Discipline ID
8c6cc18f-a222-48fa-b32e-f6dd2519e1a6
COURSE DETAIL
THE ROMAN EMPIRE IN LATE ANTIQUITY
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University College London
Program(s)
University College London
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
Archaeology
UCEAP Course Number
152
UCEAP Course Suffix
N
UCEAP Official Title
THE ROMAN EMPIRE IN LATE ANTIQUITY
UCEAP Transcript Title
ROMAN EMPIRE
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines the fate of the later Roman empire from the fall of Rome through the establishment of the barbarian kingdoms in the west and the rise of Constantinople in the East to the eve of the Arab conquests (AD400-700), interrogating models of decline, catastrophe, and transformation through the most recent archaeology. There is, however, much more to the study of the late antique world than the problem of how and why the Roman empire collapsed. The course explores key themes such as decline and fall, barbarians and ethnicity, urbanism, rural settlement, Christianization, the army and the economy and compare the different trajectories of Europe, Northern Africa, and the Eastern Mediterranean in this period.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ARCL0064
Host Institution Course Title
THE ROMAN EMPIRE IN LATE ANTIQUITY
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Institute of Archaeology
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
COURSE DETAIL
EARLY MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF BRITAIN A
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University College London
Program(s)
University College London
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Archaeology
UCEAP Course Number
125
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
EARLY MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF BRITAIN A
UCEAP Transcript Title
MEDVL ARCOL BRITAIN
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course introduces the archaeological evidence for Anglo-Saxon England, the Celtic West, and Scotland between the 5th and 11th centuries AD. This course examines the archaeological evidence for Anglo-Saxon settlement and follows the development of post-Roman archaeology in upland Britain to the west and north. The process of Anglo-Saxon conversion to Christianity, church and monastic archaeology, the development of trading and manufacturing settlements and later of defended towns, the establishment of a fixed frontier with the Welsh kingdoms, the impact of the Vikings on Britain, the development of nucleated villages, manors and parishes are all major themes. Particular attention is given to art styles in a variety of media. This is the spring only version of a year-long course for study abroad students.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ARCL2018B
Host Institution Course Title
EARLY MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF BRITAIN A
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Archaeology