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  • Writer's pictureWilliam Tyler
    • Jan 20, 2021
    • 1 min read

Synopsis for JW3 afternoon course: Thurs 21st Jan @ 2pm

NB Synopsis for morning course to follow shortly


The Rise of Constantinople and The fall of Rome


Constantine the Great (306-337)

Christianity

Constantinople - Nova Roma (New Rome)

The Fall of Rome 476

Constantinople stands firm until 1453

Justinian I (527-565)

Renovatio Imperii (Restoration of the Empire)

The Nika Riots 532

Empress Theodora (not for the easily offended!)

The Plague 541-549

The West can't be held! Long live The East!


Two books:


Rome. The Autobiography (Primary Sources) ed Jon Lewis

The Roman Empire Stephen Kershaw



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