Der fiktive Briefwechsel zwischen Alexander und dem Brahmanenkönig Dindimus Marc Steinmann Steinm... more Der fiktive Briefwechsel zwischen Alexander und dem Brahmanenkönig Dindimus Marc Steinmann Steinmann Alexander der Große und die "nackten Weisen" Indiens Die Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi ist ein anonymer, fiktiver spätantiker Briefwechsel aus dem Umfeld des Alexander romans. In dieser Auseinandersetzung um die rechte Lebensweise vertritt der Brahmanenkönig Dindimus einen rigorosasketischen Standpunkt, Alexander der Große dagegen plädiert für einen maßvollen Genuss der Gaben der Natur. Für die vorliegende Ausgabe wurden erstmals über 90% der heute mehr als 80 bekannten Handschriften ausgewertet und ein neuer kritischer Text erstellt, den die beigegebene deutsche Übersetzung auch für Forscher anderer Diszipli nen oder den interessierten Laien zugänglich macht. Ein breiter Similienapparat und ein ausführlicher Kommen tar erschließen Sprache und Inhalt der Collatio, deren Ent stehung im frühen 5. Jahrhundert als innerchristliche Kon troverse wahrscheinlich gemacht wird. Die Einleitung dient zugleich als Einführung und aktueller Überblick über den Alexanderroman und die Schriften in seinem Umfelde. Marc Steinmann, geboren in Rinteln an der Weser. Nach Abitur und Ausbildung Tätigkeit im Bankgewerbe. Anschlie ßend Studium der Latinistik und Germanistik. Erstes Staats examen 1999, Magister Artium 2000, zweites Staatsexamen 2002. Promotion mit der vorliegenden Arbeit an der Ruhr Universität Bochum im WS 2010/11. Der Autor unterrichtet die Fächer Latein und Deutsch an einem hessischen Gym nasium. Alexander der Große und die "nackten Weisen" Indiens Der fiktive Briefwechsel zwischen Alexander und dem Brahmanenkönig Dindimus Einleitung, lateinischer Text, Übersetzung und Kommentar
Der lateinische 'Alexanderroman' des Iulius Valerius. Sprache, Erzählung, Kontext., 2023
article (written in German), studying the Odontotyrannos, miraculous water courses, the Nile inun... more article (written in German), studying the Odontotyrannos, miraculous water courses, the Nile inundation etc. (see attached pdf for further details)
The article (written in German) investigates the hitherto overlooked editio princeps of the "Coll... more The article (written in German) investigates the hitherto overlooked editio princeps of the "Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi", its genesis and its circumstances in the humanist milieu of Urbino and Fano.
article (written in English, 5 pages): In the Armenian tradition of Ailios Theon's Progymnasmata ... more article (written in English, 5 pages): In the Armenian tradition of Ailios Theon's Progymnasmata two otherwise unknown historians occur. By examining the context of the passage and comparing it with authors like Philostephanos, it is made plausible that the 'unknown' historians are Phileas of Athens and Skymnos of Chios, whose names are misspelled in the Armenian text.
Published version of the poem of farewell for the head of a secondary school (see also the privat... more Published version of the poem of farewell for the head of a secondary school (see also the private version accompanied by a German translation into distichs).
A Latin poem of farewell on occasion of the retirement of the principal of a Hessian secondary sc... more A Latin poem of farewell on occasion of the retirement of the principal of a Hessian secondary school. This is a private version with German translation; the Latin version will appear in "Vox Latina".
Published version of the carmen natalicium (see also the private version accompanied by a German ... more Published version of the carmen natalicium (see also the private version accompanied by a German translation into distichs).
A Latin birthday poem on occasion of the 60th birthday of a woman called A.
This is a private ve... more A Latin birthday poem on occasion of the 60th birthday of a woman called A.
This is a private version; see published version in 'Vox Latina' 55.215 (2019), 137.
(written in English): Introduction to, text & translation of and commentary on the 7 testimonia a... more (written in English): Introduction to, text & translation of and commentary on the 7 testimonia and 42 extant Greek fragments of Philostephanos (text and translation revised/elaborated on the basis of an earlier version by Alain Delattre and Dennis Pausch).
After a quite long time of elaboration and production this contribution has finally seen the light of day within the opus magnum of FGrHist IV.E.4 on Nov. 28th of 2024.
MOHG = Mitteilungen des Oberhessischen Geschichtsvereins Gießen 103 (2018), 2018
article (written in German): The Latin motto engraved in the lintel of a house located in Hadamar... more article (written in German): The Latin motto engraved in the lintel of a house located in Hadamar, Neugasse 1, is incorrect in its present form, which can be proved semantically as well as prosodically. The original hexameter seems to have been flawed during a recent restauration done to the house that had been built in 1684.
The present paper examines this Latin motto, restores its original version and places it in a wider literary tradition and context.
Submitted manuscript version of ca. 1300 words and one illustration.
Published at end of March 2019 in: MOHG 103, 2018, 277-281.
article (written in English):
The 'Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi', an apocryphal letter exchang... more article (written in English):
The 'Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi', an apocryphal letter exchange in Latin (early fifth century) between Alexander the Great and Dindimus, king of the Indian brahmins, is transmitted in about 100 manuscripts. The author of the present article has recently given a substantial amount of corrections and additions [see Scriptorium 68, 2014] to the data initially provided by D.J.A. Ross (in 1956) for the 'Collatio' manuscripts. Here, another twelve newly detected manuscripts are added together with their relevant data for the 'Collatio'.
Many of them contain an epitomized 'Collatio' that is preceded by an introductory 'Epistula Bragmanorum ad Alexandrum' [for which see the article in 'Classica et Mediaevalia'].
Downloadable also at "Persée": <https://www.persee.fr/doc/scrip_0036-9772_2017_num_71_1_4432>
Classica et Mediaevalia 66, 2015 [published end of 2017], 221-242, 2015
This article [written in German] presents the first critical edition (based upon twelve mss. and ... more This article [written in German] presents the first critical edition (based upon twelve mss. and six medieval works) of the so-called Epistula Bragmanorum ad Alexandrum (Ep. Bragm.), a fictitious letter sent by the Indian Gymnosophists to Alexander the Great advising him not to attack their island. To support their argument, they describe their simple and virtuous way of living; they have nothing Alexander would want to take. The accompanying study tries to place the Ep. Bragm. in the tradition of the Alexander Romance and in the context of epitomes and Christian encyclopaedias. There are numerous similarities and correspondences, especially with the Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi. The Ep. Bragm. actually has the form of an introduction to an epitomized version of the Collatio.
Thomas Baier (ed.). Camerarius Polyhistor. Wissensvermittlung im deutschen Humanismus. Tübingen: Narr, 2017, p. 95-123., Dec 2017
One of Joachim Camerarius' lesser known and hitherto scholarly almost neglected works is in the f... more One of Joachim Camerarius' lesser known and hitherto scholarly almost neglected works is in the focus of this investigation (which is written in German).
The genesis of the "libellus gnomologicus" as well as its content and its intention are examined.
Furthermore, the printer Ernst Voegelin and Georg Mehl von Strelitz (i.e. the person the book is dedicated to), and Johannes Sambucus, who lent Camerarius the manuscript he used for writing the book, are examined.
The article is accompanied by two illustrations: reproductions of the title page (sine anno) and of the 'dedicatio' to Georg Mehl von Strehlitz (Blatt A2r).
See 'google.books' for a preview [see link provided under 'files'].
For a few corrigenda and an extract from a review see downloadable pdf-file.
Jahrbuch des Landgraf-Ludwigs-Gymnasiums, Jun 2016
This article (written in German) traces the history of the monstruous or marvellous races of Indi... more This article (written in German) traces the history of the monstruous or marvellous races of India (called Indian or Plinian races, too), the monsters that almost ubiquitous appear in Medieval art and literature. Unfortunately, due to limit of space, the allegorical interpretation of the monsters had to be left untouched. Instead it is argued that these monsters are still pretty alive today - although in far away regions, of course.
Der fiktive Briefwechsel zwischen Alexander und dem Brahmanenkönig Dindimus Marc Steinmann Steinm... more Der fiktive Briefwechsel zwischen Alexander und dem Brahmanenkönig Dindimus Marc Steinmann Steinmann Alexander der Große und die "nackten Weisen" Indiens Die Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi ist ein anonymer, fiktiver spätantiker Briefwechsel aus dem Umfeld des Alexander romans. In dieser Auseinandersetzung um die rechte Lebensweise vertritt der Brahmanenkönig Dindimus einen rigorosasketischen Standpunkt, Alexander der Große dagegen plädiert für einen maßvollen Genuss der Gaben der Natur. Für die vorliegende Ausgabe wurden erstmals über 90% der heute mehr als 80 bekannten Handschriften ausgewertet und ein neuer kritischer Text erstellt, den die beigegebene deutsche Übersetzung auch für Forscher anderer Diszipli nen oder den interessierten Laien zugänglich macht. Ein breiter Similienapparat und ein ausführlicher Kommen tar erschließen Sprache und Inhalt der Collatio, deren Ent stehung im frühen 5. Jahrhundert als innerchristliche Kon troverse wahrscheinlich gemacht wird. Die Einleitung dient zugleich als Einführung und aktueller Überblick über den Alexanderroman und die Schriften in seinem Umfelde. Marc Steinmann, geboren in Rinteln an der Weser. Nach Abitur und Ausbildung Tätigkeit im Bankgewerbe. Anschlie ßend Studium der Latinistik und Germanistik. Erstes Staats examen 1999, Magister Artium 2000, zweites Staatsexamen 2002. Promotion mit der vorliegenden Arbeit an der Ruhr Universität Bochum im WS 2010/11. Der Autor unterrichtet die Fächer Latein und Deutsch an einem hessischen Gym nasium. Alexander der Große und die "nackten Weisen" Indiens Der fiktive Briefwechsel zwischen Alexander und dem Brahmanenkönig Dindimus Einleitung, lateinischer Text, Übersetzung und Kommentar
Der lateinische 'Alexanderroman' des Iulius Valerius. Sprache, Erzählung, Kontext., 2023
article (written in German), studying the Odontotyrannos, miraculous water courses, the Nile inun... more article (written in German), studying the Odontotyrannos, miraculous water courses, the Nile inundation etc. (see attached pdf for further details)
The article (written in German) investigates the hitherto overlooked editio princeps of the "Coll... more The article (written in German) investigates the hitherto overlooked editio princeps of the "Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi", its genesis and its circumstances in the humanist milieu of Urbino and Fano.
article (written in English, 5 pages): In the Armenian tradition of Ailios Theon's Progymnasmata ... more article (written in English, 5 pages): In the Armenian tradition of Ailios Theon's Progymnasmata two otherwise unknown historians occur. By examining the context of the passage and comparing it with authors like Philostephanos, it is made plausible that the 'unknown' historians are Phileas of Athens and Skymnos of Chios, whose names are misspelled in the Armenian text.
Published version of the poem of farewell for the head of a secondary school (see also the privat... more Published version of the poem of farewell for the head of a secondary school (see also the private version accompanied by a German translation into distichs).
A Latin poem of farewell on occasion of the retirement of the principal of a Hessian secondary sc... more A Latin poem of farewell on occasion of the retirement of the principal of a Hessian secondary school. This is a private version with German translation; the Latin version will appear in "Vox Latina".
Published version of the carmen natalicium (see also the private version accompanied by a German ... more Published version of the carmen natalicium (see also the private version accompanied by a German translation into distichs).
A Latin birthday poem on occasion of the 60th birthday of a woman called A.
This is a private ve... more A Latin birthday poem on occasion of the 60th birthday of a woman called A.
This is a private version; see published version in 'Vox Latina' 55.215 (2019), 137.
(written in English): Introduction to, text & translation of and commentary on the 7 testimonia a... more (written in English): Introduction to, text & translation of and commentary on the 7 testimonia and 42 extant Greek fragments of Philostephanos (text and translation revised/elaborated on the basis of an earlier version by Alain Delattre and Dennis Pausch).
After a quite long time of elaboration and production this contribution has finally seen the light of day within the opus magnum of FGrHist IV.E.4 on Nov. 28th of 2024.
MOHG = Mitteilungen des Oberhessischen Geschichtsvereins Gießen 103 (2018), 2018
article (written in German): The Latin motto engraved in the lintel of a house located in Hadamar... more article (written in German): The Latin motto engraved in the lintel of a house located in Hadamar, Neugasse 1, is incorrect in its present form, which can be proved semantically as well as prosodically. The original hexameter seems to have been flawed during a recent restauration done to the house that had been built in 1684.
The present paper examines this Latin motto, restores its original version and places it in a wider literary tradition and context.
Submitted manuscript version of ca. 1300 words and one illustration.
Published at end of March 2019 in: MOHG 103, 2018, 277-281.
article (written in English):
The 'Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi', an apocryphal letter exchang... more article (written in English):
The 'Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi', an apocryphal letter exchange in Latin (early fifth century) between Alexander the Great and Dindimus, king of the Indian brahmins, is transmitted in about 100 manuscripts. The author of the present article has recently given a substantial amount of corrections and additions [see Scriptorium 68, 2014] to the data initially provided by D.J.A. Ross (in 1956) for the 'Collatio' manuscripts. Here, another twelve newly detected manuscripts are added together with their relevant data for the 'Collatio'.
Many of them contain an epitomized 'Collatio' that is preceded by an introductory 'Epistula Bragmanorum ad Alexandrum' [for which see the article in 'Classica et Mediaevalia'].
Downloadable also at "Persée": <https://www.persee.fr/doc/scrip_0036-9772_2017_num_71_1_4432>
Classica et Mediaevalia 66, 2015 [published end of 2017], 221-242, 2015
This article [written in German] presents the first critical edition (based upon twelve mss. and ... more This article [written in German] presents the first critical edition (based upon twelve mss. and six medieval works) of the so-called Epistula Bragmanorum ad Alexandrum (Ep. Bragm.), a fictitious letter sent by the Indian Gymnosophists to Alexander the Great advising him not to attack their island. To support their argument, they describe their simple and virtuous way of living; they have nothing Alexander would want to take. The accompanying study tries to place the Ep. Bragm. in the tradition of the Alexander Romance and in the context of epitomes and Christian encyclopaedias. There are numerous similarities and correspondences, especially with the Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi. The Ep. Bragm. actually has the form of an introduction to an epitomized version of the Collatio.
Thomas Baier (ed.). Camerarius Polyhistor. Wissensvermittlung im deutschen Humanismus. Tübingen: Narr, 2017, p. 95-123., Dec 2017
One of Joachim Camerarius' lesser known and hitherto scholarly almost neglected works is in the f... more One of Joachim Camerarius' lesser known and hitherto scholarly almost neglected works is in the focus of this investigation (which is written in German).
The genesis of the "libellus gnomologicus" as well as its content and its intention are examined.
Furthermore, the printer Ernst Voegelin and Georg Mehl von Strelitz (i.e. the person the book is dedicated to), and Johannes Sambucus, who lent Camerarius the manuscript he used for writing the book, are examined.
The article is accompanied by two illustrations: reproductions of the title page (sine anno) and of the 'dedicatio' to Georg Mehl von Strehlitz (Blatt A2r).
See 'google.books' for a preview [see link provided under 'files'].
For a few corrigenda and an extract from a review see downloadable pdf-file.
Jahrbuch des Landgraf-Ludwigs-Gymnasiums, Jun 2016
This article (written in German) traces the history of the monstruous or marvellous races of Indi... more This article (written in German) traces the history of the monstruous or marvellous races of India (called Indian or Plinian races, too), the monsters that almost ubiquitous appear in Medieval art and literature. Unfortunately, due to limit of space, the allegorical interpretation of the monsters had to be left untouched. Instead it is argued that these monsters are still pretty alive today - although in far away regions, of course.
This article (written in German) deals with the Indian Calanus' fate in a river enkomion from 163... more This article (written in German) deals with the Indian Calanus' fate in a river enkomion from 1638, Peter von Streithagen's little known "Poema in Ruram".
Colombi, Emanuela et al. (eds.). Traditio Patrum. Die Überlieferung der lateinischen Väter im Mittelalter (TraPat). Band 3. Turnhout: Brepols, 2025 ? (CCCS).
This article (originally written in German in 2013-14, but recently [2023-24] updated and transla... more This article (originally written in German in 2013-14, but recently [2023-24] updated and translated into English) will outline in detail the textual transmission of the 'Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi', an anonymous Latin letter exchange from Late Antiquity (first quarter of fifth century), the history of its printed editions, research questions still open etc.
An introductory part will present content and language of the 'Collatio' and its different versions.
A bibliography with the most important primary and secondary literature concludes this handbook article.
The final version has been sent to the editor.
This article (written in English) will give corrections to the manuscript lists published by Ross... more This article (written in English) will give corrections to the manuscript lists published by Ross (Scriptorium 10, 1956, 127-132), Hahn (Scriptorium 34, 1980, 275-278) and Voorbij (Scriptorium 38, 1984, 116-120) regarding the Latin 'Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi'. Furthermore, 22 "new" mss. are added, 12 of them unfortunately not mentioned/used in my 2012 edition of the 'Collatio'. --- downloadable also at "Persée": https://www.persee.fr/doc/scrip_0036-9772_2014_num_68_1_4296 (but corrigenda of typos only in the appendix to this file here on "academia")
Review (in German, ca. 3.200 words) of Keeline's recent "Green & Yellow" commentary on Cicero's s... more Review (in German, ca. 3.200 words) of Keeline's recent "Green & Yellow" commentary on Cicero's speech for Milo (and against Clodius).
Review (written in German) on the edited volume "The Alexander Romance. History and literature." ... more Review (written in German) on the edited volume "The Alexander Romance. History and literature." Groningen 2018 (Ancient Narrative Supplementum 25). XV, 322 p. ISBN 9783737410168.
Review (in German) on Brodersen's annotated bilingual edition of Damigeron's book about healing s... more Review (in German) on Brodersen's annotated bilingual edition of Damigeron's book about healing stones.
In: Museum Helveticum 75.2 (2018), 240.
Follow this link to read online or to download:
<https://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=mhl-001:2018:75::262>
Review (in English, ca. 1.150 words) of Manuwald's new commentary on Cicero's Agrarian Speeches a... more Review (in English, ca. 1.150 words) of Manuwald's new commentary on Cicero's Agrarian Speeches against Rullus (De lege agraria).
Appeared August 2019 in "Arctos" 52 (2018), 235-237.
A different shorter review has already appeared in "Forum Classicum" 61.3 (2018), 213-214.
Review (in German, ca. 700 words) of Manuwald's new commentary on Cicero's Agrarian Speeches agai... more Review (in German, ca. 700 words) of Manuwald's new commentary on Cicero's Agrarian Speeches against Rullus (De lege agraria). This is the manuscript version submitted for publication in "Forum Classicum" [where it is scheduled for a 2019 fascicle].
A fuller review will appear in 'Arctos' 53 (2019).
Review (translated into English from the original German by Katharina Stahn) of the 4th volume of... more Review (translated into English from the original German by Katharina Stahn) of the 4th volume of the ongoing six-part Sammarthanus edition by Jean Brunel.
Review (written in German) of Luca Grillo's commentary on Cicero's oration
"De provinciis consul... more Review (written in German) of Luca Grillo's commentary on Cicero's oration "De provinciis consularibus" marking his "change" in politics in the 50s. [please go to the journal's homepage to download pdf-file]
Marcus Tullius Ciceros Rede über die Konsularprovinzen (De provinciis consularibus oratio) ist-wi... more Marcus Tullius Ciceros Rede über die Konsularprovinzen (De provinciis consularibus oratio) ist-wie Luca Grillo, der Autor des hier zu besprechenden Kommentars, im Vorwort sagt-"a prime example of Roman political oratory [...] [and it] provides a powerful window into the high politics of the 50s" (S. IX). Umso erstaunlicher ist es, dass diese Rede bisher nicht nur eines modernen Kommentars ermangelte, sondern auch in früheren Zeiten kaum jemals in Gänze eingehender erläutert worden ist. So stammt der letzte moderne englischsprachige Gesamtkommentar von H.E. Butler und M. Cary aus dem Jahre 1924, der letzte-zugleich der erste-deutschsprachige von G. Tischer gar aus dem Jahre 1861. 1 Schon allein deshalb ist ein aktueller Kommentar zu dieser Rede Ciceros, der innerhalb der Reihe Texts and Commentaries Series der American Philological Association erscheint, 2 grundsätzlich zu begrüßen. Grillo, derzeit Assistant Professor of Classics an der University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, hat seinen Kommentar über mehrere Jahre seit etwa 2005, zu einem Gutteil auch während eines 2011/12 an der Universität Göttingen verbrachten sabbaticals, erarbeitet und ausgefeilt. Das umfangreiche Literaturverzeichnis (S. 309-331) umfasst wohl nicht zuletzt auch deshalb viele deutschsprachige sowie italienische und französische Arbeiten-eine derart breite Aufarbeitung der Forschung ist in etlichen anderen anglophonen Veröffentlichungen jüngster Zeit leider nicht mehr die Regel. 3 Im Übrigen folgt Grillo dem für das Genre "Kommentar" bewährten Aufbau: Auf eine ausführliche Introduction (S. 1-50) mit vorausgehender Timeline zu Ciceros 1 Ein jüngerer englischer (Schul-)Kommentar vom exzellenten Kenner der späten römischen Republik C. Macdonald (1971) scheint außerhalb des anglophonen Sprachraumes relativ unbekannt zu sein (im Gegensatz zu Macdonalds Kommentar zu Ciceros Mureniana wird er offenbar auch nicht mehr nachgedruckt). Der italienische Kommentar von S. Broccia (1934 und öfter) bietet in seinen Anmerkungen zumeist Übersetzungen und Paraphrasen des lateinischen Textes, aber hie und da auch substanziellere Erklärungen. Recht nützlich, aber ebenfalls wenig verbreitet ist die auf Latinumskandidaten und Althistoriker zugeschnittene rezente Ausgabe von U. Brandt (2011). Sie gibt Wort-und kurze Sacherklärungen unter dem lateinischen Text sowie u.a. eine kommentierte, d.h. interpretierende Textbeschreibung. Ältere annotierte Ausgaben, etwa die Sammelkommentare von N.E. Lemaire (1829) oder J. Olivet (3 1758), sind-wenn überhaupt-höchstens noch für ganz spezielle Aspekte von Relevanz, so dass sie von Grillo verständlicherweise nicht herangezogen werden. Dass er allerdings auch die drei eben genannten jüngeren Ausgaben (alle sind nach Butler-Carys Oxford-Kommentar erschienen) nicht anführt, erstaunt etwas, besonders im Falle von Macdonald, aber auch hinsichtlich der Ausgabe Tischers. 2 Der Eröffnungsband dieser Reihe der Oxford University Press war 2007 die zweite Auflage von J.T. Ramseys Kommentar zu Sallusts Bellum Catilinae, der ein Jahr später C. Wootens kommentierte Ausgabe zu Demosthenes' erster philippischen Rede folgte. 2013 erschien E. Fanthams Kommentar zu Ciceros Rede für Murena, und L. Grillos Kommentar zu Ciceros Rede über die Konsularprovinzen komplettiert nun die (sicher nur ein Zwischenergebnis darstellende) Trias von erklärenden Ausgaben lateinischer Autoren. 3 Siehe zu diesem Punkt u.a. auch die im Vorwort zur dritten Auflage von Michael von Albrechts Geschichte der römischen Literatur (Berlin/Boston 2012, VII) an die "sich [...] zunehmend im elfenbeinernen Turm der Einsprachigkeit abkapselnde [...] anglophone Forschung" gerichteten mahnenden Worte.
Review (written in German) of Gelzer's fundamental biography of Cicero, now updated with a 'Forsc... more Review (written in German) of Gelzer's fundamental biography of Cicero, now updated with a 'Forschungsüberblick' within a new introduction by W. Riess.
[please go to the journal's homepage to download pdf-file]
This conference talk (given in German) has tracked the origins - historical and philological - of... more This conference talk (given in German) has tracked the origins - historical and philological - of Joachim Camerarius' hitherto neglected "Libellus gnomologicus". Published without a printed date, its date (May 1569) can be concluded from secondary sources: letters from Camerarius himself, and from Andreas Dudith(ius) and a handwritten note from Johannes Sambucus on a Vienna manuscript. Some further topics have been dealt with in this talk, too (i.a. Agapetus, Georg Mehl von Strehlitz, Camerarius' visit to Vienna in autumn of 1568 etc.).
A printed version is planned to appear in the series "NeoLatina", published by Narr Verlag (Tübingen), prospectively in late 2016.
Die Zeit des Übergangs von der Hohen Kaiserzeit zur Spätantike präsentiert sich als Epoche größte... more Die Zeit des Übergangs von der Hohen Kaiserzeit zur Spätantike präsentiert sich als Epoche größter religiöser Vielfalt und Veränderungen. Im Mittelpunkt des Forschungsinteresses stand und steht dabei der Aufstieg des Christentums von einer argwöhnisch beäugten Sekte zur staatlich geförderten Religion des Römischen Reiches und die Frage, wie sich Christen und Heiden in einer sich wandelnden Gesellschaft miteinander arrangierten oder voneinander abgrenzten. Aber es gewannen auch neue religiöse Kulte und Praktiken an Boden, die teils gemeinsame Rituale ins Zentrum stellten, teils persönliche Gotteserfahrungen, die teils aufs Diesseits, teils aufs Jenseits bezogen waren.
Die Übersetzungen der ersten Strophe (einmal textnah, einmal frei in Distichen) sind im Rahmen ei... more Die Übersetzungen der ersten Strophe (einmal textnah, einmal frei in Distichen) sind im Rahmen eines Übersetzungswettbewerbes der "Wissenschaftlichen Buchgesellschaft" (Darmstadt) im Mai 2015 ausgezeichnet worden.
Übersetzung (aus dem Englischen) von William Turners "Fallacies of Hope", einem Gedicht, das der ... more Übersetzung (aus dem Englischen) von William Turners "Fallacies of Hope", einem Gedicht, das der Maler 1812 seinem Gemälde "Schneesturm: Hannibal überquert mit seinem Heer die Alpen (Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps)" beigegeben hatte. Die Übersetzung wurde von einer Jury des Magazins "P.M. History" mit dem zweiten Preis bedacht.
A list of corrections (and some additions) to the book published in 2012 by 'Frank & Timme', Berl... more A list of corrections (and some additions) to the book published in 2012 by 'Frank & Timme', Berlin.
Not a systematical list, but just what I found when looking into the book now and then.
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This is a private version with German translation; the Latin version will appear in "Vox Latina".
This is a private version; see published version in 'Vox Latina' 55.215 (2019), 137.
After a quite long time of elaboration and production this contribution has finally seen the light of day within the opus magnum of FGrHist IV.E.4 on Nov. 28th of 2024.
The present paper examines this Latin motto, restores its original version and places it in a wider literary tradition and context.
Submitted manuscript version of ca. 1300 words and one illustration.
Published at end of March 2019 in: MOHG 103, 2018, 277-281.
The 'Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi', an apocryphal letter exchange in Latin (early fifth century) between Alexander the Great and Dindimus, king of the Indian brahmins, is transmitted in about 100 manuscripts. The author of the present article has recently given a substantial amount of corrections and additions [see Scriptorium 68, 2014] to the data initially provided by D.J.A. Ross (in 1956) for the 'Collatio' manuscripts. Here, another twelve newly detected manuscripts are added together with their relevant data for the 'Collatio'.
Many of them contain an epitomized 'Collatio' that is preceded by an introductory 'Epistula Bragmanorum ad Alexandrum' [for which see the article in 'Classica et Mediaevalia'].
Downloadable also at "Persée": <https://www.persee.fr/doc/scrip_0036-9772_2017_num_71_1_4432>
The accompanying study tries to place the Ep. Bragm. in the tradition of the Alexander Romance and in the context of epitomes and Christian encyclopaedias. There are numerous similarities and correspondences, especially with the Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi. The Ep. Bragm. actually has the form of an introduction to an epitomized version of the Collatio.
The genesis of the "libellus gnomologicus" as well as its content and its intention are examined.
Furthermore, the printer Ernst Voegelin and Georg Mehl von Strelitz (i.e. the person the book is dedicated to), and Johannes Sambucus, who lent Camerarius the manuscript he used for writing the book, are examined.
The article is accompanied by two illustrations: reproductions of the title page (sine anno) and of the 'dedicatio' to Georg Mehl von Strehlitz (Blatt A2r).
See 'google.books' for a preview [see link provided under 'files'].
For a few corrigenda and an extract from a review see downloadable pdf-file.
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This is a private version with German translation; the Latin version will appear in "Vox Latina".
This is a private version; see published version in 'Vox Latina' 55.215 (2019), 137.
After a quite long time of elaboration and production this contribution has finally seen the light of day within the opus magnum of FGrHist IV.E.4 on Nov. 28th of 2024.
The present paper examines this Latin motto, restores its original version and places it in a wider literary tradition and context.
Submitted manuscript version of ca. 1300 words and one illustration.
Published at end of March 2019 in: MOHG 103, 2018, 277-281.
The 'Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi', an apocryphal letter exchange in Latin (early fifth century) between Alexander the Great and Dindimus, king of the Indian brahmins, is transmitted in about 100 manuscripts. The author of the present article has recently given a substantial amount of corrections and additions [see Scriptorium 68, 2014] to the data initially provided by D.J.A. Ross (in 1956) for the 'Collatio' manuscripts. Here, another twelve newly detected manuscripts are added together with their relevant data for the 'Collatio'.
Many of them contain an epitomized 'Collatio' that is preceded by an introductory 'Epistula Bragmanorum ad Alexandrum' [for which see the article in 'Classica et Mediaevalia'].
Downloadable also at "Persée": <https://www.persee.fr/doc/scrip_0036-9772_2017_num_71_1_4432>
The accompanying study tries to place the Ep. Bragm. in the tradition of the Alexander Romance and in the context of epitomes and Christian encyclopaedias. There are numerous similarities and correspondences, especially with the Collatio Alexandri et Dindimi. The Ep. Bragm. actually has the form of an introduction to an epitomized version of the Collatio.
The genesis of the "libellus gnomologicus" as well as its content and its intention are examined.
Furthermore, the printer Ernst Voegelin and Georg Mehl von Strelitz (i.e. the person the book is dedicated to), and Johannes Sambucus, who lent Camerarius the manuscript he used for writing the book, are examined.
The article is accompanied by two illustrations: reproductions of the title page (sine anno) and of the 'dedicatio' to Georg Mehl von Strehlitz (Blatt A2r).
See 'google.books' for a preview [see link provided under 'files'].
For a few corrigenda and an extract from a review see downloadable pdf-file.
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An introductory part will present content and language of the 'Collatio' and its different versions.
A bibliography with the most important primary and secondary literature concludes this handbook article.
The final version has been sent to the editor.
In: Museum Helveticum 75.2 (2018), 240.
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<https://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=mhl-001:2018:75::262>
Appeared August 2019 in "Arctos" 52 (2018), 235-237.
A different shorter review has already appeared in "Forum Classicum" 61.3 (2018), 213-214.
A fuller review will appear in 'Arctos' 53 (2019).
"De provinciis consularibus" marking his "change" in politics in the 50s.
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A printed version is planned to appear in the series "NeoLatina", published by Narr Verlag (Tübingen), prospectively in late 2016.
"Wissenschaftlichen Buchgesellschaft" (Darmstadt) im Mai 2015 ausgezeichnet worden.
Die Übersetzung wurde von einer Jury des Magazins "P.M. History" mit dem zweiten Preis bedacht.
Not a systematical list, but just what I found when looking into the book now and then.