DSMgrB04 Late Ancient and Early Medieval Barbaric States I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/2. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Silvie Elmoujahid, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 10:50–12:25 A24, Thu 10:50–12:25 A24
Prerequisites
at least basic knowledge of Latin (for the seminar)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The student will gain a complex overview of the complicated developments in the Western Europe in the transition period between Antiquity and Medieval times. He will acquire competences to use metodological procedures in order to independently analyze the development in the early medieval states. The student will also gain knowledge of certain characteristic features of the transition periods in the human history.
Syllabus
  • 1) basic definition of the barbarian states, the general features
  • 2) Visigoths - the origins of the romanisation, tribal organisation; The kingdom of Toulouse; The kingdom of Toledo in the 6th century; The kingdom of Toledo in the 7th century
  • 3) Ostrogoths
  • 4) Burgundians
  • 5) Vandals
  • Seminar: Reading of literary sources for the history of the Visigoths, the Ostrogoths, the Burgundians and the Vandals.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • B. BYSTRICKÝ. Sťahovanie národov (454-568). Bratislava: Pro historia 2009.
  • BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Jarmila. Stěhování národů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2003, 413 s. ISBN 8070215062. info
  • HEATHER, P. J. Gótové. Translated by Lubomír Košnar - Jiří Ohlídal - Petr Prokeš. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2002, 408 s. ISBN 8071061999. info
Teaching methods
lectures; reading and analyzing texts
Assessment methods
active participation in class, handing in an essay, written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
General note: Předmět je vyučován dvakrát týdně - jednou přednáška, jednou seminář.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2015, Spring 2016.
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