UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM: CENTRE FOR BYZANTINE, OTTOMAN AND MODERN GREEK STUDIES

The Centre's General Seminar normally meets in the Whitting Room (436), 4th floor, Arts Building on Thursdays at 5.15pm, unless otherwise stated, and is open to all interested in the related concerns of the Centre.

12 January
E. Georganteli, A. Miynat, M. Saxby, M. Vrij (Birmingham)
Money and the projection of power in Byzantium and the medieval Islamic world.

26 January
Spyros Economides (London)
The relevance of Europe to Greece's foreign policy

9 February
Guillaaume Saint-Guillain (Aimens)
An island monastry in a changing world: St John of Patmos and the Aegean (13th - 15th centuries)

1 March
Stella Rock (Texas)
Following in Mary's footsteps: Marian presence and the construction of sacred space in contemporary Russia

15 March
Nevila Molla (Sienna)
Fortification building practices and defence strategies in medieval europe

For more information, contact the convenor, Ruth Macrides: r.j.macrides@bham.ac.uk

Website: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/iaa/departments/bomgs/index.aspx