DSMgrB11 Late Ancient and Early Medieval Barbaric States II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc. (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 9:10–10:45 A21
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)Burgundians in between Franks and Huns
  • 2)Burgundian law and society
  • 3)Suebi in Gallicia
  • 4)Franks from 3rd to 5th century - enemies and foederati of the Roman empire
  • 5)Franks and the catholic christianity
  • 6)Institutions of the early frankish state
  • 7)Society in the frankish empire
  • 8)Frankish expansion and missions
  • 9)The law personality in the frankish region
  • 10)The Angles, Sasians and Jutes in Britain
  • 11)Early history of Langobards
  • 12)Italy between Langobards and Byzantine empire
  • 13)Langobardic state in Italy
  • 14)Final overview
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 (the is also a seminer where literary sources are being analyzed)
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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