Dieter Flach
Dieter Flach (born May 15, 1939 in Bad Nauheim ) is a German ancient historian .
Flat studied history and classical philology at the University of Marburg and was founded in 1967 as a student of Karl Christian Dr. phil. PhD . In his dissertation he dealt with the relationship between the Roman poets Horace and Properz . He then worked as an assistant at the University of Marburg and completed his habilitation in 1970 with a thesis on the Roman historian Tacitus . In 1973 Flach was appointed full professor of ancient history at the University of Marburg. In 1981 he moved to the University of Paderborn , where he researched and taught until his retirement (2004).
Flach deals with broad areas of ancient history and classical philology. He is a specialist in the historiography and agricultural history of the Roman Empire . He has also emerged as a translator and editor of bilingual annotated editions by various Roman authors.
Fonts (selection)
- The literary relationship between Horace and Properz . Marburg 1967 (dissertation).
- Tacitus in the tradition of ancient historiography . Göttingen 1973 ( Hypomnemata. Investigations on antiquity and its afterlife , 39; habilitation thesis).
- Introduction to Roman historiography . Darmstadt 1985. Second, improved edition, Darmstadt 1992. Third, revised edition, Darmstadt 1998.
- Roman agrarian history . Munich 1990 ( Handbook of Classical Studies , 3rd section, part 9).
- Bibliography on Roman agricultural history . Paderborn 1991.
- Text editions and translations
- The so-called Laudatio Turiae: introduction, text, translation and commentary . Darmstadt 1991.
- The Laws of the Early Roman Republic: Text and Commentary . Darmstadt 1994.
- Marcus Terentius Varro : Conversations on Agriculture . Three volumes, Darmstadt 1996–2002.
- The law of twelve tables = Leges XII tabularum . Darmstadt 2004.
- Marcus Porcius Cato : About agriculture . Stuttgart 2005.
- Tacitus: Dialogus de oratoribus = debate about the speakers . Stuttgart 2005.
- Gaius Sallustius Crispus : De Catilinae coniuratione = Catilina's conspiracy . Stuttgart 2007.
- Sextus propertius: elegies. Latin and German . Darmstadt 2011.
- Sextus propertius: elegies. Comment . Darmstadt 2011.
Web links
- Literature by and about Dieter Flach in the catalog of the German National Library
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SURNAME | Flat, Dieter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ancient historian |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1939 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Nauheim |