Medieval Studies Doctoral Candidate, Florin Leonte, gives a course at Yerevan State University

Florin Leonte, Medieval Studies PhD Candidate, traveled to Yerevan in the autumn as the second doctoral student to give an intensive class at one of our partner institutions. While there he was hosted by Professor Erna Shirinyan, Faculty of Theology, Yerevan State University.

Florin spent two weeks (14-26 November) in Yerevan teaching a six class course on "Court Society and Imperial Authority in Byzantium (9th– 15th c.)." Five of the classes were held at the University and the sixth one at the Matenadaran Institute of Ancient Manuscripts. The course was attended mainly by undergraduate students of the Department of Theology and several researchers of the Matenadaran Institute, the number of participants varying from 15 to 25.