Achim Lichtenberger

Achim Lichtenberger (born December 12, 1970 in Heidelberg ) is a German classical archaeologist .

Between 1993 and 1998 Achim Lichtenberger studied Classical Archeology, Ancient History and Protestant Theology at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster , the Roma Tre University in Rome and the Humboldt University in Berlin . He completed his studies in Berlin with a master's degree and received a scholarship from the graduate school “Anatolia and its Neighbors” at the University of Tübingen . In 2001 he completed his doctorate there with a thesis on cults and culture of the Decapolis . Studies of numismatic , archaeological and epigraphic evidence . In 2001/02 he took on a teaching position in Tübingen and in 2002 became a DFG research fellow and research assistant at the Chair for Old Testament and Biblical Archeology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz . In 2002 Lichtenberger moved to Münster as a research assistant. In 2003/04 he was a Feodor Lynen Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at the University of Cambridge and a Visiting Fellow at Fitzwilliam College . In 2008 he completed his habilitation in Münster with the thesis Severus Pius Augustus. Studies on the sacred representation and reception of the rule of Septimius Severus and his family (193–211 AD) and then became an academic senior councilor in Münster. From April 15, 2010 to 2016, Lichtenberger was Professor of Classical Archeology at the Ruhr University in Bochum and member of the board at the Center for Mediterranean Studies .

In 2016, Lichtenberger was appointed professor of Classical Archeology and director of the Archaeological Museum of the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster , succeeding Dieter Salzmann .

Lichtenberger primarily researches the ancient legacies in the eastern Mediterranean , especially Palestine. Herodian times are his specialty here. In addition, he deals with ancient numismatics , in particular the religious and political motives and possibilities of this medium.

Publications

• The building policy of Herod the Great . Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1999 (Treatises of the German Palestine Association, Volume 26), ISBN 3-447-04147-1
• Editor: Ulrich Jasper Seetzen. Among monks and Bedouins. Travels in Palestine and neighboring countries 1805-1807 . Edition Erdmann, Stuttgart and Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-522-60044-4
• Cults and culture of the Decapolis. Studies of numismatic, archaeological and epigraphic evidence . Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2003 (Treatises of the German Palestine Association, Volume 29), ISBN 3-447-04806-9 .
• Severus Pius Augustus: Studies on the sacred representation and reception of the rule of Septimius Severus and his family (193-211 AD) . Brill, Leiden u. a. 2011, ISBN 978-90-04-20192-7 . ( Technical discussion see points )
• Editor with Katharina Martin, Heinz-Helge Nieswandt , Dieter Salzmann : The diadem of the Hellenistic rulers. Takeover, transformation or re-creation of a symbol of power? Habelt, Bonn 2012 (Euros Volume 1).
• Editor with Katharina Martin, Heinz-Helge Nieswandt , Dieter Salzmann : BildWert. Nominal-specific communication strategies in the coinage of Hellenistic rulers Habelt, Bonn 2014 (Euros 2).
• Editor with Michael Blömer and Rubina Raja: Religious Identities in the Levant from Alexander to Muhammed. Continuity and Change Brepols, Turnhout 2015 (Contextualizing the Sacred 4).
• Editor with Constance von Rüden: Multiple Mediterranean Realities. Current Approaches to Spaces, Resources and Connectivities Fink / Schöningh, Paderborn 2015 (Mediterranean Studies 6).
• Editor with Richard Faber: A Pluriverse Universe. Civilizations and Religions in the Ancient Mediterranean Fink / Schöningh, Paderborn 2015 (Mediterranean Studies 7).
• Editor with Mihran Dabag, Dieter Haller and Nikolas Jaspert: Handbuch der Mediterranistik. Systematic Mediterranean research and disciplinary approaches Fink / Schöningh, Paderborn 2015 (Mediterranean Studies 8).
• Editor with Dieter Haller and Meike Meerpohl: Essays on Heritage, Tourism and Society in the MENA Region. Proceedings of the International Heritage Conference 2013 at Tangier, Morocco Fink / Schöningh, Paderborn 2015 (Mediterranean Studies 9).

Web links

• Lichtenberger on the Ruhr University website
• Website from Achim Lichtenberger at the University of Münster