F01, Old High School	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	15:50	Central

? Additional Class Information : N.B. Timetable is arranged annually

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

A knowledge and understanding of the main elements of the archaeology and history of late antique Asia Minor
Skills of interpreting and analysing the material and textual sources for urban life and transformation.
An awareness of current historical and archaeological debates concerning late antiquity in the eastern Mediterranean.
An understanding of the key issues concerning the relationship between archaeological and textual sources
The ability to use critically a range of different categories of visual , material and written evidence
Some knowledge of the geography of the region
Bibliographical research skills to enable students to find additional information for assignments