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Re: So EB players and team members , where do you go to school or what is your degree
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Originally Posted by Landwalker
I'm a senior undergraduate at Williams College, in Massachusetts. Next year, I'll be beginning graduate PhD work in Medieval/Byzantine history, although I'm not yet sure where I'll be--Harvard, Notre Dame, Princeton, or Oxford (in England) are all possibilities at the moment.
Yeah, I know, nothing at all to do with the timeline of EB. But that doesn't mean I love the mod any the less. ~;)
Cheers.
What period/focus are you thinking of for your Ph.D? I'm curious, as I have a deep interest in Byzantium too:-)
Though if you do go to Harvard, we must get together and share a few drinks and discuss Byzantine History; Holy Cross Hellenic is not terribly far away, after all.
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Re: So EB players and team members , where do you go to school or what is your degree
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Originally Posted by Landwalker
*High Fives for Byzantinists*
I would be minoring in Classics, except that my school doesn't have minors in the first place. In fact, I'm only one class away from being a History-Classics double major, rather than simply a History major with eight Classics courses.
Cheers.
Indeed:-)
The classics minor here at NAU is a joke, really, but I decided to go for it anyway. I'll be finishing that next semester, along with my Religious Studies minor, which I picked up simply because I only needed 3 more classes for it...and I was going to take those three classes anyway.
Might not hurt you to get that double major. Unless you think it'll affect your GPA....
Out of curiosity, how did you get into Byzantine studies?
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I go to Texas A&M University. My major is in Agricultural Development. Upon graduation in December, I will be commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Marine Corps.
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Re: So EB players and team members , where do you go to school or what is your degree
I have studied history and politics in Trier and Potsdam :book: but my job has only little to do with that (I am running a book shop :whip: ).
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I have a bachelors degree in hotel management, masters degree in tourism and another bachelors in banking. Currently I'm working in a bank, but love ancient history and games and EB is the best of both I could find.
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About to start an A-Level in ancient history.
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Re: So EB players and team members , where do you go to school or what is your degree?
Working on my B.A. for History (economic, mainly) at Leiden University, with a number of extra subjects from Middle Eastern Studies.
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just to be completely awkward and ruin this college reunion...i go to a shitty secondary school in reading (pronounced "redding", not like looking at words :P) its a large town in southern england, which SHOULD be a city but some reason we're not. anyway, i go to bulmershe, a shithole. chavs EVERYWHERE! hoping to run away once i finish sixth form and uni...maybe go to america...
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Re: So EB players and team members , where do you go to school or what is your degree
A lot of history people .
Anyone here in med school , in a pre-med program or even in the internship?
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I graduated from University of California Berkeley in International Political Economy. I am currently teaching in Guangdong, China but I plan on going back to school soon...
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Re: So EB players and team members , where do you go to school or what is your degree
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Originally Posted by Mithradates VI
What period/focus are you thinking of for your Ph.D? I'm curious, as I have a deep interest in Byzantium too:-)
Though if you do go to Harvard, we must get together and share a few drinks and discuss Byzantine History; Holy Cross Hellenic is not terribly far away, after all.
Absolutely. Always glad to commiserate with a fellow Byzantinist. ~;)
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Indeed:-)
Might not hurt you to get that double major. Unless you think it'll affect your GPA....
Out of curiosity, how did you get into Byzantine studies?
Unfortunately, the one class I'm short is the "Classics Major Senior Seminar" course that majors are required to take... the fall of their senior year. I wasn't able to fit it into my schedule (and, on top of that, didn't realize it until several weeks into the semester), so I'll have to settle for a History major, concentrating on Medieval Studies, with a whole heck of a lot of classics courses.
Of course, to make up for it, I am writing an honors thesis for my History degree. My thesis is about the imperial ideology of the Emperor Justinian, and in particular how it related to / affected his domestic policies and especially his decisions to launch campaigns of reconquest in Africa and Italy in the first half of the sixth century. Despite that, in graduate school I would like to focus on Byzantine history during the age of the crusades, particularly from the mid-11th century (pre-Battle of Manzikert) until 1204 (the sack of Constantinople courtesy of a misguided Fourth Crusade), and potentially beyond into the period of the Latin kingdom. Any particular period of focus for yourself?
I'm not really sure how I got into Byzantine history... my college doesn't offer any classes on it, but it seems to "pop up" in a lot of the medieval history courses (like courses on the Vikings, the Christianization of Europe, the First Crusade, and so forth). Given that it seemed to be such a constant peripheral player, I ended up writing several research papers on its influence and experience, and just got drawn in. Part of it is the mystique of "continuing" the old Roman Empire, part of it is straddling the boundaries between the West and the East, and part of it is interest in what has seemingly, at least in America, been cast to the fringes of history despite its substantial importance.
Cheers.
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I'm PhD student in Molecular and Cellular Biology at Charles University in Prague.
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Re: So EB players and team members , where do you go to school or what is your degree
Welcome to the guild, Kari, here is a balloon for you :balloon2:
It is great that you have stopped lurking finally and started posting:laugh4:
As for me, I have a Master degree from Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (double major History and Political Science).
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Re: So EB players and team members , where do you go to school or what is your degree
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I studied business but quit and decided music to be my job, not hobby. Taught myself composition (somewhat) and did a few things. But nowadays I'm mainly singing and playing. :drummer:
Slowly but steadily, I'm transcribing and collecting the work of a lesser known XIX. C. sufi-poet and music composed upon it. :stupido:
Given the quality of education in my land, once taking its very existence beyond virtuality granted :laugh4:, I'm destined to be an autodidact. :book2: Languages, for one, have been a source of charm for me and I try to learn some, at least about some, whenever I have the chance. Currently studying Kurmanji Kurdish and Greek.
PS: Welcome to the ORG Kari! :ave:
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Hello there,
After finishing school in Luxembourg, I went at "University of the Sarre" in Germany. Now I have a Master in Political Science (my minors were Sociology and Modern History, the later because you don't need Latin for it).
Yours,
Treverer
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Re: So EB players and team members , where do you go to school or what is your degree?
i'm an undergrad, taking up Architecture in the University of the Philippines. :)
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I'm still an ABD student in Classics, though I've been teaching for about a decade now. :skull: And occasionally I post on stuff here at the org.
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Re: So EB players and team members , where do you go to school or what is your degree
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Originally Posted by V.T. Marvin
Welcome to the guild, Kari, here is a balloon for you :balloon2:
It is great that you have stopped lurking finally and started posting:laugh4:
As for me, I have a Master degree from Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (double major History and Political Science).
Wow, that's great. I am still at secondary school (the last year) but one of universities to which I will send an application is Charles University in Prague. But I will be nearer to Kari as my choice is chemistry at Faculty of natural sciences.
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Im a MBA (Diplomkaufmann), self-employed since jan 2007. Not to much time to
play to EB but i remember the times when i could "waste" 2-3 hours a day to kill
some roman scum. Oh, the joys of being a student ~D
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And occasionally I post on stuff here at the org.
Occasionally? Whats your definition of "often" then? :inquisitive: :laugh4:
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I am doing MBO 4 Gamedesign(no joke, its along the lines of Multimedia design)
damn all you university basterds haha! Maybe someday....
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My hobby is ancient history, but i gratuated in economics (B.A. degree) in order to get a better job.
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Ba Ancient History from the university of lampeter.... if anyone knows where that is they can have a cookie lol
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Graduated almost 5 years ago from the Ohio State University with a BA in Geography (specific track was Urban and Regional Systems). I also have a specialization in Geographic Information Systems.
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Undergraduate at the University of Maryland. :wall:
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Re: So EB players and team members , where do you go to school or what is your degree
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Originally Posted by Davidian
I am doing MBO 4 Gamedesign(no joke, its along the lines of Multimedia design)
damn all you university basterds haha! Maybe someday....
By the looks of it; what ROC do you go to?
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Auburn University(the real AU:yes:)
im a senior in Economics B.A.(The A means i took language instead of ridiculously easy business classes)
with a minor in business(ok so i wanted to take the easy business classes anyways)
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Re: So EB players and team members , where do you go to school or what is your degree
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Originally Posted by Landwalker
Absolutely. Always glad to commiserate with a fellow Byzantinist. ~;)
Unfortunately, the one class I'm short is the "Classics Major Senior Seminar" course that majors are required to take... the fall of their senior year. I wasn't able to fit it into my schedule (and, on top of that, didn't realize it until several weeks into the semester), so I'll have to settle for a History major, concentrating on Medieval Studies, with a whole heck of a lot of classics courses.
Of course, to make up for it, I am writing an honors thesis for my History degree. My thesis is about the imperial ideology of the Emperor Justinian, and in particular how it related to / affected his domestic policies and especially his decisions to launch campaigns of reconquest in Africa and Italy in the first half of the sixth century. Despite that, in graduate school I would like to focus on Byzantine history during the age of the crusades, particularly from the mid-11th century (pre-Battle of Manzikert) until 1204 (the sack of Constantinople courtesy of a misguided Fourth Crusade), and potentially beyond into the period of the Latin kingdom. Any particular period of focus for yourself?
I'm not really sure how I got into Byzantine history... my college doesn't offer any classes on it, but it seems to "pop up" in a lot of the medieval history courses (like courses on the Vikings, the Christianization of Europe, the First Crusade, and so forth). Given that it seemed to be such a constant peripheral player, I ended up writing several research papers on its influence and experience, and just got drawn in. Part of it is the mystique of "continuing" the old Roman Empire, part of it is straddling the boundaries between the West and the East, and part of it is interest in what has seemingly, at least in America, been cast to the fringes of history despite its substantial importance.
Cheers.
That sounds absolutely fascinating. I'd love to read it when you're done with it. No, seriously. As for myself, I've dabbled through a lot, but there are three main periods that interest me: the Heraklian Dynasty (especially involving Justinian II...what a character), the Late Macedonian Dynasty, the Comnenoi "restoration" and the resulting chaos that was the Angeloi...(which really, is the only kind word I can ascribe to them, everything else usually involves massive amounts of cursing. :wall: I've written a few papers on it (usually the Comnenoi, I have a particular fondness for Alexios and Manuel, though my favorite Byz emperor has to be Justinian II. Any guy who comes back sans a nose and retakes his throne totally gets kudos from me).
Heh. There's been a few times where I've actually had to force some college professors here to see just how important Byzantium really was, in sparing Europe from most Islamic invasions (Charles Martel did the rest, on the other side), as well as the really surprising and instrumental role it had in the Renaissance in Italy. I'm known in the history department here as "That Byzantinist Guy" But suffice it to say...I'm rather ticked it gets the short thrift of the history stick, as it were, here. I never even HEARD of Byzantium, except by accident, in High school (and mostly because I picked up a historical fiction novel about it, and curiosity was unleashed). It only was really mentioned (and lightly at most times, though we did have a solid Byzantine History class, which was pretty nifty:-D)
And indeed, cheers.
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Ah, yes, I'm a big fan of the Komnenoi (I wrote a 25-page paper last year on Byzantine perceptions and attitudes towards the First Crusade, so I got to hang out a lot with Anna and Alexios). I'm actually hoping to do a lot of work in graduate school on Byzantium during the age of the crusades (up through the 1204 debacle), so I'll get to spend even more time with them if that works out. Admittedly, I also feel a bit of sympathy for Romanos Diogenes, the poor guy--gets creamed at Manzikert, then manages to get back to Constantinople after being captured only to be deposed and blinded.
Believe me, I know how difficult it is to be a Byzantinist in America. Since my college is very small (only about 2,100 undergrads), the history department only has one medieval historian. As fantastic as he is, he specializes in Carolingian history and, by this point, is less familiar with Byzantine history (or at least with the period of Justinian I) than I am. I've even had directors of graduate programs (like Tom Noble at Notre Dame's medieval institute) warn me of the potential perils of being a Byzantine scholar in the United States: Namely, that the U.S. doesn't give a hoot, and I might never find a job. :wall: Byzantine studies really does get the short end of the stick here in America--maybe a passing mention in a couple of history courses, if you're lucky. I'm really hoping I can contribute to bringing it out from its current location in American academia--as my professor/advisor called it, "the fringes of the fringes". Of course, I've got to at least "market" myself in such a way that I can get a job after graduate school, first, so I may end up at least nominally claiming to be focusing on "Mediterranean history/studies", which is apparently very popular now-a-days. But we all know what'll happen once I finally get a college/university to accept me onto the faculty... :2thumbsup:
Cheers.
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OK the first lawyer in the bunch.
I graduated from Wabash College in 05' as a History major and a chemistry minor, where I specialized in West Africa and East Asia. I wrote a 50 page paper on the shipping of riles in a circular from War in the Americas to the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the West, back to the Sugar Fields of Cuba. The riles begin their journey in the New England Coast (During King Phillip's War) to European (Primarily Dutch) slave traders who introduced them to Gold Coast warrior (where rifles were so valuable that local tribes would trade their POW's for rifles), and finally how those newly traded slaves revolted once they arrived in the Americas.
After that, I went to Indiana University Purdue University-Indy to study my MA in Medical Ethics. I'm almost done with that now.
Now I'm midway through my first semester of law school at IU in indy.
and I just got engaged!
whew...
(obviously I just never seem to find time to finish that Roman campaign. I always want to play M/M because I don't want unrealistic AI expansion, but I want the rebels to attack cities. oh the decisions!) Someday, I'll have some time to finish it up though! Salve! :book:
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Yay for the Dutch universities! I study at Utrecht as well, BA for History currently. Minor/Master will prolly be ancient culture related.
