Not offered in 1996; expected to be offered in 1997. 16.7 2nd and 3rd years Associate Professor R D Scott. Any two Arts subjects or permission of the Head of the Department. Two lectures and a tutorial a week, or equivalent. Students on completion of the subject should have acquired an understanding of Byzantine history, literature and thought through the study of the evidence for the period and have also acquired the necessary skills for the interpretation of this evidence. Byzantine history and culture from the foundation of Constantinople to its restoration after the fourth Crusade. 3,000 words of written work (50 per cent) and a 2-hour examination (50 per cent).