This course has been arranged to coincide with the a week of religious festivities in the village of Prokopi, which begins with a festival at the village church and ends with gathering of Roma in the village with all the colour and music which that entails. In the mornings we will study the history of Byzantium through its art, literature and history; in the afternoons we will be active, either walking or swimming or visiting local sites; and in the evening there will be an opportunity to learn the Greek language, both ancient and modern, before dinner.
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BYZANTIUM |
May 21st |
Arrive: introduction and orientation
Introduction to Greek language |
May 22nd |
Morning: Constantine and the formation of Christendom. Orthodox practice. |
Afternoon: visit to the festival of St Constantine and St Helen at the village church |
Evening: Greek language |
May 23rd |
Morning: Justinian. The art of Ravenna. |
Afternoon: mountain walk |
Evening: Greek language |
May 24th |
Morning: Orthodox religious art and iconoclasm |
Afternoon: beach visit |
Evening: visiting lecturer: Byzantium and Islam |
May 25th |
Morning: Byzantium and the west: schisms and Crusades |
Afternoon: visit to the monastery of Agios Nikolaos |
Evening: dinner in the port village of Limni |
May 26th |
Morning: The end of Byzantium: the sack of Constantinople |
Afternoon: preparation of presentations |
Evening: presentations |
May 27th |
Morning: Roma, Vlachs and Slavs: minorities in Greece |
Afternoon: Roma festival in village |
Evening: Roma festival in village |
May 28th |
Visit to the monastery of Osios Loukas
Depart |
