- PERSONAL DATAProf. Dr. phil. Sven Günther, M.A.Institute for the History of AncientCivilizationsNortheast Normal Univ... morePERSONAL DATAProf. Dr. phil. Sven Günther, M.A.Institute for the History of AncientCivilizationsNortheast Normal University5268 Renmin Street130024 Changchun, Jilin ProvincePeople’s Republic of Chinasveneca@aol.com / svenguenther@nenu.edu.cn* 25. Oktober 1978CAREER SUCCESSsince 09.2015: Full Professor for Classics and Ancient History at IHAC, NENU, Changchun (China)10.2013-09.2015: Akademischer Rat a.t. at the Department of Ancient History of the University of Bielefeld 08.2011-09.2013: Teacher (History / Latin) at the German School Tokyo Yokohama / Head of secondary school ibid. 2012-201308.2010-07.2011: Teacher (History / Latin) at the Anna-Schmidt-Schule, Frankfurt a.M.10.2006-07.2010: Research Associate at the Institute of Ancient History of the University of Mainz 12.2004-07.2006: Teacher (Latin) at Gymnasium Weierhof am Donnersberg, BolandenEDUCATION28.2.2008: Dr. phil. with the dissertation „Vectigalia nervos esse rei publicae – Die indirekten Steuern in der Römischen Kaiserzeit von Augustus bis Diokletian“ and the disputation on 28.2.2008, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz10.1998-03.2003: Magister-study of Ancient History, Middle and New History, Law at the University of Mainz 07.1989-06.1998:Gymnasium Weierhof am Donnersberg, Bolanden IMPORTANT FUNCTIONSsince 04.2017: Vice-director of the Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations (IHAC)since 09.2015: Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Ancient Civilizations (JAC)since 01.2014: Co-editor of the Marburger Beiträge zur Antiken Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte (MBAH)edit
The proceedings of the 2022 Catania conference address questions regarding the Roman fiscal administration, its actors, and the regulatory, socio-economic, and cultural frameworks as present(ed) in inscriptions all over the Imperium... more
The proceedings of the 2022 Catania conference address questions regarding the Roman fiscal administration, its actors, and the regulatory, socio-economic, and cultural frameworks as present(ed) in inscriptions all over the Imperium Romanum.
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The volume comprises peer-reviewed papers read at the Rational Actors conference that took place online from 29–31 July 2021.
Research Interests: Ancient History, Rational Choice, Bounded Rationality, Ancient Near East, Rational Choice Theory, and 8 moreAncient economy, Ancient Near Eastern Economy, New Institutionalist Economics, Ancient economies, Ancient economic history, Ancient Roman economy, trade and commerce, Ancient China, and Ancient Greek Economy
The present volume comprises selected, double-blind peer-reviewed papers from the second conference on “Frames and Framing in Antiquity,” held online from 17 to 19 October 2021 and jointly organized by the two editors, Sven Günther from... more
The present volume comprises selected, double-blind peer-reviewed papers from the second conference on “Frames and Framing in Antiquity,” held online from 17 to 19 October 2021 and jointly organized by the two editors, Sven Günther from the Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations (IHAC), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China and Elisabeth Günther, then Classical Archaeology, University of Trier, Germany, now Institute for Classical Archaeology and Byzantine Archaeology, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
The subtitle of the conference Frames and Framing in Antiquity II might cause severe
headaches: “sources in contexts – materiality, affordances, entanglements, and
communicative dynamics.” At first, we wonder, are sources not always to be
seen in their contexts? And if so, why would we load the critical assessment of
them with apparently rather trendy concepts which, at first sight, sound more
like buzzwords than useful analytical categories? These considerations lead us to
question what exactly this has to do at all with frames and framing (in antiquity),
which is in fact the main theme of this pioneering conference? The selected papers attempt to answer these questions.
Overall, the frame of paper arrangement makes it clear that we do not intend to utilise
a solely chronological order but also one where different sources and aspects of
them are fully considered. The material remains only provide us with information
about affordances offered to and about the lived experiences of the people in the past when carefully contextualised. Inscriptions (as well as coins, as shown
in this introduction) and the objects carrying them are particularly suitable for
multimodal frame analysis as they interact with spaces and viewers. Literary
sources create frameworks that have to be detected in order to not fall into the
trap of blindly following their narratives, discourses, and judgments. Hence,
sources should never be seen out of their contexts – a basic principle of historical
research – yet the careful consideration of their physical or mental “materiality”
in entanglement with the persons producing, shaping, and per/receiving them
might be the starting point to think further about the communicative dynamics
they embody, (still) mirror and unfold(ed), from the past until today.
The subtitle of the conference Frames and Framing in Antiquity II might cause severe
headaches: “sources in contexts – materiality, affordances, entanglements, and
communicative dynamics.” At first, we wonder, are sources not always to be
seen in their contexts? And if so, why would we load the critical assessment of
them with apparently rather trendy concepts which, at first sight, sound more
like buzzwords than useful analytical categories? These considerations lead us to
question what exactly this has to do at all with frames and framing (in antiquity),
which is in fact the main theme of this pioneering conference? The selected papers attempt to answer these questions.
Overall, the frame of paper arrangement makes it clear that we do not intend to utilise
a solely chronological order but also one where different sources and aspects of
them are fully considered. The material remains only provide us with information
about affordances offered to and about the lived experiences of the people in the past when carefully contextualised. Inscriptions (as well as coins, as shown
in this introduction) and the objects carrying them are particularly suitable for
multimodal frame analysis as they interact with spaces and viewers. Literary
sources create frameworks that have to be detected in order to not fall into the
trap of blindly following their narratives, discourses, and judgments. Hence,
sources should never be seen out of their contexts – a basic principle of historical
research – yet the careful consideration of their physical or mental “materiality”
in entanglement with the persons producing, shaping, and per/receiving them
might be the starting point to think further about the communicative dynamics
they embody, (still) mirror and unfold(ed), from the past until today.
Research Interests: Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, Mythology, Roman History, Iconography, and 15 moreGreek Epigraphy, Women in the ancient world, Media Framing, Latin Epigraphy, Roman Army, Ancient Greek History, Garden History, Classical Mythology, Tacitus, Procopius, Greek and Roman Epigraphy, Classical Archaeology and Art, Epigraphy, Frame Analysis, and Ancient Athens
The complete Festschrift for Wu Yuhong on the sad occasion of the death on 6 February 2023 The Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations (IHAC) at Northeast Normal University, Changchun, is deeply moved to convey the sad news of... more
The complete Festschrift for Wu Yuhong on the sad occasion of the death on 6 February 2023
The Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations (IHAC) at Northeast Normal University, Changchun, is deeply moved to convey the sad news of the passing of its colleague and former director Prof Wu Yuhong on 6 February 2023. As a dedicated researcher and teacher, Yuhong has built and substantially shaped modern Chinese Assyriology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies by educating the next two generations of Chinese Assyriologists, with many of them today holding key-positions at institutions for higher education in China. His broad international experience and research network made it possible to build long-lasting connections with renowned institutions, for the advantage of dozens of students, who over the years, have been able to conduct their studies around the world. His excellence in research is reflected in an impressive number of publications, both in Chinese and English, particularly focusing on the Ur III period. As professor at and ultimately as director of IHAC he worked hard that this unique institute, which was the first to offer study programs in Assyriology, Egyptology, and Classics in whole China and every year invites 4–5 international visiting professors to closely work with students and scholars, and its Journal of Ancient Civilizations (JAC) become a point of reference in the fields worldwide. For celebrating his 70th birthday, academic friends and colleagues published a Festschrift in 2021 with appreciations, a list of publications, and 15 contributions, which all till last hoped to deliver in person to him and has been now made available open access on the sad occasion of his death. Letters of condolence may be directed to the institute’s address (Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, 130024 Changchun, Jilin Province, China) or electronically to svenguenther@nenu.edu.cn.
The Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations (IHAC) at Northeast Normal University, Changchun, is deeply moved to convey the sad news of the passing of its colleague and former director Prof Wu Yuhong on 6 February 2023. As a dedicated researcher and teacher, Yuhong has built and substantially shaped modern Chinese Assyriology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies by educating the next two generations of Chinese Assyriologists, with many of them today holding key-positions at institutions for higher education in China. His broad international experience and research network made it possible to build long-lasting connections with renowned institutions, for the advantage of dozens of students, who over the years, have been able to conduct their studies around the world. His excellence in research is reflected in an impressive number of publications, both in Chinese and English, particularly focusing on the Ur III period. As professor at and ultimately as director of IHAC he worked hard that this unique institute, which was the first to offer study programs in Assyriology, Egyptology, and Classics in whole China and every year invites 4–5 international visiting professors to closely work with students and scholars, and its Journal of Ancient Civilizations (JAC) become a point of reference in the fields worldwide. For celebrating his 70th birthday, academic friends and colleagues published a Festschrift in 2021 with appreciations, a list of publications, and 15 contributions, which all till last hoped to deliver in person to him and has been now made available open access on the sad occasion of his death. Letters of condolence may be directed to the institute’s address (Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, 130024 Changchun, Jilin Province, China) or electronically to svenguenther@nenu.edu.cn.
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The present volume comprises selected, double-blind peer-reviewed papers from the first conference on “Frames and Framing in Antiquity,” held online from 16 to 18 October 2020 and jointly organized by the two editors, Sven Günther from... more
The present volume comprises selected, double-blind peer-reviewed papers from the first conference on “Frames and Framing in Antiquity,” held online from 16 to 18 October 2020 and jointly organized by the two editors, Sven Günther from the Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations (IHAC), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China and Elisabeth Günther, then Institute for Digital Humanities, University of Göttingen, Germany, now Classical Archaeology, University of Trier, Germany.
Research Interests: Classical Archaeology, Rhetoric, Media Framing, Xenophon, Ancient Greek Rhetoric, and 15 moreClassical Reception Studies, Ancient Greek History, Visual and Cultural Studies, Ancient economy, Augustus, Framing, Historical Methodology, Hellenic Studies, Frames, Framing and agenda setting research, Framing Effects, Ancient Roman Rhetoric, Classical reception, Framing Theory, and Framing Analysis
JAC-Supplements 8: Sven Günther, Li Qiang, Lin Ying, and Claudia Sode (eds.), Byzantine Gold Coins in the World of Late Antiquity. Papers Read at the International Conference in Changchun, China, 23–26 June 2017, Changchun: The Institute... more
JAC-Supplements 8: Sven Günther, Li Qiang, Lin Ying, and Claudia Sode (eds.), Byzantine Gold Coins in the World of Late Antiquity. Papers Read at the International Conference in Changchun, China, 23–26 June 2017, Changchun: The Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations, 2021; XI, 314 pp.; ISSN 1004-9371; EUR 50.00.
Byzantine gold coinage was immensely important in the political, social, and cultural life of the Near East and the Western Mediterranean during Late Antiquity and into the Middle Ages. Its significance can be judged from archaeological finds in Italy and Gaul as well as the Balkans, the Levant, and Northern Africa. Furthermore, from the 4th century onwards, Byzantine coins begin to appear along the Silk Roads, soon to be taken to countries in the Far East, including China.
Since the end of the 19th century, over one hundred Byzantine gold coins and coin imitations have been found in China. The findspots are mainly located in the northern areas, in a crescent extending from Xinjiang in the northwest to the province of Liaoning in the northeast. Chronologically, they mainly belong to a period from the late 6th century to the mid-8th century, i.e., from the late Northern Dynasties to the middle of the Tang Dynasty period, and they reflect the prosperity, exchange, and communication which once existed along the Silk Roads.
The international symposium on “Byzantine Gold Coins in the World of Late Antiquity,” held at the Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations (IHAC) of Northeast Normal University (NENU), Changchun, China, 23–26 June 2017, aimed at delineating the political, economic, social, and cultural-religious conditions behind the flow of Byzantine gold coins not only into China but also within the broader Mediterranean region, into India, Central Asia, and Mongolia, as well as Southeast Asia. Even though some of the papers should be seen as very preliminary considerations on the respective subjects, all the investigations of specific coins in this volume contribute to the current development of building a more integrated and multifaceted picture of the world of Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages.
We express our heartfelt thanks to all colleagues, students, and friends who have supported the symposium and its publication in various ways. Our special thanks are due to Dr. Rebecca Darley, Dr. Jonathan Jarrett, and Prof. Dr. David A. Warburton for their painstaking review of drafts of papers. Finally, we acknowledge our debt to the National Social Science Fund of China (Program Code 2016BSS007 with the title “Imitations of Byzantine Gold Coins and the Production of Luxuries in the Early Byzantine Empire”) and to the History Department of Sun Yat-sen University (“Grant for Discipline Construction in the History Department of Sun Yat-sen University”) for their generous financial support.
Byzantine gold coinage was immensely important in the political, social, and cultural life of the Near East and the Western Mediterranean during Late Antiquity and into the Middle Ages. Its significance can be judged from archaeological finds in Italy and Gaul as well as the Balkans, the Levant, and Northern Africa. Furthermore, from the 4th century onwards, Byzantine coins begin to appear along the Silk Roads, soon to be taken to countries in the Far East, including China.
Since the end of the 19th century, over one hundred Byzantine gold coins and coin imitations have been found in China. The findspots are mainly located in the northern areas, in a crescent extending from Xinjiang in the northwest to the province of Liaoning in the northeast. Chronologically, they mainly belong to a period from the late 6th century to the mid-8th century, i.e., from the late Northern Dynasties to the middle of the Tang Dynasty period, and they reflect the prosperity, exchange, and communication which once existed along the Silk Roads.
The international symposium on “Byzantine Gold Coins in the World of Late Antiquity,” held at the Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations (IHAC) of Northeast Normal University (NENU), Changchun, China, 23–26 June 2017, aimed at delineating the political, economic, social, and cultural-religious conditions behind the flow of Byzantine gold coins not only into China but also within the broader Mediterranean region, into India, Central Asia, and Mongolia, as well as Southeast Asia. Even though some of the papers should be seen as very preliminary considerations on the respective subjects, all the investigations of specific coins in this volume contribute to the current development of building a more integrated and multifaceted picture of the world of Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages.
We express our heartfelt thanks to all colleagues, students, and friends who have supported the symposium and its publication in various ways. Our special thanks are due to Dr. Rebecca Darley, Dr. Jonathan Jarrett, and Prof. Dr. David A. Warburton for their painstaking review of drafts of papers. Finally, we acknowledge our debt to the National Social Science Fund of China (Program Code 2016BSS007 with the title “Imitations of Byzantine Gold Coins and the Production of Luxuries in the Early Byzantine Empire”) and to the History Department of Sun Yat-sen University (“Grant for Discipline Construction in the History Department of Sun Yat-sen University”) for their generous financial support.
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The double blind peer-reviewed papers of the fascicle 34/2 of the Journal of Ancient Civilizations (JAC) result from a conference at the Zentrum für Interdisziplinäre Forschung (Center for Inter-disciplinary Studies) of the University of... more
The double blind peer-reviewed papers of the fascicle 34/2 of the Journal of Ancient Civilizations (JAC) result from a conference at the Zentrum für Interdisziplinäre Forschung (Center for Inter-disciplinary Studies) of the University of Bielefeld (6–8 September 2017), and have been edited by the organizers, Sven Günther and Dorothea Rohde. Starting from the epoch-making work of August Boeckh on The Public Economy of Athens, which was published in 1817 and is still a reference work, the authors seek to review and update certain aspects of the public economic affairs in ancient Athens, from different perspectives and disciplines. The papers published here are the first results and a step towards a new public economy of Athens that has still to be written.
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Der Sammelband ist dem im Jahr 2005 unerwartet verstorbenen Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichtler Harald Winkel gewidmet. Daß Althistoriker auf diese Weise seiner gedenken, findet seinen Grund in der vielfältigen Verbundenheit der Beiträger... more
Der Sammelband ist dem im Jahr 2005 unerwartet verstorbenen Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichtler Harald Winkel gewidmet. Daß Althistoriker auf diese Weise seiner gedenken, findet seinen Grund in der vielfältigen Verbundenheit der Beiträger zu Harald Winkel. Diese erstreckte sich unter anderem auf den Bereich der Wissenschaft, in dem Harald Winkel über die Grenzen seines Faches hinaus sich auch und gerade als Förderer althistorischer, wirtschaftsgeschichtlicher Projekte betätigte. Das chronologische Spektrum der versammelten Beiträge reicht von der späten römischen Republik bis in die Spätantike und spiegelt die gesamte Breite der wirtschaftsgeschichtlichen Forschung zur römischen Welt wider. Handel und handwerkliche Produktion werden ebenso thematisiert wie Rahmenbedingungen des wirtschaftlichen Lebens, beispielsweise die Hebung von Steuern oder aus der Spätantike überlieferte Wetterdaten. Nicht zuletzt werden auch Überlegungen zu wirtschaftlich relevanten Gegebenheiten im Umfeld der Ereignisgeschichte thematisiert, so etwa der Technologietransfer durch römische Kriegsgefangene oder die logistischen Probleme des Antonius samt seiner wichtigsten Unterstützerin Kleopatra im Kampf gegen Oktavian.
Die Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrisen des 21. Jahrhunderts haben die Rolle der Wirtschaft als zentrale Handlungskategorie menschlichen Seins und Handelns einmal mehr bewusst gemacht. Im Bereich der Antiken Wirtschaftsgeschichte wurde erst... more
Die Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrisen des 21. Jahrhunderts haben die Rolle der Wirtschaft als zentrale Handlungskategorie menschlichen Seins und Handelns einmal mehr bewusst gemacht. Im Bereich der Antiken Wirtschaftsgeschichte wurde erst durch die neo-institutionalistische Theorie das primitivistische Bild einer regional begrenzten, für den Staat uninteressanten, technisch rückständigen Wirtschaft widerlegt.
Die Beiträge des Sammelbands nehmen diesen neuen Diskurs auf und beleuchten anhand des offenen Begriffs „Ordnungsrahmen“ das Thema Antike Ökonomie von mehreren Seiten, ohne sich auf neo-institutionalistische oder andere Theoreme zu beschränken. Dabei wird deutlich, dass einerseits „Ordnung“ und die durch sie vorgegebenen Rahmen das ökonomische Leben und Denken in der Antike entscheidend geprägt und gestaltet haben, andererseits dienen „Ordnungsrahmen“ aber der modernen Wissenschaft auch zur Verdeutlichung und Strukturierung der äußerst komplexen und beziehungsreichen ökonomischen Systeme. So spiegelt das breite Themenspektrum der Beiträge - von der mykenischen Frühgeschichte Griechenlands über Theorie und Praxis in der griechischen Klassik und im Hellenismus bis hin zu unterschiedlichen Aspekten der römischen Wirtschaft in Republik und Kaiserzeit - die Vielfältigkeit des Zuganges zur antiken Ökonomie wider und lenkt damit den Blick auf jeweils ganz bestimmte „Rahmen“ ökonomischen Handelns.
Die Beiträge des Sammelbands nehmen diesen neuen Diskurs auf und beleuchten anhand des offenen Begriffs „Ordnungsrahmen“ das Thema Antike Ökonomie von mehreren Seiten, ohne sich auf neo-institutionalistische oder andere Theoreme zu beschränken. Dabei wird deutlich, dass einerseits „Ordnung“ und die durch sie vorgegebenen Rahmen das ökonomische Leben und Denken in der Antike entscheidend geprägt und gestaltet haben, andererseits dienen „Ordnungsrahmen“ aber der modernen Wissenschaft auch zur Verdeutlichung und Strukturierung der äußerst komplexen und beziehungsreichen ökonomischen Systeme. So spiegelt das breite Themenspektrum der Beiträge - von der mykenischen Frühgeschichte Griechenlands über Theorie und Praxis in der griechischen Klassik und im Hellenismus bis hin zu unterschiedlichen Aspekten der römischen Wirtschaft in Republik und Kaiserzeit - die Vielfältigkeit des Zuganges zur antiken Ökonomie wider und lenkt damit den Blick auf jeweils ganz bestimmte „Rahmen“ ökonomischen Handelns.
Alkuin - Propositiones ad acuendos iuvenes / Aufgaben zur Schärfung des Geistes der Jugend Mathematik und Latein mit Alkuin, dem ersten "Kultusminister" Deutschlands Mathematik und Latein sind die beiden grundlegenden "Sprachen"... more
Alkuin - Propositiones ad acuendos iuvenes / Aufgaben zur Schärfung des Geistes der Jugend
Mathematik und Latein mit Alkuin, dem ersten "Kultusminister" Deutschlands
Mathematik und Latein sind die beiden grundlegenden "Sprachen" der abendländischen Weltbeschreibung. Für den modernen Menschen wollen diese beiden Basiswissenschaften aber nicht so recht zusammenpassen - schon gar nicht im Schulunterricht, wo beide Fächer bisher meist getrennte Wege gehen. Um dem entgegenzuwirken, initiierte das Alkuin-Projekt am Institut für Alte Geschichte der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz eine einzigartige Vernetzungsmöglichkeit der beiden Schulfächer: Eine mathematisch und sprachlich kommentierte Textausgabe der Alkuin, dem Berater Karls des Großen, zugeschriebenen "Propositiones ad acuendos iuvenes / Aufgaben zur Schärfung des Geistes der Jugend".
Die in diesem Band zusammengetragenen 25 Aufgaben und Lösungen aus dem Bereich der sog. "Unterhaltungsmathematik" bergen nicht nur eine Vielfalt mathematischer Teildisziplinen wie Arithmetik, Geometrie und Anordnungsprobleme, sondern dokumentieren exemplarisch auch die "Hinüberrettung" des antiken Erbes in die neue Epoche, etwa in den schon den Ägyptern bekannten linearen Problemen mit einer oder mehreren Unbekannten oder noch weit mehr in den Aufgaben zu Erbschaftsfragen oder Vermessungsproblemen, die ganz in römischer Tradition stehen.
Leitgedanke des Alkuin-Projekts ist die Einsicht, dass die beiden Fächer Mathematik und Latein aus lernpsychologischer Sicht zwar optimal zusammenpassen, es jedoch an sinnvoller interdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit - nicht zuletzt aufgrund mangelnder Textausgaben - hapert. Im Rahmen des Alkuin-Projekts haben Dr. Sven Günther vom Institut für Alte Geschichte der Universität Mainz und Studienrat Michael Pahlke vom Gymnasium Mainz-Gonsenheim gemeinsam mit Studierenden eine repräsentative Auswahl der "Propositiones" für den fächerübergreifenden Unterricht schülergerecht aufbereitet und zudem einen benutzerfreundlichen Lehrerkommentar mit Übersetzungen sowie mathematischen, sprachlichen und historischen Anmerkungen erstellt.
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Mathematik und Latein mit Alkuin, dem ersten "Kultusminister" Deutschlands
Mathematik und Latein sind die beiden grundlegenden "Sprachen" der abendländischen Weltbeschreibung. Für den modernen Menschen wollen diese beiden Basiswissenschaften aber nicht so recht zusammenpassen - schon gar nicht im Schulunterricht, wo beide Fächer bisher meist getrennte Wege gehen. Um dem entgegenzuwirken, initiierte das Alkuin-Projekt am Institut für Alte Geschichte der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz eine einzigartige Vernetzungsmöglichkeit der beiden Schulfächer: Eine mathematisch und sprachlich kommentierte Textausgabe der Alkuin, dem Berater Karls des Großen, zugeschriebenen "Propositiones ad acuendos iuvenes / Aufgaben zur Schärfung des Geistes der Jugend".
Die in diesem Band zusammengetragenen 25 Aufgaben und Lösungen aus dem Bereich der sog. "Unterhaltungsmathematik" bergen nicht nur eine Vielfalt mathematischer Teildisziplinen wie Arithmetik, Geometrie und Anordnungsprobleme, sondern dokumentieren exemplarisch auch die "Hinüberrettung" des antiken Erbes in die neue Epoche, etwa in den schon den Ägyptern bekannten linearen Problemen mit einer oder mehreren Unbekannten oder noch weit mehr in den Aufgaben zu Erbschaftsfragen oder Vermessungsproblemen, die ganz in römischer Tradition stehen.
Leitgedanke des Alkuin-Projekts ist die Einsicht, dass die beiden Fächer Mathematik und Latein aus lernpsychologischer Sicht zwar optimal zusammenpassen, es jedoch an sinnvoller interdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit - nicht zuletzt aufgrund mangelnder Textausgaben - hapert. Im Rahmen des Alkuin-Projekts haben Dr. Sven Günther vom Institut für Alte Geschichte der Universität Mainz und Studienrat Michael Pahlke vom Gymnasium Mainz-Gonsenheim gemeinsam mit Studierenden eine repräsentative Auswahl der "Propositiones" für den fächerübergreifenden Unterricht schülergerecht aufbereitet und zudem einen benutzerfreundlichen Lehrerkommentar mit Übersetzungen sowie mathematischen, sprachlichen und historischen Anmerkungen erstellt.
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This study is concerned with the vectigalia, indirect taxes levied during the time of the Roman Empire. Starting with a basic definition of the term as opposed to tributus, direct taxes, the four main Roman indirect taxes (inheritance... more
This study is concerned with the vectigalia, indirect taxes levied during the time of the Roman Empire. Starting with a basic definition of the term as opposed to tributus, direct taxes, the four main Roman indirect taxes (inheritance tax, emancipation tax, sales tax, and slave sales tax) are then analyzed. By taking into account archaeological, epigraphic, legal, numismatic and literary sources, the study explains the character of the individual taxes and analyzes their correlation to politics, administration, the law, economy and society. German text.
Analysis and interpretation of a denarius of Postumus from Trier
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The paper analyzes the reception of classical antiquity in the period of the German Revolution of 1848/9. Though concepts such as ‘liberty’ and ‘law’ that could be easily linked to ancient roots were omnipresent in the German discourse of... more
The paper analyzes the reception of classical antiquity in the period of the
German Revolution of 1848/9. Though concepts such as ‘liberty’ and ‘law’ that could be easily linked to ancient roots were omnipresent in the German discourse of that time (aside the topic of ‘unity’) the actual reception of ancient ideas and iconographic schemes is scarce and ambiguous. It is argued that this is due to the different frameworks in which classical antiquity was re- and perceived in German intellectual circles of the 19th century: the classical concepts of individual libertas and Roman law (ius) as well as virtuous Romanitas were already framed as being ‘contaminated’ with a French color, hence the German emphasis on two figures, namely, actively fighting, not subjugated Germania and Arminius, aka Hermann, as defenders of German liberty and unity against the ill-famed radical ‘democratic’ French Revolution and the ‘invasive’ Napoleon stance. In this regard it is interesting to see that such view of classical antiquity gained ground in different political spectrums, from right to left wing, and pathed the way for a specific German view of the ancient past in the 19th and partly 20th century, at least in some circles.
[Keywords]: German Revolution of 1848/9 – reception of antiquity –
nationalism – liberty – frames and framing – Germania –
Arminius aka Hermann
German Revolution of 1848/9. Though concepts such as ‘liberty’ and ‘law’ that could be easily linked to ancient roots were omnipresent in the German discourse of that time (aside the topic of ‘unity’) the actual reception of ancient ideas and iconographic schemes is scarce and ambiguous. It is argued that this is due to the different frameworks in which classical antiquity was re- and perceived in German intellectual circles of the 19th century: the classical concepts of individual libertas and Roman law (ius) as well as virtuous Romanitas were already framed as being ‘contaminated’ with a French color, hence the German emphasis on two figures, namely, actively fighting, not subjugated Germania and Arminius, aka Hermann, as defenders of German liberty and unity against the ill-famed radical ‘democratic’ French Revolution and the ‘invasive’ Napoleon stance. In this regard it is interesting to see that such view of classical antiquity gained ground in different political spectrums, from right to left wing, and pathed the way for a specific German view of the ancient past in the 19th and partly 20th century, at least in some circles.
[Keywords]: German Revolution of 1848/9 – reception of antiquity –
nationalism – liberty – frames and framing – Germania –
Arminius aka Hermann
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The paper discusses scratches on coins of Magnentius, which might indicate personal "damnatio memoriae" of this emperor
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With the rise of New Fiscal History, models of predatory state behavior, and the application of political culture studies within the field, debate over the character of Roman taxation has regained momentum. While important topics such as... more
With the rise of New Fiscal History, models of predatory state behavior, and the application of political culture studies within the field, debate over the character of Roman taxation has regained momentum.
While important topics such as the institutions of the Roman tax regime, the relationship of its actors to taxpayers, and the competitive character of the Roman elite in the field of public finances have been studied anew within these frameworks, the discursive character of the sources has rarely
been questioned and analyzed. Yet, the writings of contemporary authors such as Cicero, Caesar, and Sallust, as well as historiographic records from later periods do connect fiscal information with political, social, economic, or moral discourses. Hence, the task of this paper is to reveal the ancient frameworks within which taxes were perceived and presented in three case studies, and to juxtapose these with current debates
in order to demonstrate the extent to which ancient and modern authors frame(d) perceptions of Roman taxation in the Republican period.
While important topics such as the institutions of the Roman tax regime, the relationship of its actors to taxpayers, and the competitive character of the Roman elite in the field of public finances have been studied anew within these frameworks, the discursive character of the sources has rarely
been questioned and analyzed. Yet, the writings of contemporary authors such as Cicero, Caesar, and Sallust, as well as historiographic records from later periods do connect fiscal information with political, social, economic, or moral discourses. Hence, the task of this paper is to reveal the ancient frameworks within which taxes were perceived and presented in three case studies, and to juxtapose these with current debates
in order to demonstrate the extent to which ancient and modern authors frame(d) perceptions of Roman taxation in the Republican period.
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Starting from the analytical concept of patterns that are arguably a nec- essary heuristic step to take before concluding on ethnographic topoi, the article aims to show that for the Seres appearing in Greek and Latin sources such... more
Starting from the analytical concept of patterns that are arguably a nec- essary heuristic step to take before concluding on ethnographic topoi, the article aims to show that for the Seres appearing in Greek and Latin sources such patterns are existing and can help us to understand how ethnographic topoi and narratives could evolve on them. Regarding the Seres, the silk and the oikumenē-ruled-by-Au- gustus pattern, the latter arguably itself becoming a topos over time, formed the starting point for later detailed narratives about this distant and actually not very well-known people. Yet, this could only appear in the discourse-context of Rome’s expansion to the East and several commanders’ and eventually Augustus’ claim to control the oikumenē and to be the point of reference for all, within or outside the Imperium Romanum.
Keywords: Augustus – Imperium Romanum – oikumenē – patterns – Seres
Keywords: Augustus – Imperium Romanum – oikumenē – patterns – Seres
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Finance matters—not least in(civil)war.Even beyond the financial measure in itself to finance the war there is the potentiality to construct a concept of a friendly leader,or an enemy who breaks with the(unwritten)rules of politics.A... more
Finance matters—not least in(civil)war.Even beyond the financial measure in itself to finance the war there is the potentiality to construct a concept of a friendly leader,or an enemy who breaks with the(unwritten)rules of politics.A small episode in Caesar’s Bellum Civile clearly shows how to play with words to undermine authority—here Pompeius’:
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The recent and ongoing debate about the character of(not only)ancient economies reveals that the traditional rivalry between‘primitivist-substantivist’and‘modernist-formalist’views has defi nitely come to an end although a more or less... more
The recent and ongoing debate about the character of(not only)ancient economies reveals that the traditional rivalry between‘primitivist-substantivist’and‘modernist-formalist’views has defi nitely come to an end although a more or less conscious afterlife and shaping of minds still exists.1As such,new
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The paper addresses the research question of how the communication between the orator Cicero and his audience functioned by looking at Cicero’s earliest extant speech, the Pro Quinctio. Therein, the legal performance of the parties as... more
The paper addresses the research question of how the communication between the orator Cicero and his audience functioned by looking at Cicero’s earliest extant speech, the Pro Quinctio. Therein, the legal performance of the parties as well as their presentation by Cicero, Quinctius’ advocate, play a decisive role, and reveal important details as to how controversial business affairs were framed, and finally settled, by law of procedure, particularly the praetorian edict and its formulas. However, it will be further shown that these legal frames in economic affairs were only one part of the story: socio-political, socio-economic, and moral frames were added by Cicero at weak “legal” points, thus forming a net of sub-frames underneath the main legal frame, in order to convince the audience, particularly the judge(s), of his client’s rights.
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For the full paper, contact me/ Recent research has emphasised that economic growth and a comparatively low level of inequality in fifth- and fourth-century BCE Athens rested on the stability and reliability of her public democratic... more
For the full paper, contact me/ Recent research has emphasised that economic growth and a comparatively low level of inequality in fifth- and fourth-century BCE Athens rested on the stability and reliability of her public democratic institutions and the vivid competition and specialisation within that framework. With Xenophon, however, we have an author who proposes an alternative—not only in his commonly cited Oeconomicus and Vectigalia but in all his extant writings—by integrating economic matters, and capital in particular, into his model of a perfectly organised and ruled society. Based on the theoretical approach of “regulatory frames”, which explains the dynamic communication process between author and audience via the extant work, I shall argue that Xenophon’s model of capital, economy and society is grounded in mainly Athenian discourses, common at that time, about utility, stability/instability, reliability/lack of trust, economic as well as social competition and risk management. Xenophon gives tentative answers to the question of how a perfect socio-economic system should work, by creating an alternative framework that tends to be extremely elastic, utility-yet community-oriented and totalitarian.
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The coins ascribed to Ma‘nu VIII Philorhomaios, ruling in the small kingdom of Os- rhoene in Mesopotamia from ca. AD 165/166–177, raise a couple of questions. Chro- nological problems concern the attribution to two different kings Ma‘nu... more
The coins ascribed to Ma‘nu VIII Philorhomaios, ruling in the small kingdom of Os- rhoene in Mesopotamia from ca. AD 165/166–177, raise a couple of questions. Chro- nological problems concern the attribution to two different kings Ma‘nu named in the sources around the Parthian campaign (AD 161–166) of the emperor Lucius Verus. The relation of bronze coin types with legends in Syriac Estrangelo, naming a “king Ma‘nu”, to silver coin types with portraits and names of members of the imperial house on the obverse and Roman reverse types with legends in Greek language giving the name “king Mannos Philorhomaios” on the reverse is another issue. Thirdly, coins minted in similar style like the silver coin types of Mannos Philorhomaios but addressing the Roman emperors’ victorious deeds on the reverse (so-called hyper nikēs-types) pose the question of whether and how the minting of such types was linked. The article ad- dresses these questions by a close examination of the silver coin types, both of Mannos Philorhomaios and of the hyper nikēs-issues, including so-far unpublished types from the auction market. It is argued that the coin types closely follow the types and ico- nographies issued by the imperial mint and that there are several overlaps between the Mannos Philorhomaios- and hyper nikēs-issues. Yet given differences in die-axis and style, it seems unlikely that they were produced at one mint. However, the similarities suggest that a coordinated minting was undertaken in course of the military campaigns led by Lucius Verus, and that Mannos Philorhomaios, who is arguably identifiable with Ma‘nu VIII, took actively part in this production of a Roman “image library”, mainly for economic purposes, albeit mirroring his dependence on Roman support and power.
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濡쒕쭏?쒓뎅? 蹂댁“援?auxilia???댁뿭援곗씤?대굹 ?먯튂?꾩떆 municipia???좊챸?몄궗??honoratiores?먭쾶 ?쒕?沅뚯쓣 遺?ы븯???깆쓽 ?듯빀 ?뺤콉?쇰줈 ?좊챸?댁죱?? 洹몃윭???대윭???듯빀?뺤콉??濡쒕쭏踰뺤뿉 誘몄튇 ?곹뼢? 嫄곗쓽 ?ㅻ쨪吏??곸씠 ?녿떎. 蹂?怨좎뿉?쒕뒗 ?섎━?몄링???듯빀??以묒떖?쇰줈, 濡쒕쭏踰뺤씠 ?좎엯?섎뒗 ?쒖쇅?섃앹쓽 ?붿냼??(?щ엺, 踰뺤쟻 ?꾪넻... more
濡쒕쭏?쒓뎅? 蹂댁“援?auxilia???댁뿭援곗씤?대굹 ?먯튂?꾩떆 municipia???좊챸?몄궗??honoratiores?먭쾶 ?쒕?沅뚯쓣 遺?ы븯???깆쓽 ?듯빀 ?뺤콉?쇰줈 ?좊챸?댁죱?? 洹몃윭???대윭???듯빀?뺤콉??濡쒕쭏踰뺤뿉 誘몄튇 ?곹뼢? 嫄곗쓽 ?ㅻ쨪吏??곸씠 ?녿떎. 蹂?怨좎뿉?쒕뒗 ?섎━?몄링???듯빀??以묒떖?쇰줈, 濡쒕쭏踰뺤씠 ?좎엯?섎뒗 ?쒖쇅?섃앹쓽 ?붿냼??(?щ엺, 踰뺤쟻 ?꾪넻 ?????대뒓 ?뺣룄濡?..
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This article deals with one of the unidentified fragments of the Institutes of the Justinian law compilation (Inst. 1.2.2a). It is argued that the specific passage as well as the arrangement of the whole title on ius naturale, ius gentium... more
This article deals with one of the unidentified fragments of the Institutes of the Justinian law compilation (Inst. 1.2.2a). It is argued that the specific passage as well as the arrangement of the whole title on ius naturale, ius gentium and ius ciuile reveals the individuality of Justinian's compilers, and therefore of their legislative and educational program, as well as of their didactical approach, particularly towards Greek-speaking students while redacting the Corpus Iuris Civilis.
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Bibliografische Information der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek verzeichnet diese Publikation in der Deutschen Nationalbibliografie; detaillierte bibliografische Daten sind im Internet über http://dnb.d-nb.de... more
Bibliografische Information der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek verzeichnet diese Publikation in der Deutschen Nationalbibliografie; detaillierte bibliografische Daten sind im Internet über http://dnb.d-nb.de abrufbar. Bibliographic information ...
Bibliograhsche Information der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek verzeichnet diese Publikation in der Deutschen Nationalbibliografie; detaillierte bibliografische Daten sind im Internet über http://dnb.d-nb.de... more
Bibliograhsche Information der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek verzeichnet diese Publikation in der Deutschen Nationalbibliografie; detaillierte bibliografische Daten sind im Internet über http://dnb.d-nb.de abrufbar. Bibliographic Information ...
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Diese Unterrichtsreihe arbeitet das Konzept "Seidenstraßen" und die dahinterliegenden Narrative von der Antike bis in die Moderne kritisch auf.
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The paper analyzes intertextual references between the Anonymus Iamblichi and Xenophon regarding the hoarding of money and contributes to the understanding of ancient discourses about economic trust.
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In this paper, I shall show the applicability of bounded rationality ap- proaches – in particular New Institutional Economics (NIE) – to (Ancient) History. For this sake, I link basic pillars of these modern (economic) approaches to the... more
In this paper, I shall show the applicability of bounded rationality ap- proaches – in particular New Institutional Economics (NIE) – to (Ancient) History. For this sake, I link basic pillars of these modern (economic) approaches to the prin- ciples of History as outlined by Johann Gustav Droysen in his seminal Grundriss der Geschichte and to frames and framing methodology as essential tool for a ‘communi- cative turn’ in historical studies, in order to link ‘etic’ and ‘emic’ perspectives on historical source material. With a short case-study on Xenophon’s carefully phrased proposal of an investment fund for financially re-establishing Athens after the dev- astating Social War (357–355 BC), I shall show the degree to which such a compre- hensive study is necessary in order to fully grasp the communicative dynamics about (not only) economic affairs in antiquity.
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In this paper, we analyze the description of the Chinese costume as offered by Giovanni Pietro Maffei in Book 6 of his Historiae Indicae (1588). We shall show that the seemingly objective description in fact is clothed within an idealized... more
In this paper, we analyze the description of the Chinese costume as offered by Giovanni Pietro Maffei in Book 6 of his Historiae Indicae (1588). We shall show that the seemingly objective description in fact is clothed within an idealized picture of Chinese society, which Maffei used to mirror then current moral discourses among Western elite and literati.
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The article deals with reception of Classical antiquity in Vietnam. While there were only few and indirect points of contact and transfer in antiquity, “classicizing”, i. e., Greek and Roman imagery found its way to Vietnam and then... more
The article deals with reception of Classical antiquity in Vietnam. While there were only few and indirect points of contact and transfer in antiquity, “classicizing”, i. e., Greek and Roman imagery found its way to Vietnam and then Indochina through the French colonial rule over the territory. In particular, French ideas of liberty, aesthetics, justice, feistiness, and prosperity and the French Republican symbol of Marianne (as allegory of France) embodying these ideas and virtues were written into the mind
of the people in the territory, through education but also through architecture, money, and postage stamps. The article analyzes examples of such “classicizing” imagery in public spaces of Saigon, nowadays Ho Chi Minh City, and in the iconographies of coins, banknotes, and postage stamps. Focus is laid not only on what messages were conveyed by the use of “classicizing” columns, sculptures, and attributes but how they were framed or reframed into consistent narratives, both in French colonial times and in post-colonial Vietnam, constantly mirroring ideology, power, and control.
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of the people in the territory, through education but also through architecture, money, and postage stamps. The article analyzes examples of such “classicizing” imagery in public spaces of Saigon, nowadays Ho Chi Minh City, and in the iconographies of coins, banknotes, and postage stamps. Focus is laid not only on what messages were conveyed by the use of “classicizing” columns, sculptures, and attributes but how they were framed or reframed into consistent narratives, both in French colonial times and in post-colonial Vietnam, constantly mirroring ideology, power, and control.
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The paper searches for roots avant la lettre of modern frames and framing theories in Johann Gustav Droysen‘s seminal „Outline of the Principles of History“ („Grundriss der Historik“). By showing the chances as well as limits of Droysen‘s... more
The paper searches for roots avant la lettre of modern frames and framing theories in Johann Gustav Droysen‘s seminal „Outline of the Principles of History“ („Grundriss der Historik“). By showing the chances as well as limits of Droysen‘s then groundbreaking thoughts about the core principles of History as an academic discipline, the paper shows how an updated „Droysen“, equipped with frame and framing methodology, might help understand ancient sources and their various interpretative frameworks they were and are put in through times better and establish History as a university and society-relevant discipline in self-declared post-structural present.
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Xenophon presents very clear ideas and knowledge about markets, both physical and abstract ones, in his Poroi. He reflects on actual places where business is conducted (harbour, esp. emporion; Athenian agora), on the gradual establishing... more
Xenophon presents very clear ideas and knowledge about markets, both physical and abstract ones, in his Poroi. He reflects on actual places where business is conducted (harbour, esp. emporion; Athenian agora), on the gradual establishing of such an agora (in the Laureion district), on market participants and market principles as well as behaviours. Within his model of a perfectly ordered system “Athens”, opposed to the current situation (Xen. Vect. 1.1), all market participants and social status
groups are small wheels in a gear, function and cooperate perfectly, and produce prosperity which leads to the ultimate happiness of all. This applies even to geographical factors such as location of Athens within the “whole world”, the harbour, the mining district, natural resources and so on. This system, and the economic sub-system as a perfect copy of it, optimizes itself gradually in all aspects and is, thus, able to win the supremacy (hēgemonia) over all Greeks, with even the foreign polities eventually joining it since it benefits all. And as it is an
ever-expanding system winning more and more supporters, any impact from outside can
easily be balanced: market competition in the mining district is unneccessary since infinite silver production and supply comes into a market with still unexperienced and so imagined infinite demand, in peace and war times; economic risks can be handled by public institutions based on a reward for good performance; and peace ensured with soft power on all levels is the umbrella that isolates possibly negative impact factors brought in by hostile states.
What sounds philosophically utopian on the one hand, is built upon a very careful observation of contemporary markets, market principles and behaviours by Xenophon on the other hand. However, Xenophon does not stop at observing. He uses the existing concepts, experiences, and expectations, and fills them with his ideas of a “political economy” in a “totalitarian” sense of the word, with “political” being all, even the private
household (oikos), a copy of the whole framework in small – and vice versa. And this sounds not so unfamiliar to us in times of competition between different systems in the West, and East.
groups are small wheels in a gear, function and cooperate perfectly, and produce prosperity which leads to the ultimate happiness of all. This applies even to geographical factors such as location of Athens within the “whole world”, the harbour, the mining district, natural resources and so on. This system, and the economic sub-system as a perfect copy of it, optimizes itself gradually in all aspects and is, thus, able to win the supremacy (hēgemonia) over all Greeks, with even the foreign polities eventually joining it since it benefits all. And as it is an
ever-expanding system winning more and more supporters, any impact from outside can
easily be balanced: market competition in the mining district is unneccessary since infinite silver production and supply comes into a market with still unexperienced and so imagined infinite demand, in peace and war times; economic risks can be handled by public institutions based on a reward for good performance; and peace ensured with soft power on all levels is the umbrella that isolates possibly negative impact factors brought in by hostile states.
What sounds philosophically utopian on the one hand, is built upon a very careful observation of contemporary markets, market principles and behaviours by Xenophon on the other hand. However, Xenophon does not stop at observing. He uses the existing concepts, experiences, and expectations, and fills them with his ideas of a “political economy” in a “totalitarian” sense of the word, with “political” being all, even the private
household (oikos), a copy of the whole framework in small – and vice versa. And this sounds not so unfamiliar to us in times of competition between different systems in the West, and East.
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Classical Studies in China and the whole world have been heavily affected by the pandemic. The paper reviews selected recent developments in Western Classical Studies in Mainland China. See:... more
Classical Studies in China and the whole world have been heavily affected by the pandemic. The paper reviews selected recent developments in Western Classical Studies in Mainland China.
See: https://teajcs.com/2022/06/03/china-update-classics-2021/
See: https://teajcs.com/2022/06/03/china-update-classics-2021/
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The paper addresses the research question of how the communication between the orator Cicero and his audience functioned by looking at Cicero’s earliest extant speech, the Pro Quinctio. Therein, the legal performance of the parties as... more
The paper addresses the research question of how the communication between the orator Cicero and his audience functioned by looking at Cicero’s earliest extant speech, the Pro Quinctio. Therein, the legal performance of the parties as well as their presentation by Cicero, Quinctius’ advocate, play a decisive role, and reveal important details as to how controversial business affairs were framed, and finally settled, by law of procedure, particularly the praetorian edict and its formulas. However, it will be further shown that these legal frames in economic affairs were only one part of the story: socio-political, socio-economic, and moral frames were added by Cicero at weak “legal” points, thus forming a net of sub-frames underneath the main legal frame, in order to convince the audience, particularly the judge(s), of his client’s rights.
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For the full paper, contact me/ Recent research has emphasised that economic growth and a comparatively low level of inequality in fifth- and fourth-century BCE Athens rested on the stability and reliability of her public democratic... more
For the full paper, contact me/ Recent research has emphasised that economic growth and a comparatively low level of inequality in fifth- and fourth-century BCE Athens rested on the stability and reliability of her public democratic institutions and the vivid competition and specialisation within that framework. With Xenophon, however, we have an author who proposes an alternative—not only in his commonly cited Oeconomicus and Vectigalia but in all his extant writings—by integrating economic matters, and capital in particular, into his model of a perfectly organised and ruled society. Based on the theoretical approach of “regulatory frames”, which explains the dynamic communication process between author and audience via the extant work, I shall argue that Xenophon’s model of capital, economy and society is grounded in mainly Athenian discourses, common at that time, about utility, stability/instability, reliability/lack of trust, economic as well as social competition and risk management. Xenophon gives tentative answers to the question of how a perfect socio-economic system should work, by creating an alternative framework that tends to be extremely elastic, utility-yet community-oriented and totalitarian.
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In Chinese, German working version behind the original paper! The article discusses the principles and structure of the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL), and its potential impact on ancient western studies in China. It argues that a... more
In Chinese, German working version behind the original paper!
The article discusses the principles and structure of the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL), and its potential impact on ancient western studies in China. It argues that a methodic-analytical as well as critical-reflexive use of the TLL is not only a precondition for international exchange but also enables own, and stimulating, Chinese approaches to the field. By learning the lexicographical principles and applying them to concrete research questions and problems, ancient words and their respective frames within the communication process become analyzable. Based on a methodically proper analysis the (historical) interpretation as a creative act is enabled, and Chinese researchers can conduct high-quality research by bringing in their own perspectives and frames in a scientific way. Hence, new approaches to ancient texts and materials and their contexts are stimulated so that ancient western studies do not fossilize but gain new momentum in the 21st century. Therefor the TLL is an important instrumentum, to foster a substantial Chinese contribution to the field of ancient western studies.
Keywords: Latin lexicography – methodology of ancient studies – frames and framing model – text and context – historical analysis and interpretation
The article discusses the principles and structure of the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL), and its potential impact on ancient western studies in China. It argues that a methodic-analytical as well as critical-reflexive use of the TLL is not only a precondition for international exchange but also enables own, and stimulating, Chinese approaches to the field. By learning the lexicographical principles and applying them to concrete research questions and problems, ancient words and their respective frames within the communication process become analyzable. Based on a methodically proper analysis the (historical) interpretation as a creative act is enabled, and Chinese researchers can conduct high-quality research by bringing in their own perspectives and frames in a scientific way. Hence, new approaches to ancient texts and materials and their contexts are stimulated so that ancient western studies do not fossilize but gain new momentum in the 21st century. Therefor the TLL is an important instrumentum, to foster a substantial Chinese contribution to the field of ancient western studies.
Keywords: Latin lexicography – methodology of ancient studies – frames and framing model – text and context – historical analysis and interpretation
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We discuss the references to Seres in the carmen de bello Actiaco and the possible usage in the narrative of the fragmentary poem.
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This paper re-examines the LIBERTATIS P R VINDEX cistophorus type of Octavian (28 BC) from the perspective of frame and affordance theories. Based on the available evidence (mint; coin iconography and iconographic tradition; coin hoard... more
This paper re-examines the LIBERTATIS P R VINDEX cistophorus type of Octavian (28 BC) from the perspective of frame and affordance theories. Based on the available evidence (mint; coin iconography and iconographic tradition; coin hoard analysis and circulation patterns; denomination and usage; potential relation to the LEGES ET IVRA P R aureus type of the same year) it argues for a primary reception within the provincial context of Asia. Notwithstanding a Rome-centered (secondary) reception within the Augustan propaganda of a “restored commonwealth”, a re-affirmation of legal and legitimate Roman rule in the province (with the “tangible” promise of new prosperity, especially towards the elite) that had greatly suffered from the Civil Wars and Mark Antonyʼs exploitative policy emerges as the probable and most salient message intended and communicated by Octavian, the future Augustus.
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The article discusses sources, discourses, and research regarding taxation in Greco-Roman antiquity, with special focus on Late Antiquity & Christianity. A pdf can be sent on personal request via email (sveneca@aol.com).
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Aus Steeg, einem Ortsteil der Stadt Bacharach am Rhein im Mittelrheintal, stammen acht Denare, deren jeweilige Detailbeschreibung sich im Katalog findet. Sie umfassen republikanische Prägungen vom Ende des 2. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. bis in... more
Aus Steeg, einem Ortsteil der Stadt Bacharach am Rhein im Mittelrheintal, stammen acht Denare, deren jeweilige Detailbeschreibung sich im Katalog findet. Sie umfassen republikanische Prägungen vom Ende des 2. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. bis in die Bürgerkriegszeit sowie einen augusteischen Typ aus Lugdunum.
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The article discusses the frames and framing strategies Tacitus uses with regard to the relation between money and Germani in his intentional history narratives.
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Based on Pierre Nora’s concept of ‘lieu de mémoire’ and Jan & Aleida Assman’s model of ‘Cultural and Communicative Memory’ this event aims to identify and explore important historical objects of reference for the formation of... more
Based on Pierre Nora’s concept of ‘lieu de mémoire’ and Jan & Aleida Assman’s model of ‘Cultural and Communicative Memory’ this event aims to identify and explore important
historical objects of reference for the formation of Chinese-European narratives throughout history. A public lecture by the founding director of the Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (House of the History of the Federal Republic of Germany) on the topic “The Concept of ‘lieux de memoires’ (‘places ofmemory’/’Erinnerungsorte’). Attractive
Visualizing – Easy Learning – Communicative Remembrance of History by Testimonials/Temains/Objects of History” and a subsequent workshop on three case-studies each presented by a tandem of a Chinese and European researchers will set the frame for an intensive reflection on different perspectives on these objects. This event will be the starting point for a larger joint project that aims at engaging a larger audience in a fruitful discourse about Chinese-European joint history & cultural memory.
historical objects of reference for the formation of Chinese-European narratives throughout history. A public lecture by the founding director of the Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (House of the History of the Federal Republic of Germany) on the topic “The Concept of ‘lieux de memoires’ (‘places ofmemory’/’Erinnerungsorte’). Attractive
Visualizing – Easy Learning – Communicative Remembrance of History by Testimonials/Temains/Objects of History” and a subsequent workshop on three case-studies each presented by a tandem of a Chinese and European researchers will set the frame for an intensive reflection on different perspectives on these objects. This event will be the starting point for a larger joint project that aims at engaging a larger audience in a fruitful discourse about Chinese-European joint history & cultural memory.
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JAC's 38/1 (2023) contents, abstracts, and obituary for Wu Yuhong
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Were the ancients rational actors? Is the rational-actor model a suitable tool to analyze their behavior? We want to answer the question in different ways. One way would be to ask the ancient texts directly. Another could be to use the... more
Were the ancients rational actors? Is the rational-actor model a suitable tool to analyze their behavior? We want to answer the question in different ways. One way would be to ask the ancient texts directly. Another could be to use the rational-actor model to analyze the behavior of the ancients (in the economy, politics, or any other area of social life) and see whether the results are plausible.
In our conference, we explore the chances and limits of these approaches. The underlying question in each section is the extent of rational activity and actions that can be discovered by various methods of analyzing ancient societies across the globe. In particular, the papers focus on one of the following panel topics: 1.) Ancient texts: From theory to practice – How did the ancients think economy, and how do we reconstruct the ancient thoughts?; 2.) Economic analysis of the economy (e.g., landed property and real estate / financial investments / demand and supply); 3.) Economic analysis of politics and of other areas of social life (e.g., institutions and institutional change / taxation / public spending / social networks / law / religion / moral behavior).
In our conference, we explore the chances and limits of these approaches. The underlying question in each section is the extent of rational activity and actions that can be discovered by various methods of analyzing ancient societies across the globe. In particular, the papers focus on one of the following panel topics: 1.) Ancient texts: From theory to practice – How did the ancients think economy, and how do we reconstruct the ancient thoughts?; 2.) Economic analysis of the economy (e.g., landed property and real estate / financial investments / demand and supply); 3.) Economic analysis of politics and of other areas of social life (e.g., institutions and institutional change / taxation / public spending / social networks / law / religion / moral behavior).
Research Interests: Ancient economies (Archaeology), Global History, Ancient Near East, Ancient Egyptian History, Ancient economy, and 5 moreAncient Roman economy, trade and commerce, 'The Ancient Economy: Diplomacy, Trade and Travel: Contacts between Rome, India and China'., The Rational Actor Model, Ancient Greek Economy, and Indian and South Asian Historiography
We cordially invite you to our first Muziris-Workshop "Trade and Seafaring in the Red Sea, Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean in Antiquity", on Friday, 28 May 2021, online via zoom, organized by Stefan Baumann (Univ. Trier), Kerstin... more
We cordially invite you to our
first Muziris-Workshop "Trade and Seafaring in the Red Sea, Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean in Antiquity",
on Friday, 28 May 2021, online via zoom,
organized by Stefan Baumann (Univ. Trier), Kerstin Droß-Krüpe (RUB), Sebastian Fink (Univ. Innsbruck), Sven Günther (IHAC, NENU) and Patrick Reinard (Univ. Trier).
Please find the program in the pdf (all times are CET summer time). To receive the zoom link and further information please send a registration request to sveneca@aol.com or svenguenther@nenu.edu.cn
first Muziris-Workshop "Trade and Seafaring in the Red Sea, Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean in Antiquity",
on Friday, 28 May 2021, online via zoom,
organized by Stefan Baumann (Univ. Trier), Kerstin Droß-Krüpe (RUB), Sebastian Fink (Univ. Innsbruck), Sven Günther (IHAC, NENU) and Patrick Reinard (Univ. Trier).
Please find the program in the pdf (all times are CET summer time). To receive the zoom link and further information please send a registration request to sveneca@aol.com or svenguenther@nenu.edu.cn
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Frames and Framing in Antiquity II builds on the results and discussions of the first conference (IHAC & IfDH, 16-18 October 2020) and aims at linking different ancient source materials, contexts, and actors in order to explore... more
Frames and Framing in Antiquity II builds on the results and discussions of the first conference (IHAC & IfDH, 16-18 October 2020) and aims at linking different ancient source materials, contexts, and actors in order to explore entanglements, communicative dynamics, and affordances of frames and framing. While ancient source categories (literary texts, inscriptions, coins, papyri/ostraca, archaeological remains) are often treated separately we seek to analyze interrelations, interdependencies, and entanglements of these sources within their respective contexts. sources materiality entanglements communicative dynamics affordances
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Frames and framing have entered the public discourse already before covid-19 but have recently become a hotly debated issue due to the styling of news, for instance in social media, that partly replace other possibilities of social... more
Frames and framing have entered the public discourse already before covid-19 but have recently become a hotly debated issue due to the styling of news, for instance in social media, that partly replace other possibilities of social communication at the moment. Based on models from the field of sociology, psychology, and communication studies, "frames" describe how people understand, react to, and are influenced by situations and activities (frame analysis). The phenomenon of "framing" assesses how individuals or institutions might use, modify, or challenge existing frameworks by creating new frames, or add new slots and fillers to common frames. Thus, the concept of framing is a useful tool for a broad range of disciplines since communication is viewed as a complex entanglement of sender, receiver, and medium and their related frames and not as a one-directional process of sending information from A to B. In recent years, frame analysis has also gained attention in the field of ancient studies, particularly in ancient history and linguistics as well as classical archaeology with a specific focus on visual studies. However, the model's full potential is yet to be exploited as it is still not comprehensively tested against the various ancient sources. Hence, the conference attempts to fill this obvious gap by assessing the theoretical tool-set as well as the application of such models to case-studies. The dimensions of frame and framing models will be discussed in five panels, with each paper lasting 5-7 minutes followed by a respondent and an open question slot: Panel I: From Theory to Practice Panel II: Greek Frames and Modern Perception Panel III: Greek and Roman Frames Panel IV: Framing Strategies in the Late Roman Republic and Early Empire Panel V: Framing Narratives in Archaeology The keynote speech will be given by Professor Hartmut Leppin (University of Frankfurt) on the concept of parrhesia ("free speech") in antiquity. We warmly welcome participants to register under: svenguenther@nenu.edu.cn to receive the link to the online platform (Zoom) and further information as well as abstracts of the conference papers.
Research Interests: Critical Theory, Roman History, Roman Law, Audience and Reception Studies, Cognitive Framing, and 15 moreMedia Framing, Oratory, Cicero, Ancient Greek History, Attic Orators, Message Framing, Augustus, Framing, Framing and agenda setting research, Frame Analysis, Framework, News Framing, Framing Theory, Framing Analysis, and Roman Oratory
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Interview with Chunyi Liu from Wen Hui Daily, Shanghai, about the standardisation of Latin and Greek in China, and the future of Classics
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See how Teaching, Research, and Life is at IHAC, NENU, Changchun
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List of Classics institutions and staff in China, draft
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The paper analyzes the use of "epidemic language" in Latin historians. Based on a search of terms such as contagium/-io, lues, morbus, pestis/pestifer/pestilentia, and tabes it examines the frames and framing effects of this language and... more
The paper analyzes the use of "epidemic language" in Latin historians. Based on a search of terms such as contagium/-io, lues, morbus, pestis/pestifer/pestilentia, and tabes it examines the frames and framing effects of this language and argues for a critical reflection of such language use, then and now.