HST 881 - The Balkans, 1204-1804: From Empire to Nations

3 Credit(s) This course examines the history of Southeastern Europe from the fall of Constantinople to Western Crusaders in 1204. This marks the end of Byzantine imperial hegemony in the region, through the period of Ottoman conquest and rule, to the origins of national revival and liberation movements among the Balkan peoples at the start of the 19th century.