Linda-Marie Günther
Linda-Marie Günther (born Hans , born November 26, 1952 in Lübeck ) is a German ancient historian .
Linda-Marie Günther studied history , classical archeology and Byzantine studies at the Free University in Berlin after graduating from high school . In 1976 she graduated with a master's degree and went to the University of Hamburg , where she received her doctorate in 1981. She then worked at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg , where she in 1990 habilitated . In 1991 Günther became a private lecturer in Munich and between 1992 and 1999 took over professorships in Erlangen , Berlin and Munich. In 1999 Günther became a professor at theRuhr-Universität Bochum , where she taught until her retirement in 2018. Christian Wendt was her successor .
Günther researches and works primarily on Greek history and late antiquity , with special emphasis on social and economic history and historical geography. Special research interests are the Greek polis and tyranny , the western Greeks and Carthage , the Hellenistic monarchies as well as ancient hagiography and prosopography , especially with regard to women.
Linda-Marie Günther is the chairwoman of the Ancient History Association for Europe . Her husband is the epigraphist Wolfgang Günther .
Fonts (selection)
Monographs
- Carthage and Sicily , Olms, Hildesheim 1983.
- Herodes the Great , Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 2005 (Gestalten der Antiquity). ISBN 3-534-15420-7
- Greek antiquity , A. Francke Verlag (UTB), Tübingen 2008. ISBN 978-3825231217
- Hannibal. A biographical portrait , Herder Verlag, Freiburg 2010. ISBN 978-3-451-06217-9
- Perikles , A. Francke Verlag (UTB Profile), Tübingen 2010. ISBN 978-3-8252-3406-5
Editorships
- The roots of Europe in antiquity - educational ballast or orientation knowledge? , European University Publishing House, Berlin a. a. 2004 (Sources of Europe, Vol. 1). ISBN 3-86515-226-0
- Olympia and its games: cult - competition - commerce , European University Publishing House, Berlin a. a. 2004 (Sources of Europe, Vol. 2). ISBN 3-86515-015-2
- Herodes and Rome , Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart 2007. ISBN 978-3-515-09012-4
- Herodes and Jerusalem , Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart 2009. ISBN 978-3-515-09260-9
Web links
- Literature by and about Linda-Marie Günther in the catalog of the German National Library
- Günther on the RUB Historicum website
First chair: Franz Kiechle (1964–1991) | Walter Eder (1992-2006) | Bernhard Linke (since 2009)
Second chair: Géza Alföldy (1970–1975) | Christian Meier (1976–1981) | Karl-Wilhelm Welwei (1981–1996) | Linda-Marie Günther (1999–2018) | Christian Wendt (since 2018)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Günther, Linda-Marie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hans, Linda-Marie (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ancient historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lübeck |