Eberhard Ruschenbusch

Eberhard Ruschenbusch (born August 6, 1924 in Utgast ; † January 21, 2007 in Dieburg ) was a German ancient historian .

Eberhard Ruschenbusch submitted his dissertation Solonos nomoi in 1967 . The fragments of the Solonic law at the University of Hamburg . In 1972 he became professor of ancient history at the University of Frankfurt am Main , where he taught until his retirement (1992). Ruschenbusch, who often took controversial positions, gained a great reputation as an expert on ancient Greek law. His hypothesis, put forward in 1978, that the stasis that plagued many Greek poles was triggered exclusively by foreign policy factors was also influential .

Fonts (selection)

• Solonos nomoi. The fragments of the Solonic law , Steiner, Wiesbaden 1966 ( Historia individual writings. Vol. 9)
• Investigations into the history of the Athenian criminal law , Böhlau, Cologne-Graz 1968 (Graezistische Abhandlungen. Vol. 4)
• Studies on the state and politics in Greece. From 7th to 4th century BC Chr. , Aku, Bamberg 1978
• Athenian domestic politics in the 5th century BC Chr. Ideology or pragmatism? , aku, Bamberg 1978
• The early Roman annalists. Studies on the historiography of the 2nd century BC Chr. , Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2004 (Philippika, Vol. 2) ISBN 3-447-05015-2
• Small writings on Greek legal history , Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2004 (Philippika, Vol. 10) ISBN 3-447-05220-1
• Solon / The Law. Fragments. Translation and commentary . Stuttgart 2010 (Historia Einzelschriften, Vol. 215) ISBN 9783515097093

literature

• Gerhard Thür : Eberhard Ruschenbusch (6.8.1924–21.1.2007) . In: Journal of the Savigny Foundation for Legal History , Volume 125 (2008), pp. 973–975.

Web links

• Literature by and about Eberhard Ruschenbusch in the catalog of the German National Library