Peter Spahn (historian)
Peter Spahn (born June 13, 1946 in Seligenstadt ) is a German ancient historian .
Peter Spahn studied history, German and political science. Spahn received his doctorate in 1973 from the University of Cologne and habilitated in 1982 at the University of Bielefeld , where he became professor in 1983. From 1988 until his retirement in 2009, he taught as a university professor for ancient history at the Free University of Berlin , specializing in ancient economic and social history . Some of his main areas of interest are the "Dark Ages of Greece" and early Christianity in Sicily.
Fonts
- Middle class and polis formation , Lang, Frankfurt am Main - Bern - Las Vegas 1977, ISBN 3-261-02412-7 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Peter Spahn in the catalog of the German National Library
- Staff page of Peter Spahn on the website of the Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut
First chair: Franz Altheim (1950–1965) | Robert Werner (1966–1968) | Jürgen Deininger (1969–1976) | Hartmut Galsterer (1977–1985) | Manfred Clauss (1985-1993) | Ernst Baltrusch (since 1995)
Second chair: Alexander Demandt (1975–2005) | Stefan Esders (since 2007)
Third chair: Hans-Joachim Gehrke (1984–1987) | Peter Spahn (1988–2009) | Klaus Geus (since 2009)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spahn, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ancient historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seligenstadt |