Dietwulf Baatz

Dietwulf Baatz (born January 20, 1928 in Kolberg ; † November 23, 2021 ) was a German provincial Roman archaeologist .

Life

Dietwulf Baatz first studied mathematics, physics and philosophy in Frankfurt am Main and Marburg . He then turned to archeology and was born in 1959 at the University of Marburg with a dissertation on the subject of Mogontiacum . Doctoral thesis at the Roman legionary camp in Mainz . In 1960/61 he received a travel grant from the German Archaeological Institute (DAI). In 1966 he succeeded Hans Schönberger as director of the Saalburg Museum , which he managed until his retirement in 1993. Baatz was a full member of the DAI, an internationally recognized expert in Limes researchand published, among other things, the Saalburg yearbook .

His publication on Fort Hesselbach on the Odenwald Limes was particularly groundbreaking . The complete uncovering of the interior of a numerus fort allowed the analogue reconstruction of many other forts of this type. In addition, the typology of ceramic shapes from the 2nd century AD from Hesselbach is an important tool. Numerous forms of coarse and fine ceramics from this time are named after Hesselbach. His archaeological guide to the Limes in Germany, first published in 1974 as the successor to the Limes guide by Wilhelm Schleiermacher from 1959, was published in a fourth revised edition in 2000. His concise descriptions of archaeological findings are not only valued in specialist circles, they also enabled numerous laypeople to get started in Limes research.

In 1982 the first edition of the overview work The Romans in Hesse appeared , to which Baatz contributed most of the articles in addition to being the editor. More recently, he had dealt more and more with the history of technology, such as Roman mill technology and research into weapons technology. Baatz had been honorary professor at the Institute for Archaeological Sciences (Department II: Archeology and History of the Roman Provinces ) at the University of Frankfurt since 1981 . Baatz has been a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London since 1997, and of the Historical Commission for Hesse since 1982 .

Fonts (selection)

• Mogontiacum. Investigations at the Roman legion camp in Mainz (= Limes research , Volume 4). Diss., Gebr. Mann, Berlin 1962.
• with Hans Riediger: Romans and Teutons on the Limes. A model theme for the 5th – 7th School year . Diesterweg, Frankfurt am Main and others 1967 ( model topics for lesson preparation  12).
• The Saalburg. A guide through the Roman fort and its history. Saalburg Museum Bad Homburg vd H. 1969.
  • The Saalburg. A guide through the Roman fort and its history. 13th edition. Saalburg Museum Bad Homburg vd H. 1997.
• Fort Hesselbach and other research on the Odenwald Limes , Gebr. Mann, Berlin 1973 (= Limes research volume 12), ISBN 3-7861-1059-X .
• The Roman Limes. Archaeological excursions between the Rhine and the Danube , Gebr. Mann, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-7861-1064-6 .
  • 2nd supplemented edition. Gebr. Mann, Berlin 1975, ISBN 3-7861-1064-6 .
  • 3rd revised edition. Gebr. Mann, Berlin 1993, ISBN 3-7861-1701-2 .
  • 4th, completely revised and enlarged edition. Gebr. Mann, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-7861-2347-0 .
• The watchtowers on the Limes (= Small Writings for Knowledge of the Roman Occupation History of Southwest Germany , No. 15). Stuttgart 1976.
• with Fritz-Rudolf Herrmann (ed.): The Romans in Hessen. Theiss, Stuttgart, Theiss 1982. ISBN 3-8062-0267-2 .
• Buildings and catapults of the Roman army (= Mavors volume 11). Steiner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-515-06566-0 .
• with Ronald Bockius : Vegetius and the Roman fleet (= monographs of the Roman-Germanic Central Museum , Volume 39). Habelt, Bonn 1997, ISBN 3-88467-038-7 .

literature

• Mario Becker: Dietwulf Baatz is 75 years old . In: Antike Welt 34, 2003, p. 216.
• List of publications by D. Baatz on the occasion of the 75th birthday of Prof. Dr. Dietwulf Baatz on January 20, 2003. In: Saalburg-Jahrbuch 51, 2001, pp. 5–12.
• Thomas Becker: Dietwulf Baatz - Honored Limes Researcher celebrates his 90th birthday . In: Monument Preservation and Cultural History 1-2018, p. 53.

Web links

• Literature by and about Dietwulf Baatz in the catalog of the German National Library