HIST 5536 - Medieval Rome: Piety and Power

An interdisciplinary course on the political, religious, and topographical history of the city and its environs over a long time span. The focus is on periods of dramatic change, both political and physical, including the time around the reigns of the first Roman emperor, Augustus, and the first Christian emperor, Constantine; Rome under Gothic, Byzantine, Carolingian rule; the medieval city around the first Jubilee in 1300; Renaissance Rome, and the fascist rebuilding of the city.

Requisites

Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.

Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture

Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I