ARC 117
INTRODUCTION TO PREHISTORY
The
course will introduce students to the Prehistory of the
Eastern
Mediterranean. The chronological periods, which will be covered
are the Neolithic and the Chalcolithic, as well as, questions
relating to the transition to the Bronze Age. The course will focus on issues such as the way
of life in these first farming communities, architecture,
burial customs and technology.
As an integral part of the course there will be visits
to the Archaeological Museum of Nicosia as well as archaeological
sites of this period
ARC 118 THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE CITY KINGDOMS OF CYPRUS
Introductory
course on the archaeology of the Mediterranean cultures
during the Bronze Age. The geographical coordinates of the
course are defined by the Greek peninsula to the west and
by the Syro-Palestinian coast to the east. Although the
emphasis is placed upon the development of the Aegean Bronze
Age cultures - the Trojan, the Cycladic, the Helladic and
the Minoan - an elementary introduction is also provided
for the Egyptian, the Canaanite and the Cypriote Bronze
Age cultures in the Eastern
Mediterranean.
ARC 123 INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY I:
FROM THE GEOMETRIC TO THE CLASSICAL PERIOD
This course examines
the period from 1100-330 B.C. In other words, it comprises
the Geometric, Archaic and Classical times. It investigates
Ancient Greek Art and culture from the end of the Mycenaean
world and the passage to the Geometric period, to the Archaic
times that led to the unprecedented blossoming of the Classical
period. It presents the specific character of each period
and analyses its characteristics and achievements. It is
based upon an initial presentation of representative works
and monuments of each period and upon the analysis of works
of sculpture, vase painting, monumental painting, architecture
and metalworking. Furthermore, it investigates phenomena
such as the appearance of myths in Greek art, the establishment
of the human figure in the centre of artistic representation,
and the quests that led to the genesis of monumental sculpture
and monumental Greek temples.
ARC 124 INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY II (HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN PERIODS)
General
survey of the Hellenistic and Roman world: Hellenistic Kingdoms
(323-30 B.C.), early Rome (264-30 B.C.)
and the Roman Empire (27 B.C.-4th cent. A.D.). Main stages of development and characteristics
of the two periods. Presentation
and analysis of key monuments and works of art.
ARC
135 INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHRISTIAN ARTA AND ARCHAEOLOGY
(4TH –7TH C.)
A survey
of the Early Christian architecture and Art to the Christian
World, with broad reference to the monuments of Cyprus.
ARC 140 INTRODUCTION TO FOLK ART - TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMEN
Introduction: Definition
of Folk Culture, Folk/Traditional Art, Folklore, Ethnology,
Ethnography Cultural Anthropology, etc.
- Ethnography - Folklore in its modern perspective.
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Survey of research in the material life of the recent past
both in Cyprus and
Greece.
- Methods, sources
and importance of Folk Art.
- The role of Ethnographic
Museums in a modern society.
- Historical background:
Period of Ottoman Rule, Period of British Administration.
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Socio-economic conditions during the time of floruit
of Folk Art in Greece and
Cyprus.
Traditional Craftsmen
- Methods of recording traditional crafts.
- Processing of raw
materials (cotton, flax, hemp, wool)
- Weaving, silk-making
- Calico-printing,
leatherwork
- Basketry, wood
carving, stone carving
- Metalwork
- Pottery-making
etc.
Lectures are accompanied
by slides and video tapes.
The course includes also visits to Ethnographic Museums.
ARC 141 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIROMENTAL
ARCHAEOLOGY
Unlike other fields
of archaeology, the subjects of environmental archaeology
do not include works
of art, building, monuments or other artifacts.
Environmental archaeology studies plant, animal and even human remains,
relics of ancient agricultural activities, and other
issues relating to the ancient environment. The study of all these enables us to
reconstruct and better understand the ancient environment.
With environmental archaeology we learn about the
whole of human life in the past.
The course will introduce students to the various
fields of environmental archaeology (geoarchaeology, archaeobotany,
zooarchaeology and palaeopathology) and the methods applied
in each of these for the study of ancient environmental
remains. As an integral part of the course, there will
be visits to the Archaeological Museum of Nicosia as well
as archaeological sites of this period.
ARC 156 INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY B
This course will investigate various aspects
of ancient technology such as: building methods and materials,
means of transport on land and at the sea, ancient methods
of communication, and methods of measuring, time, distance,
volume and weight. One of the main aims of this course is to show
how deep the roots of today’s technology really are. As an integral part of the course there will
be visits to the Archaeological Museum of Nicosia.
ARC 225 ARCHAEOLOGY
OF THE HELLENISTIC PERIOD
The Hellenistic period
starts with the death of Alexander the Great and the division
of his immense kingdom between his successors.
It was out of this division of the ancient world
into different smaller states, governed by Greek rulers,
that Hellenistic culture was born. The different kingdoms had many common characteristics,
such as language and religion, and this led to the creation
of a cultural and artistic koine.
The course will first examine the archaeological
(and historical) evidence relative to the creation of these
kingdoms and then analyse the main monuments and works of
art of the period. These
reflect, on one hand, the afore-mentioned koine,
and, on the other, traditions that developed independently
in each kingdom. Special emphasis will be given to Ptolemaic Egypt,
the metropolis of the Hellenistic world.
ARC 227 ROME CENTRE OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
Myths relating to the foundation of Rome. Brief survey of the history of Rome,
up to the end of the Republic.
Detailed study of Imperial Rome: topography, imperial
forums, public buildings etc.
ARC 250 ARCHAEOMETRY
Archaeometry has
been defined as the application of physical and chemical
methods to the study of ancient remains in an effort to
gain a better and more accurate understanding of their age
as well as the materials and methods of construction.
Archaeometry has often been identified with dating
techniques such as Radiocarbon and Thermoluminescence. Dating, however, is just one of the many applications
of archaeometry. This
course is an introduction to the basic techniques applied
in archaeometry in an effort to address a number of archaeological
problems such as dating, archaeological Prospection, material
studies, provenance etc. This course is also offered as an elective to
students from the departments of Physics and Chemistry.
ARC 289 ANCIENT GREEK ARCHITECTURE
Architecture forms
one of the major research fields of Classical Archaeology.
Its monuments, that is the religious, public or private
buildings, in Gods’ precincts, agorae, cities and acropoleis
of Ancient Greece shaped the place where the religious and
political history of the Greek world evolved. For this reason,
this course does not only aim to study the typology of the
architectural types and to present the development of the
various orders of the ancient Greek architecture, from the
Early Iron age to the Hellenistic period, and from the Greek
Mainland and the islands to the west coast of Asia Minor.
It further aims to research topics such as the evolution
of the temple architecture, from the simple orthogonal buildings
to the monumental temples, the spatial relation of the buildings
to the surrounding space, especially in the sanctuaries,
the search for and the achievement of monumentality, the
function of some architectural types, and in general the
reflection of the social and political circumstances of
each period in architecture.
ARC 297 GREEK SANCTUARIES:
FOUNDATION AND EVOLUTION
Greek
sanctuaries do not only form the places where ancient Greeks
forged their religious concepts, through myth and cult;
much more they are the places where the social and political
consciousness was awakened and a panhellenic concept was
born. Since their early phases they were associated with
the history of the Greek city-states and followed their
evolution. The musical and athletic competitions in the
great panhellenic sanctuaries, such as Olympia and Delphi, fuelled the common, panhellenic concept and turned the Gods’ precincts
into places of social exhibition, economic strength and
political propaganda. This course aims to research topics
such as the spatial organisation and the architectural development,
from the simple altars of the Early Iron Age to the monumental
temples, the problem of cultic continuity from the Late
Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age, the expectations and the
goals of the votaries and the types of the votives, the
special functions of the sanctuaries as oracles or places
of initiation rituals, the meaning and procedure of sacrifices
and the act of dedication.
ARC 298 ATTIC BLACK
FIGURE AND RED FIGURE VASE PAINTING
ARC 343 ARTS, CRAFTS, TECHNIQUES OF HERITAGE (18th
– 20th c.)
The aim of this seminar
is:
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to train students to record traditional
craftsmen and workshops (buildings, tools and other equipment,
raw materials, techniques, products, etc.), to evaluate
ethnographic data and to compare them with information from
published or unpublished (manuscripts) sources.
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to promote the research of arts, crafts
and techniques of heritage, and the understanding of their
contribution in the life and economy of the preindustrial
society of the recent past
ARC 327 ANTIOCH AND THE SYRO-PALESTINIAN COAST
Antioch was one of
the most important cities of the Roman period.
The intensive excavations of the 1930´s, before
the area was submerged by the waters of the Euphrates dam, brought to light a large number of buildings and other remains
(including a superb series of mosaics), that reflect the
majesty of the city. Antioch has, once
again, come to the forefront after the very successful exhibition
and colloquium that took place in the USA during
2000/01. The seminar
will examine the foundation and development of the city,
its topography and various aspects of its cultural and artistic
life.
HIS 105 INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL STUDIES, METHODOLOGY
AND PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY
General theoretical
issues. The formation of historiographic tradition (before
historiography, birth and development of historiography
from the beginning until the mid-19th century,
formation of the modern science of history and methodology,
new trends, interdisciplinarity of contemporary historiography).
The technique of historical research. Writing history (preparation,
collection, archiving and processing historical material,
analysis of historical data, synthesis).
HIS 108 INTRODUCTION TO MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY GREEK HISTORY
Introduction
to modern Greek historiography and a brief view of modern
and contemporary Greek history from Ottoman Rule to the
fall of the dictatorship in Greece and
the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus.
A survey aiming at an awareness of the historical
sequence of events, the development of political and state
institutions, and social and political changes.
HIS 112 INTRODUCTION
TO BYZANTINE HISTORY
This course aims, in accordance with
its introductory character, to provide the students with
the basic knowledge of the different periods of Byzantine
history from early Byzantine period until 1453. Special
emphasis will be given to the basic chronological facts
of each period, to the changing geographical expansion of
the Byzantine territory, to the role and functionality of
the institutions of the state mechanism and administrative
system of the Byzantine empire as well as to the peculiar features
of Byzantine society within the limits of the medieval world.
Moreover, the endogenous and exogenous factors which were
decisive for the formation of political and religious powers
will be analysed, as well as those related to political
decisions during the different phases of Byzantine history.
HIS 134 INTRODUCTION
TO MEDIEVAL WESTERN HISTORY
Basic chronological survey of the main events and currents in the West
from the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire to the Protestant Reformation. Students take a midterm exam that covers the
Early Middle Ages (until 1000) and the High Middle Ages
until 1191. The final exam stresses the second half of the
High Middle Ages (1191-1300) and the Late Middle Ages (1300-1525). The basic text is Zacharias Tsirpanlis' Introduction to Medieval History (in Greek),
although the students read sections from primary sources
and modern works of history, often in English (but sometimes
in Greek). They write a paper based on a medieval text,
but first they wok in the library with contemporary writings
from scholarly journals and books (in various languages)
in order to complete an annotated bibliography of five entries.
Two lessons are given over to slides of medieval
architecture, and one to a visiting lecture.
HIS 144 INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT HISTORY
The aim of this course
is, on one hand to provide students with the basic tools
for their study of various topics of Ancient History and,
on the other side, to present them a wide overview of both
Greek and Roman History from the “Dark Ages” to the Late
Roman Empire. It is divided in 3 main parts:
A.
The consideration
of the quantity and quality of our available sources (Historiographical,
Epigraphical and Archaeological evidence).
B.
The formation
and the development of guidelines to ancient Greek History,
putting particular emphasis on the following political and
social aspects:
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The transition
from the Mycenaean society to the City-state.
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Social
and constitutional transformations in the Archaic Times
(Legislation-Tyranny-Colonisation).
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Sparta and Athens: From the Greek-Persian conflicts
to the Peloponnesian War.
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The struggles
over the hegemony during the endemic crisis of the City-state
in 4th century B.C. and the emergence of Macedonia.
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The Macedonians
as a vehicle of the diffusion of Greek cultural values in
the East from Alexander to 168 B.C.
C.
Section
C includes the presentation of the main events of Roman
History, highlighting the prevailing phenomena which led
to the transformation of a single city-state to an imperial
power. The following subjects will be stressed:
- Rome, the Latins and Etruscans from 8th
to 6th century B.C.
- The conquest of Italy and the different forms of political
organisation through analysis of the Roman society and its
institutions from the 5th century B.C. to the
Annibalic Wars.
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The political and military stages of Roman attitude towards
the Hellenistic World.
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Causes, duration and effects of the Civil wars.
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The constitutional patterns and the social basis of Augustus’
Principate.
- The organization of the Roman Empire.
HIS 181 INTRODUCTION TO MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY (1789-1918)
This is
an introductory survey of the history of Europe from the French Revolution to the end of the First World War. What
is attempted is a “broad brush” survey of developments (mainly
but not exclusively political and diplomatic) that have
shaped the course of developments in Europe. Themes that are developed in the course include:
The French Revolution
– Napoleonic Europe – The Congress of Vienna – The Revolutions
of 1830 and 1848 – Napoleon III – The Franco-German War
of 1870 and the unification of Germany – the scramble for
empire – the origins of the first world war – the outbreak
and the course of first world war – the Russian Revolution
– the end of the war.
HIS 221 THE EARLY BYZANTINE
PERIOD (A.D. 330-610)
During
the course of this lesson, which will take the form of a
series of lectures, we shall attempt to understand the main
features which constitute the late antique, or early Byzantine
world, and thus appreciate reaction of contemporaries.
Students will be encouraged to present oral works
on chosen subject. If time permits, selected passages will be studied,
and emphasis will be laid on key subjects, such as the personality
of Julian the Apostate, or the fall of Rome in A.D. 476.
HIS 223 THE EARLY MIDDLE
AGES: BYZANTIUM, THE WEST, ISLAM (A.D 600-900).
The period between A.D 600-900, is generally known as the early middle ages,
and it is crucial as formative period for many of the institutions,
characteristics and conditions which developed in later
periods.
The course will aim at portraying the period horizontally,
that is, examine the parallel developments in all parts
of the area under consideration. This will allow us draw
some conclusions as to the special characteristics pertaining
to each century, rather than a thematic, isolated appreciation,
spanning a period of more centuries.
As expected, no single
work will be sufficient for study, and students should refer
to more sources, to be pointed out. It will
also be absolutely essential for them to follow closely
the lectures given in class.
HIS 242: HELLENISTIC HISTORY: THE PTOLEMIES
This
particular course deals with Ptolemaic Egypt from the 3rd
century BC until 31 BC, with a survey of its political history
followed by an analysis of the society and institutions
of the kingdom, its economic and religious life, and also
by an examination of the ideology of the Ptolemies with
respect to the Greek conquerors and the conquered Egyptians.
The course pays special attention to the relations between
Alexandria and the provinces (Cyprus,
Palestine, Cyrene, and the Aegean
Islands), and it involves an analysis of the sources (narrative sources,
inscriptions, papyri, archaeological finds). The final segment
of the course is devoted to the issue of the Roman involvement
in Ptolemaic Egypt from 168 BC to 31 BC, the period in which
Alexandria, Cyprus, Athens, and Delos gradually fall under indirect Roman rule, exclusively serving its
economic interests.
HIS 249 CLASSICAL ATHENS
This
course concerns the evolution of the institutions of the
Athenian state from Solon until the end of the Peloponnesian
War, and involves reading Aristotle’s Constitution of
Athens and the Pseudo-Xenophon’s Constitution of
Athens. It also deals with the topography of Athens in the Archaic and Classical eras, with an emphasis on the Ancient
Agora and the connection between institutions and topography.
The cults and religion of the city are treated as well.
HIS 285 EUROPE 1918-1945: FROM THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES TO THE FALL OF NAZI GERMANY
The Treaty of Versailles – victors and vanquished – the new
Europe
Revolutionary movements
1919-21 The 1920s: in search of a new balance
Cooperation and collective security. The League of Nations
The Great Economic
Crisis and its consequences
Fascism
and Nazism in Europe.
Authoritarian models and their spread in the rest of Europe
Towards war: power
politics and alliances
Dress rehearsal:
The Spanish civil war
European Culture
in the inter-war years
The Second World
War
HÉS 286 HISTORY OF SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE (c. 1800-c. 1990)
The module surveys the history of
the peoples and states of the Balkan peninsula from the early 19th c.
to date. The geographical focus is on the land mass covered
by contemporary Albania, the former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria (with the necessary references to
similarities and differences with Greece and to a lesser extent the Ottoman Empire). Within this chronological framework,
a number of issues will be discussed:
a) ethnicity and national development of the Balkan
states under foreign (mainly Ottoman) occupation; the movements
for national emancipation and nationalism; irredentism;
great power intervention; b) economic and political development
and modernisation; the role and competition of the Great
Powers, the clash of (local and imported) ideologies in
the region during the 20th century: socialism, communism,
fascism and their local variants; the effects of local and
world wars on the region; the role the region played during
the Cold war; the fall of communism and the role of the
region in the new era.
HIS 287 POLITICAL
HISTORY OF MODERN GREECE (1914-1949): FROM THE FIRST WORLD
WAR TO THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR
Political and state developments. Political
parties and institutions. The Greek foreign policy. The
First World War, the “national schism“ and the Ionian disaster.
Military interventions (1922-1935) and the Metaxas dictatorship.
The German occupation (1941-1944) and the Civil War (1946-1949).
HIS 213 DIPLOMACY AND INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN BYZANTIUM
The subject matter of this lesson
is the institutions, the ideological principles and the
different kinds of communication which developed the Byzantine Empire during its diplomatic contacts with its neighbouring peoples. On the
base of selected texts of the primary sources there will
be discussed topics like the Byzantine strategy for the
approaching other peoples, the institutions of the Byzantine
state for the organisation of embassies and for the reception
of emissaries in the imperial court, the political objectives
of Byzantine external politics as well as the mechanisms
for the settlement of inter-state conflicts by means of
diplomacy, the phenomena of reciprocal cultural penetration
as consequence of diplomatic contacts.
HIS 233 THE LATE MIDDLE AGES (1300-1500 A.D.)
The
crisis of the 14th and 15th century: church and state, the
“captivity” of the papacy in Avignon, Hundred Years’ War,
Black Death, Great Schism, conciliarism, heresy. The recovery
1450-1500: printing, humanism, new monarchy, international
trade, unification of Spain, New World.
HIS 282 THE HISTORY
OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL FROM THE ZIONIST MOVEMENT UNTIL TODAY
The course
will examine the historical context that led to the creation
of the State of Israel as well as the development of the
Jewish State after its establishment in 1948. The course
will provide historical background and focus on the rise
of the Zionist movement in Europe and on several issues of significant importance to the history of
Israel such
as war and peace, the party system, ideological trends in
the Israel society
and foreign policy.
Issues to be discussed:
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The rise of the Zionist Movement
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WWI and the Jewish Question
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Palestine under British Mandate
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The Arab Revolt (1936 – 1939)
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WWII and the Jewish Revolt in Palestine
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The first Arab – Israeli War and the establishment
of the State of Israel
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The development of the Jewish State
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The party system in Israel
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The evolution of the National Security
Doctrine in Israel
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The Arab – Israeli Wars of 1967 and 1973
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The Arab minority in Israel
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The invasion in Lebanon
(1982) and the rise of the post-Zionist Movement
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The Oslo Peace process
HIS 307 THE HISTORY OF CYPRIOT VOLUNTEERISM DURING BRITISH
RULE
Cypriot fighters in the Greek War of the Independence.
The Cypriot Volunteerism and the revolutionary uprisings
in Epirus,
Thessaly,
Macedonia
and Crete. The participation of Cyprus
in the Greco – Turkish War of 1897, the Balkan Wars (1912-1913)
and the Asia Minor campaign (1919-1922). Cypriot volunteers in the British Army during
World War I and II.
HIS 308 NEO-HELLENIC
DIASPORA AND EMIGRATION, 1830-TO DATE
This module surveys
the Hellenic Diaspora, with particular emphasis on its history
and activities in the past two centuries.
The term Diaspora
is used in its widest possible sense, to include populations
who live
or have lived in areas where we have an unbroken Hellenic
presence since antiquity (Asia Minor, S. Albania) as well
as areas where Hellenic communities were founded during
the modern times (Austria-Hungary, Egypt, Romania) or even
during the contemporary period (Germany, Australia, the
US).
HIS 315 BYZANTIUM AND ITALY (A.D. 395-1071)
During
the course of the early middle ages, Italy became a battlefield, and a place where conflicting interests, as
well as new trends, found their expression.
Taking as principal subject its relation to Byzantium, this seminar
will focus both on the states and people involved, their
influence, and the way in which local Italian communities
reacted. Students attending this seminar will submit a
written essay on a subject, which they will need to present
orally.
ÇÉS 316 BYZANTIUM AND PERSIA (A.D 330-651).
This subject will be dealt with at seminar level, and it is intended to
focus on bilateral relations between the two superpowers
of late antiquity, but also tackle some of the internal
structures, such as religious antagonism, which affected
these relations.
After an introduction an general overview, it is expected that we will concentrate
on the study of the peace-treaty of A.D 652, which is perhaps,
the most fully reported treaty throughout the whole ancient
period.
The seminar is designed for students who intend to pursue a more in depth
study of a historical subject, and whose interest in the
subject goes beyond marking criteria. A subject, usually a treaty, will be assigned
to each student, who is expected to submit an oral presentation
of his/her subject in class, and the written part soon afterwards.
HIS 333 FRANKISH GREECE 1204-1261
The internal history
of the Latin Empire of Constantinople and of Frankish Greece
until the liberation of the capital in 1261: state, church,
and society.
HIS 341: THE ROMAN PROVINCES OF THE EAST
This seminar concerns
the Roman provinces of Achaea, Macedonia, Asia, Syria, Cilicia,
and Cyprus. It deals with the question “what is a province”
and concentrates on the political history and organization
of the Roman Empire, and society, economy, and religion
in the Roman East.
COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
ARC
117 INTRODUCTION TO
PREHISTORY
The
course will introduce students to the Prehistory of the
Eastern
Mediterranean. The chronological periods, which will be covered
are the Neolithic and the Chalcolithic, as well as, questions
relating to the transition to the Bronze Age. The course will focus on issues such as the way
of life in these first farming communities, architecture,
burial customs and technology.
As an integral part of the course there will be visits
to the Archaeological Museum of Nicosia as well as archaeological
sites of this period.
ARC 118 THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE CITY KINGDOMS OF CYPRUS
Introductory
course on the archaeology of the Mediterranean cultures
during the Bronze Age. The geographical coordinates of the
course are defined by the Greek peninsula to the west and
by the Syro-Palestinian coast to the east. Although the
emphasis is placed upon the development of the Aegean Bronze
Age cultures - the Trojan, the Cycladic, the Helladic and
the Minoan - an elementary introduction is also provided
for the Egyptian, the Canaanite and the Cypriote Bronze
Age cultures in the Eastern
Mediterranean.
ARC 123 INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY I:
FROM THE GEOMETRIC TO THE CLASSICAL PERIOD
This course examines
the period from 1100-330 B.C. In other words, it comprises
the Geometric, Archaic and Classical times. It investigates
Ancient Greek Art and culture from the end of the Mycenaean
world and the passage to the Geometric period, to the Archaic
times that led to the unprecedented blossoming of the Classical
period. It presents the specific character of each period
and analyses its characteristics and achievements. It is
based upon an initial presentation of representative works
and monuments of each period and upon the analysis of works
of sculpture, vase painting, monumental painting, architecture
and metalworking. Furthermore, it investigates phenomena
such as the appearance of myths in Greek art, the establishment
of the human figure in the centre of artistic representation,
and the quests that led to the genesis of monumental sculpture
and monumental Greek temples.
ARC 124 INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY II (HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN PERIODS)
General
survey of the Hellenistic and Roman world: Hellenistic Kingdoms
(323-30 B.C.), early Rome (264-30 B.C.)
and the Roman Empire (27 B.C.-4th cent. A.D.). Main stages of development and characteristics
of the two periods. Presentation
and analysis of key monuments and works of art.
ARC 135 INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHRISTIAN ARTA AND ARCHAEOLOGY
(4TH –7TH C.)
A survey
of the Early Christian architecture and Art to the Christian
World, with broad reference to the monuments of Cyprus.
ARC
140 INTRODUCTION TO FOLK ART - TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMEN
Introduction: Definition
of Folk Culture, Folk/Traditional Art, Folklore, Ethnology,
Ethnography Cultural Anthropology, etc.
- Ethnography - Folklore
in its modern perspective.
-
Survey of research in the material life of the recent past
both in Cyprus and
Greece.
- Methods, sources
and importance of Folk Art.
- The role of Ethnographic
Museums in a modern society.
- Historical background:
Period of Ottoman Rule, Period of British Administration.
-
Socio-economic conditions during the time of floruit
of Folk Art in Greece and
Cyprus.
Traditional Craftsmen
- Methods of recording
traditional crafts.
- Processing of raw
materials (cotton, flax, hemp, wool)
- Weaving, silk-making
- Calico-printing,
leatherwork
- Basketry, wood
carving, stone carving
- Metalwork
- Pottery-making
etc.
Lectures are accompanied
by slides and video tapes.
The course includes also visits to Ethnographic Museums.
ARC
141 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIROMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY
Unlike other fields
of archaeology, the subjects of environmental archaeology
do not include works
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