Björn Christian Ewald
Björn Christian Ewald (born August 22, 1965 ) is a German classical archaeologist .
Ewald studied at the University of Munich , where he received his master's degree in 1993 and his doctorate in 1996 with Paul Zanker . In 1997/98 he received a travel grant from the German Archaeological Institute . He was then an Assistant Professor at Yale University before becoming an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto .
Ewald's main research area is the Roman sarcophagi and their iconography .
Publications (selection)
- The philosopher as a model. Iconographic studies on Roman sarcophagus reliefs (= Roman communications. 34th supplement). Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1999 (= dissertation).
- with Paul Zanker : Living with myths. The imagery of the Roman sarcophagi . Hirmer, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7774-9650-2 .
- with Carlos F. Noreña (Ed.): The Emperor and Rome: Space, Representation, and Ritual (= Yale Classical Studies 35). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2010, ISBN 978-0-521-51953-3 .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ewald, Björn Christian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ewald, Björn; Ewald, Bjoern Christian; Ewald, Björn C. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1965 |