Joachim Szidat

Joachim Szidat (born August 29, 1938 in Berlin ) is a German ancient historian and high school teacher .

From 1957 to 1962 Szidat studied Latin, Greek and history at the Free University of Berlin and passed the 1st state examination in 1962 . From 1963 to 1965 he continued to study Greek at the University of Frankfurt . In 1968 he received his doctorate from the Free University of Berlin. From 1965 to 1999 he was a high school professor at the Solothurn Cantonal School . In 1976 he completed his habilitation at the University of Bern , where he taught until 2003. In 1992, he was appointed titular professor for ancient history.

Publications (selection)

• Caesar's diplomatic activity in the Gallic War. Steiner, Wiesbaden 1970 (= dissertation).
• Historical commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus book XX-XXI. 3 volumes. Steiner, Wiesbaden 1977–1996 (= habilitation).
• Usurper tanti nominis. Emperor and usurper in late antiquity (337 - 476 AD). Stuttgart, Steiner 2010, ISBN 978-3-515-09636-2 .

Web links

• Homepage at the University of Bern

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Prof. Dr. Joachim Szidat , at hist.unibe.ch, accessed on February 9, 2019