Empresses, Saints, & Scholars: The Women of Byzantium

(Cross-listed as CLS 110) Examination of the themes of political legitimacy, spirituality, education, gender roles, the spread of Byzantine culture, and the evolution of Christian theology through a careful study of the lives of various women of the Byzantine world. This will include examination of the lives of women of the Byzantine Empire, South-eastern Europe, Russia, Western Europe, the kingdoms of Armenia and the Ottoman Empire. Proctor