Dr. Manfred G. Schmidt

Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften

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Manfred G. Schmidt is director of the Research Center “Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum” at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW) and vice-president of the Association Internationale d’Épigraphie Grecque et Latine (AIEGL). Within Research Area B ‘Historical Spaces’ Manfred G. Schmidt works on the definition and determination of spaces by means of their surveying and limitation. His research focuses on the Miliaria provinciarum Hispanarum (CIL XVII/1).
 

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+49 30 20370-212
 

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"A Gadibus Romam - Mythos und Realität einer antiken Route"
part of the Conference Viae Publicae Romanae

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"CIL XVII/1 - Hispaniae"
part of the Workshop Miliaria Imperii Romani

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In Topoi

2011A Gadibus Romam. Myth and Reality of an Ancient Route
Schmidt, Manfred G.
2010Wiederbeschriftung spätantiker Meilensteine aus der Tarraconensis
Schmidt, Manfred G.
2010Interdisziplinäre Interpretationen eines römischen Meilensteins
Geus, Klaus. Kleinschmidt, Patrick. Dostert, Astrid. Gehrke, Hans-Joachim. Marcks-Jacobs, Carmen. Möller, Cosima. Schmid, Stephan G. Schmidt, Manfred G.
2009Fluchtafeln und Meilensteine
Schmidt, Manfred G. Hallof, Klaus
 

Curriculum Vitae

Born May 26, 1952, Schmalkalden, Germany
Civil Status Married to Estrella Velasco Servert; two daughters
Current Positions Director of the Research Center ‘Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum’, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
  Vice president of the AIEGL
  Principal Investigator within the Excellence Cluster Topoi
Memberships 2008-2012 Vice president of the AIEGL
  Member of the Consejo Asesor of ‘Sylloge Epigraphica Barcinonensis’ since 2008
  2002-2007 elected member of the AIEGL board ‘Comité international’,
  Corresponding Member of the ‘Pontificia Accademia Romana di Archeologia’ since 2006
  Member of the Advisory board of ‘Exemplaria classica. Journal of Classical Philology’ since 2005
  Member of the ‘Association Internationale d’ Épigraphie Grecque et Latine’ (AIEGL) since 1997
  Member of the ‘Mommsen-Gesellschaft’ since 1986
Education 1985  Doctorate in Classical Philology (Dr. phil.) at the Univ. Tübingen („Caesar and Cleopatra. Historical and philological commentary on Lucan. 10, 1,171“; advisors: Joachim Dingel / Ernst A. Schmidt)
  1979-1985  Doctoral candidate and graduate lecturer at the Univ. Tübingen
  1978/79  First State Examination in History and Classical Philology at the Univ. of Tübingen
  (1973/74), with interruption by community service (in lieu of military service) in 1971/72
  1970-79  University studies in the faculties of Law (1970/71), History (1973-78) and Classical Philology (1975-799 at the Universities of Tübingen (1970/71; 1973-1979) and Stuttgart
Employment Since 1995 Director of the  Research center ‘Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum’ (Editorial board), Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
  1992–1995 Research Associate, University of Heidelberg/ Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Project: Epigraphical Database Heidelberg (Chair of Ancient History: Géza Alföldy)
  Winter 1991/1992 Associate Professor, University of Passau (H. Wolff, Chair of Ancient History,)
  1986–1991 Research Associate, Kommission für Alte Geschichte und Epigraphik des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, München. Project: Inscriptiones Hispaniae Latinae (CIL II2)
  1985 Research Assistant, editorial board of Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt – Rise and Decline of the Roman World (Wolfgang Haase – Hildegard Temporini, Tübingen)
Teaching Since 1990 in Latin Epigraphy, Ancient History (Rome) and Classical Philology:
  Visiting Professor at the University of California - Berkeley, Classical Department (Fall 2004)
  University of Dresden (Summer 2002)
  Humboldt-University Berlin (since Summer 1999–),
  University of Heidelberg (Summer 1992-94),
  University of Passau (Winter 1991/92)
  University of München (Winter 1990/91)
Organizer 2010 Viae Publicae Romanae. Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (23.-25. March 2010)
  2007 Sommerakademie Epigraphik vom 30.Juli bis 3. August 2007 in Berlin, in Zusammenarbeit mit K. Hallof (IG), Chr. Witschel (Sem. f. Alte Gesch., Univ. Heidelberg) und Chr. Schuler (Komm. f. Alte Geschichte u. Epigraphik des DAI, München)
  2006 Chapeau, Herr Dessau! Ein Kolloquium zum 150. Geburtstag des Berliner Althistorikers und Epigraphikers Hermann Dessau an der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (19. Juni 2006).
  2005 Internationaler Workshop zur epigraphischen Textedition an der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (19.-23. September 2005).
  Internationaler Kongreß vom 21. bis 22. November  2003, in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Deutschen Archäologischen Institut, Zentrale Berlin.