Theodor Kissel

Theodor K. Kissel (born January 25, 1962 in Dahn ) is a German ancient historian .

Theodor Kissel graduated from the Otfried-von-Weißenburg-Gymnasium Dahn in 1981 . From 1984 he studied Ancient History, Egyptology, Middle and New History at the University of Mainz . His doctorate took place in 1994 in the subject of ancient history on the subject of investigations into the logistics of the Roman army in the provinces of the Greek East (27 BC – 235 AD). From 1995 to 1996, Kissel was a research assistant in the planning office of the International Working Group on Northeast Africa Studies. From 1997 to 2005 Kissel was a research assistant at the University of Mainz. Kissel has been working as a freelance author since 2004. Kissel has been working as a research assistant at theRhineland-Palatinate state parliament .

His main research interests are Roman economic and social history, Roman infrastructure ( roads , bridges , milestones ), historical geography and reception history. As a science journalist , he also writes articles and reviews for Spektrum.de on other historical epochs.

Fonts

Kaiser between genius and madness. Caligula - Nero - Elagabal. Artemis & Winkler, Düsseldorf 2006, ISBN 3-538-07233-7 .
The Roman Forum. Life in the heart of Rome. Artemis & Winkler, Düsseldorf 2004, ISBN 3-7608-2307-6 .
Investigations into the logistics of the Roman army in the provinces of the Greek east (27 BC – 235 AD) (= Pharos. Vol. 6). Scripta-Mercaturae-Verlag, St. Katharinen 1995, ISBN 3-89590-019-2 .

Web links

Literature by and about Theodor Kissel in the catalog of the German National Library
Page from Theodor Kissel at the University of Mainz ( Memento from May 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Short biography and reviews of works by Theodor Kissel at perlentaucher.de

Remarks

^ Theodor Kissel: When the USA split up into north and south. In: Spektrum.de , March 6, 2020 (a contribution on the history of racial segregation in the USA).
^ Theodor Kissel: Transformation instead of upheaval. In: Spektrum.de , 23 August 2016 (book review on The Foreign Reformation by Volker Leppin ).

personal data
SURNAME	Kissel, Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kissel, Theodor K.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German ancient historian
DATE OF BIRTH	January 25, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dahn

[1] Theodor Kissel: When the USA split up into north and south. In: Spektrum.de , March 6, 2020 (a contribution on the history of racial segregation in the USA).

[2] Theodor Kissel: Transformation instead of upheaval. In: Spektrum.de , 23 August 2016 (book review on The Foreign Reformation by Volker Leppin ).