The Making of Europe:

400-1500
Week 1: The Ending of the Ancient World
First off, some housekeeping…
Lectures
Monday 17:00-18:00 Blackett Theatre, Schuster Building
Wednesday 09:00-10:00 Theatre B, Zochonis Building

Submission dates for primary source commentaries (1000 words each)

1. Assessed Primary Source Commentary 1 (15%): Wednesday 7 March, 12 Noon (week 6)
2. Assessed Primary Source Commentary 2 (35%): Wednesday 25 April, 12 Noon (week 10)

Exam
A two-hour examination, which will be sat during the Semester 2 Examination period (16 May – 6 June 2018)

My contact details:
- Isaac.Boothroyd@Manchester.ac.uk
- Office hours to be decided
How much does a polar bear weigh?

Enough to break the ice!

The ending of Rome? The Sack of Rome by the
Barbarians in 410, Joseph-
Nöel Sylvestre, 1890
General Themes
The basics of source analysis
 source analysis in practice:
Sidonius Apollinaris
General Themes:

. How does Rome fall?

. Who experiences it
(elite/ordinary/everyone?)

. What aspects of Rome survive?

. What is a ‘Roman’/’Barbarian’ at this

time?