Books by Markus Sehlmeyer
Antike Migration , 2025
Migration was as common in ancient times as it is today. This book offers the first synthesis of ... more Migration was as common in ancient times as it is today. This book offers the first synthesis of the current state of research. It begins by presenting the relevant theories and develops a typology suitable for the era, distinguishing between voluntary and forced, individual and mass, privately and publicly directed changes of location. In a third step, meaningful examples provide a panorama of ancient migration history from the early Greeks to the Migration Period.
Origo Gentis Romanae, Die Ursprünge des römischen Volkes
Origo Gentis Romanae, Die Ursprünge des römischen Volkes, herausgegeben, übersetzt, kommentiert ... more Origo Gentis Romanae, Die Ursprünge des römischen Volkes, herausgegeben, übersetzt, kommentiert und mit Essays versehen von Markus Sehlmeyer (Texte zur Forschung, Band 82), Darmstadt (Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft) 2004, 176 Seiten, (ISBN: 3-534-16433-4)
Die Antike
Die Reihe Orientierung Geschichte ist eine Basisbibliothek für Studienanfänger der Geschichtswiss... more Die Reihe Orientierung Geschichte ist eine Basisbibliothek für Studienanfänger der Geschichtswissenschaft. Hier finden sie das Rüstzeug für die obligatorischen Einführungskurse in die historischen Epochen und die Theorien und Methoden der Geschichtswissenschaft. Der Band zur Antike vermittelt das notwendige Wissen zur Alten Geschichte in knapper Form und auf aktuellem wissenschaftlichem Stand. Für die zweite Auflage wurde der Text überarbeitet, aktualisiert und im Bereich der Spätantike erweitert.
Stadtrömische Ehrenstatuen der republikanischen Zeit. Historizität und Kontext von Symbolen nobilitären Standesbewußtseinsby Markus Sehlmeyer
Breviaries, brief accounts of Roman history, are the main element of the historiographical output... more Breviaries, brief accounts of Roman history, are the main element of the historiographical output of the second half of the 4th century AD. The knowledge they contain reflects the various needs for information of people who were at the crossroads of classical education and Christianity. The “ancient Romans” were still important for Christian identity. This study on the culture of history provides a detailed evaluation of breviaries and their reception from the points of view of social and intellectual history.
Drafts by Markus Sehlmeyer
J. Muñoz Morcillo / C.Y. Robertson-von Trotha (eds.) Genealogy of Popular Science. From Ancient Ecphrasis to Virtual Reality, Bielefeld , 2020
From around 360 to 410 AD, most published works on Latin history were epitomes, i.e., summaries t... more From around 360 to 410 AD, most published works on Latin history were epitomes, i.e., summaries that condensed the preceding longer works to 10-30% of their original length (often shorter than 100 pages by modern-day page count). One of the main aims of epitomes was to provide new men in politics and administration with necessary basic knowledge of Roman history; sometimes epitomes were also 'misused' by Christian authors for apologetic aims. As such, they had quite a broad, heterogeneous public. Renaissance epitomes (presented here in a selection from 15th-century Italy) didn't serve any particular political goals. They were written by humanists for learned readers who were often looking for intellectual entertainment-as opposed to the practical and easy-to-read epitomes of late antiquity, which were aimed at inerudite readers. The change in media from manuscripts to printed books increased the impact and circulation of late antique epitomes, but did not have the same positive effect for Renaissance epitomes.
Comparing ancient and early modern deportations gives new ideas for research. More interesting th... more Comparing ancient and early modern deportations gives new ideas for research. More interesting than the typology of deportations is the comparison of the different cultures of deportation - here shown within the Roman empire and different Russian empires.
In classical times, in the northernmost parts of the Black Sea a realm emerged that would be of f... more In classical times, in the northernmost parts of the Black Sea a realm emerged that would be of fundamental importance for Athens in the 4th century B.C. – the Bosporan Kingdom. The paper tries to apply two methods to explain the emergence of the state: The collective action theory by Mancur Olson and the comparative approach by Blanton/ Fargher.
Papers by Markus Sehlmeyer
Jochen Bleicken, Gesammelte Schriften
Goldmann F, Merl M, Sehlmeyer M, Walter U, eds. Jochen Bleicken, Gesammelte Schriften. Vol 1-2. S... more Goldmann F, Merl M, Sehlmeyer M, Walter U, eds. Jochen Bleicken, Gesammelte Schriften. Vol 1-2. Stuttgart: Steiner; 1998
Lexikon der Bibelhermeneutik, 2009
In der Literaturwissenschaft bezeichnet Quelle eine stoffliche oder motivische Vorlage für ein ... more In der Literaturwissenschaft bezeichnet Quelle eine stoffliche oder motivische Vorlage für ein literarisches Werk; dabei kann es sich um schriftlich fixierte Texte, mündliche Überlieferungen, !Bilder und Gegenstände, aber auch unwillkürlich aktivierte Wissens-
und Vorstellungsbestände handeln.
In literary studies, a source is a material or motivic model for a literary work; it can be a written text, oral tradition, images and objects, but also involuntarily activated knowledge and ideas. and imagination.
The concept of citizenship, which is unknown
to the states and empires of the Ancient Near
East, ... more The concept of citizenship, which is unknown
to the states and empires of the Ancient Near
East, constitutes one of the most salient
features of the Greek and Roman World. The article
discusses the concept from Archaic Greece to
Late Antiquity.
Die Federalist Papers dienten dazu, dem Entwurf der amerikanischen Verfassung von 1787 Zustimmung... more Die Federalist Papers dienten dazu, dem Entwurf der amerikanischen Verfassung von 1787 Zustimmung zu verschaffen. Diese Texte von A. Hamilton, J. Jay und J. Madison zogen zur Legitimierung des Entwurfs antike Staatstheorie heran, wobei aber zumeist griechische Staatsideen mit römischen Begriffen wiedergegeben wurden, die unpassend oder sogar falsch waren. Als Beispiele dienen die Amphiktyonie von Delphi und der Achäische Bund. Somit wurde die Terminologie nicht aus dem Griechischen übersetzt, sondern in die römisch beeinflussten Begriffe der US-Verfassung transformiert (z.B. für die föderalen Organe Griechenlands senate), was man mit der höheren Symbolkraft der Roma aeterna und dem schlechten Ansehen der athenischen Demokratie erklären kann.
Proskynesis is a form of honour which is in New Testament exclusively claimed for Christian god. ... more Proskynesis is a form of honour which is in New Testament exclusively claimed for Christian god. Consequently, going down before the emperor's knees in ruler cult is disliked. Emperor and Plebs communicated in a lot of gestures , but proskynesis of Roman citizens was unwelcome. When emperor and plebs met, different greetings, gestures and airs became performative acts of the Roman empire. Christian reception of these acts is to be supposed – quite concrete in the form of games, bloody sacrifices and idololatry. From the polytheistic point of view, these rituals demonstrated loyalty to the imperial dynasty – the political influence of the plebs was diminished since the end of the republic. New forms of participation arose.
The study of burial practices is important for
understanding the cultural development, religious
... more The study of burial practices is important for
understanding the cultural development, religious
ideas, and political culture of the Greek
world. Since ceremonies connected with burial
are well known only from the late Archaic
period, the investigation of early Greek burials
has to concentrate on cemeteries and objects
found in graves; the survey otherwise is chronological
with excurses on general topics such as
funeral art or specific rituals.
Preliminary remark: The following article was written 1996/1997, when I had to handle with Roman ... more Preliminary remark: The following article was written 1996/1997, when I had to handle with Roman coins in preparing my dissertation project. Digital image processing was still in its infancy. Scanners were to be found in centres for computing, digital cameras were expensive. Nowadays (2014) it is much easier to digitize even with smartphone or tablet. But I think that some remarks on the specific problems of scanning coins are relevant also nowadays. One of my examples is work of the Augustan age -this should be interesting in the 2000 th year of Augustus' death. I have to thank Richard Riggs (now Erwin, TN) for reading the text and Helmut Schubert (Frankfurt) for the images of coins.
Momigliano defined antiquary literature as systematic and intended to „collect all the items that... more Momigliano defined antiquary literature as systematic and intended to „collect all the items that are connected with a certain subject, whether they help to solve a problem or not. “ We have to supplement for the Roman world, that only a few specific themes like religion were treated by antiquarians and this only under a theoretical aspect and not as practical advice for priests.
The article observes the development of the genre from M. Fulvius Nobilior, Hemina, Piso, Tuditanus and Gracchanus to Varro and L. Iulius Caesar. Some aspects are mythology, rituals, divination and connections to politics. In the third quarter of the 1st Century BC a lot of fragments from antiquary works survived and show that this genre existed before Varro.
Servius comments on Georgics 3,29 that Augustus has erected four columns with naval rams to hono... more Servius comments on Georgics 3,29 that Augustus has erected four columns with naval rams to honor the victory of
Actium by Agrippa and himself. .
Palombi suggested that the well-known columna rostrata of BC 36 was augmented by three new columns, which would be quite astonishing since the earlier column remembered explicitly civil war.
In my mind, the coin RIC I² Aug. Nr. 266. presents
the four columns with an architrave in front of the Curia Iulia. Such an innovative type of monument fits into the Augustan urban transformations.
The importance of antiquity for baroque opera is obvious. More than the half of Handels Operas ha... more The importance of antiquity for baroque opera is obvious. More than the half of Handels Operas has ancient themes -historical and mythological. But the influence of the ancient sources on the libretti was quite different: Opera has never intended to narrate ancient or medieval history. It was legitimate to invent a story that had only the starting point in Virgil, Plutarch or Tacitus. The following operas are in the focus of interest: Wolfgang A. Mozart: Ascanio in Alba (1771) George Frederic Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto (1724) Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Arminio (1690/92) George Frederic Handel: Arminio The libretti for the Arminius-Operas used ancient sources as well as recent literary works. Drama and Happy End were more important than historicity. * Diese Ausarbeitung geht auf einen Vortrag zurück, den ich im Wintersemester 2002/3 an der Universität Rostock gehalten habe.
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Historische Zeitschrift, 2012
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In literary studies, a source is a material or motivic model for a literary work; it can be a written text, oral tradition, images and objects, but also involuntarily activated knowledge and ideas. and imagination.
to the states and empires of the Ancient Near
East, constitutes one of the most salient
features of the Greek and Roman World. The article
discusses the concept from Archaic Greece to
Late Antiquity.
understanding the cultural development, religious
ideas, and political culture of the Greek
world. Since ceremonies connected with burial
are well known only from the late Archaic
period, the investigation of early Greek burials
has to concentrate on cemeteries and objects
found in graves; the survey otherwise is chronological
with excurses on general topics such as
funeral art or specific rituals.
The article observes the development of the genre from M. Fulvius Nobilior, Hemina, Piso, Tuditanus and Gracchanus to Varro and L. Iulius Caesar. Some aspects are mythology, rituals, divination and connections to politics. In the third quarter of the 1st Century BC a lot of fragments from antiquary works survived and show that this genre existed before Varro.
Actium by Agrippa and himself. .
Palombi suggested that the well-known columna rostrata of BC 36 was augmented by three new columns, which would be quite astonishing since the earlier column remembered explicitly civil war.
In my mind, the coin RIC I² Aug. Nr. 266. presents
the four columns with an architrave in front of the Curia Iulia. Such an innovative type of monument fits into the Augustan urban transformations.
Reviews by Markus Sehlmeyer