Engelbert Winter

Bio: Engelbert Winter is an academic researcher from University of Münster. The author has contributed to research in topics: Late Antiquity & Religious conversion. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 11 publications receiving 219 citations.

Rome and Persia in Late Antiquity: Neighbours and Rivals

Abstract: Part I. Narrative: 1. Rome and Iran to the beginning of the third century AD 2. Rome and the Sasanian Empire - a chronological survey Part II. Sources and Contexts: 3. Political goals 4. Warfare 5. Military confrontations 6. The diplomatic solutions 7. Arabia between the great powers 8. Shared interests - continuing conflicts 9. Religion - Christianity and Zoroastrianism 10. Emperor and King of Kings 11. Exchange of information between West and East Part III. Appendices.

Ethnicity and Culture in Late Antiquity

Abstract: The period 300-600 AD saw huge changes: the Graeco-Roman city-state was first transformed then eclipsed; much of the Roman Empire broke up and was reconfigured; new barbarian kingdoms emerged in the Roman West. Above all, religious culture moved from polytheistic to monotheistic. Here, 20 papers by international scholars explore how group identites were established against the shifting background. Separate sections treat the Latin-speaking West, the Greek East, and the age of Justinian. Themes include religious conversion, Roman law in the barbarian West, problems of Jewish identity, and what in Late Antiquity it meant to be Roman.

Lokale Identität im Römischen Nahen Osten

Abstract: In den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten hat das Interesse am Romischen Nahen Osten stark zugenommen. Das dort zu fassende Zusammenspiel verschiedener Gruppen mit oft weit zuruckreichenden Traditionen und ein uber Jahrhunderte wirksamer griechisch-romischer Einfluss ausern sich in einem komplexen Neben- und Miteinander verschiedenartiger Identitaten und Identifikationsmodelle. Diese Vielfalt blieb lange Zeit verdeckt durch ein generalisierendes Bild vom romischen Orient und ist haufig nur schwer zu dekodieren. Die hier versammelten Beitrage aus der althistorischen, der numismatischen und der archaologischen Forschung beleuchten exemplarisch verschiedene Formen von Identitat, indem sie den jeweils wirksamen lokalen Kontexten besondere Beachtung schenken.

Catastrophic Limestone Decay at the Central Sanctuary of Iupiter Dolichenus at Dülük Baba Tepesi in Southern Turkey: Causes and Implications for Future Conservation

Abstract: Dramatic deterioration of Hellenistic-Roman limestone remains recently excavated at Duluk Baba Tepesi (Southern Turkey) has been observed following the cold, wet winter of 2011/2012. A conceptual model is presented to explain the dramatic deterioration in which case hardening develops and initially strengthens the stone against deterioration, but then makes it more prone to exfoliation and blistering. Data collected using non-destructive techniques (Equotip surface hardness tester and Karsten tube for water uptake) on Firat and Gaziantep formation limestone time series excavated in 2005, 2007, and 2013 demonstrates the progress of case hardening and deterioration after excavation. In combination with meteorological data from Gaziantep weather station the results are used to test and revise the model taking into account non-linear and threshold effects. Future excavation and conservation efforts should take into account the often-complex interactions between post-excavation case hardening and extreme winte...

Ancient Rome: A genetic crossroads of Europe and the Mediterranean

Abstract: Ancient Rome was the capital of an empire of ~70 million inhabitants, but little is known about the genetics of ancient Romans. Here we present 127 genomes from 29 archaeological sites in and around Rome, spanning the past 12,000 years. We observe two major prehistoric ancestry transitions: one with the introduction of farming and another prior to the Iron Age. By the founding of Rome, the genetic composition of the region approximated that of modern Mediterranean populations. During the Imperial period, Rome’s population received net immigration from the Near East, followed by an increase in genetic contributions from Europe. These ancestry shifts mirrored the geopolitical affiliations of Rome and were accompanied by marked interindividual diversity, reflecting gene flow from across the Mediterranean, Europe, and North Africa.

Rome and Persia in Late Antiquity: Neighbours and Rivals

Abstract: Part I. Narrative: 1. Rome and Iran to the beginning of the third century AD 2. Rome and the Sasanian Empire - a chronological survey Part II. Sources and Contexts: 3. Political goals 4. Warfare 5. Military confrontations 6. The diplomatic solutions 7. Arabia between the great powers 8. Shared interests - continuing conflicts 9. Religion - Christianity and Zoroastrianism 10. Emperor and King of Kings 11. Exchange of information between West and East Part III. Appendices.

Die Weltchronik des Johannes Malalas

Abstract: Die 18 Bucher umfassende Chronik des Johannes Malalas stellt das alteste erhaltene Beispiel einer byzantinischen Weltchronik dar und bietet damit singulare Einblicke in die Fruhphase einer literarischen Gattung, die fur das byzantinische Mittelalter zentrale Bedeutung besessen hat. Die moderne Forschung sieht das Werk als eine wichtige zeithistorische Quelle fur die Geschichte des 5. und 6. Jahrhunderts n. Chr., das auch Einblicke in kultur- und mentalitatsgeschichtliche Aspekte erlaubt. Trotz steigenden Forschungsinteresses sind viele grundlegende Fragen nach wie vor offen: Welche Ausbildung hat Malalas durchlaufen, woran hat er geglaubt? In welche Gattung gehort sein Werk, das gemeinhin Chronik genannt wird? Kann mittels anderer Textzeugnisse der verlorene Urtext des Malalas erschlossen werden? Im ersten Band der Malalas-Studien, der die Ergebnisse der Auftakttagung des Tubinger Projektes zur historischen und philologischen Kommentierung der Chronik prasentiert, werden insbesondere drei Schwerpunkte beleuchtet: die Frage nach der Person des Autors, nach der Uberlieferung seiner Chronik und der mittelalterlichen (mehrsprachigen) Malalas-Tradition sowie die Frage nach der Gattung der Chronik und ihrer zeitgeschichtlichen sowie intellektuellen Verankerung.

Elements of ancient Jewish nationalism

Abstract: Contrary to the widespread view that nationalism is a modern phenomenon, Goodblatt argues that it can be found in the ancient world. He argues that concepts of nationalism compatible with contemporary social scientific theories can be documented in the ancient sources from the Mediterranean Rim by the middle of the last millennium BCE. In particular, the collective identity asserted by the Jews in antiquity fits contemporary definitions of nationalism. After the theoretical discussion in the opening chapter, the author examines several factors constitutive of ancient Jewish nationalism. He shows how this identity was socially constructed by such means as the mass dissemination of biblical literature, retention of the Hebrew language, and through the priestly caste. The author also discusses each of the names used to express Jewish national identity: Israel, Judah and Zion.