This term's seminars
Each course meets over a term of six seminars, with a curated reading list and a working scholar leading the discussion.
- 01French · SeminarIntroduction à l'hagiographie byzantine : textes, récits et élaboration des modèles de sainteté dans le monde byzantinSaturday, 26 September 2026 · 18:00 EESTPhD(c) Maria Kanava
Ce séminaire propose une introduction rigoureuse au corpus hagiographique byzantin : formes littéraires, transmission manuscrite, et fonctions sociales des vies de saints du IVᵉ au XVᵉ siècle.
- 02English · SeminarReligion and Society in ByzantiumSaturday, 24 October 2026 · 18:00 EESTPhD(c) Zoe Tsiami
A survey of the entanglement of religious practice and social life in Byzantium — from urban ritual and monastic economies to household piety and the politics of orthodoxy.
- 03English · SeminarMartyrdom in the Roman Empire: Christians, Persecution, and MemorySunday, 4 October 2026 · 18:00 EESTPhD(c) Zoe Tsiami
A close reading of the sources for early Christian martyrdom under Rome, and of the long afterlife of the martyr as a figure of memory, legitimation, and dispute.
Workshops
Short, focused sessions on a single theme — designed for close engagement with primary sources in a single sitting.
- 01English · WorkshopOrthodox or Heretic?Saturday, 5 September 2026 · 18:00 EESTPhD(c) Zoe Tsiami
Who decided what counted as "orthodox" belief in Byzantium — and what happened to those who crossed the boundaries of acceptable faith? An interactive online workshop on religious authority, controversy, and the making of heresy.
On-demand recordings
Recordings of past workshops — buy once, download the video, and revisit the sources whenever you like.
- 01English · RecordingReviewing the Justinianic Plague: History and SourcesPhD(c) Zoe Tsiami
The full recording of our workshop on the Justinianic Plague — a guided reading of Procopius, John of Ephesus, Evagrius Scholasticus, and other contemporary voices of Late Antiquity's great pandemic.