Dr. Richard Dietrich

Contact

Social Sciences Building, #Z-35

+90 312 210 50 37

drichard@metu.edu.tr

Education

Ph.D., Ankara University, 2005

M.A., Ankara University, 2000

M.A., Cornell University, 1993

B.A., University of Colorado – Denver, 1981

Areas of Interest

Byzantine and Seljuq history; history of Late Antiquity; languages; military history; American history through the Civil War & Reconstruction; history and religions of the Middle East

Courses

HIST 101 Classical Civilizations of Greece and Rome I

HIST 102 Classical Civilizations of Greece and Rome II

HIST 151 History of Eastern and Western Civilizations I

HIST 152 History of Eastern and Western Civilizations II

HIST 217 Byzantine History I

HIST 218 Byzantine History II

HIST 251 Historical Readings in Ancient Greek I

HIST 252 Historical Readings in Ancient Greek II

HIST 327 Introduction to Military History I

HIST 328 Introduction to Military History II

HIST 341 American Civilization: Themes and Issues I

HIST 342 American Civilization: Themes and Issues II

MES 509 Religious Developments in the Middle East in Late Antiquity

Selected Publications

Digenês Akritês: Günümüze Ulaşan Tek Bizans Destanı, (İstanbul: Tarih Vakfı, 2009).

"A Proposed Identification for Zosima's Apolikaptii Monastery in Constantinople", Byzantion , Tome LXXVII (2007).

"Style Switching in the Grottaferrata Text of Digenes Akrites", Revue des Études Byzantines, Tomes 64-65 (2006-2007).