DSBcA013 Intermediate Period between Antiquity and Middle Ages

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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
Tue 12:30–14:05 M11
Prerequisites (in Czech)
DSBcA011 History of Rome II
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
At the end of this lecture the student will be able to understand the intermediate period between Antiquity and Middle Ages.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction: The migration of ethnic groups as one of the most important phenomenon of the history. Tacit about the life of Germans
  • 2. The historical conceptions about continuity and break between Antiquity and Middle Ages; the most frequent causes of the fall of the Roman Empire
  • 3. The state of the Roman Empire in the times of the Great Migration
  • 4. The beginning of the migration of Germans and its probable cause
  • 5. The first conflicts between Romans and Germans till the Marcomanic wars. The Marcomanic wars.
  • 6. The changes in the barbaric world since the 3rd century
  • 7. The pre-European history of Huns; the Hunic invasion of Europe and its immediate consequences
  • 8. Attila's empire; The Huns and the Roman Empire; relations between the Huns and Germanic tribes
  • 9. The Visigoths and the Roman Empire. The first Christians of the Germanic world; Wulfil's Bible; Visigoths in Gaul and Hispania
  • 10. The Ostrogothic state in Italia as a sucessor of the ancient tradition
  • 11. Vandals, Suebes and Alans; the African Vandalic state, their militant arianism
  • 12. The Burgunds and their relation to the Romanic population
  • 13. The comparison of the evolution of the aforesaid barbaric states; barbaric states and the ancient heritage
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Jarmila. Attila : Hunové, Řím a Evropa (Attila : Huns, Rome and Europe). Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2012, 340 pp. Historica. ISBN 978-80-7429-169-2. info
  • BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Jarmila. Frankové a Evropa. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2009, 335 s. ISBN 9788070219423. info
  • DOLEŽAL, Stanislav. Interakce Gótů a římského impéria ve 3.-5. století n.l. Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2008, 337 s. ISBN 9788024615318. info
  • BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Jarmila, Zdeněk MĚŘÍNSKÝ and Aleš HOMOLA. Stěhování národů a východ Evropy (The great migration of people and the East of Europe). I. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2006, 525 pp. Hitorica. ISBN 80-7021-787-1. info
  • The Cambridge ancient history. Edited by Averil Cameron - John Bryan Ward-Perkins - Michael Whitby. Repr. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, xx, 1166. ISBN 0521325919. info
  • DROBERJAR, Eduard. Věk barbarů : české země a stěhování národů z pohledu archeologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Paseka, 2005, 260 s. ISBN 8071856568. info
  • The Cambridge ancient history. Edited by Averil Cameron - Peter Garnsey. Repr. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, xvi, 889. ISBN 0521302005. info
  • BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Jarmila. Stěhování národů (The great migration of nations). 1st ed. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2003, 416 pp. Edice Historica. ISBN 8070215062. info
Teaching methods
Lectures accompanied by theoretical training of students.
Assessment methods
The final evaluation takes the form of an oral examination. Attending the lectures is not mandatory. It is necessary to individually prepare at home.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021.
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