Kai Brodersen

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Kai Brodersen (born 6 June 1958, Tübingen) is a contemporary ancient historian and classicist on the faculty of the University of Erfurt.
Kai Brodersen in april 2010
He has edited, and translated, both ancient works and modern classical studies. His research focuses on Greek and Roman historiography and geography, on ancient inscriptions, oracles and wonder-texts, and on the social and economic history as well as reception studies (incl. Asterix).

Biography

Kai Brodersen read Ancient History, Classics and (Protestant) Theology, funded by the "Stiftung Maximilianeum" and the "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes" in Erlangen (Germany), Munich (Germany), and Oxford (UK). From Munich, he holds a Dr. phil. (1986) and a Dr. phil. habil. (1995). He is married and has 4 children. In 1996/7 he was made Chair of Ancient History at the University of Mannheim (Germany), which he then served more than 10 years in a leading position (Dean, Dean of Studies and Dean of Finance, followed by 6 years as Vice-President). He also was a Visiting Fellow at several British universities: Newcastle (2000/01), St. Andrews (2001/02), Royal Holloway, University of London (2006/7), and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at St John's College, Oxford (2007/8). In 2008, he was appointed Professor of Ancient Culture at the University of Erfurt which he serves as its president. He is managing editor of the journal Historia and sits on the European Advisory Board of Princeton University Press.[1]

Publications

  • Appians Abriß der Seleukidengeschichte und Appians Antiochike, Ed. Maris, München 1989 and 1991
  • Historische griechische Inschriften in Übersetzung (with W. Günther und H.H.Schmitt), 3 vols, WBG, Darmstadt 1992-1999
  • Pomponius Mela, Kreuzfahrt durch die Alte Welt, WBG, Darmstadt 1994
  • Dionysios von Alexandria, Das Lied von der Welt, Olms, Hildesheim 1994
  • Terra Cognita: Studien zur römischen Raumerfassung, Olms, Hildesheim 1995, 2nd ed. 2003
  • Die Sieben Weltwunder, Beck, Munich, 1996, 8th ed. 2008
  • C.Plinius Secundus d.Ä.: Naturkunde. Lateinisch-deutsch. Buch VI: Geographie, Artemis, Zürich 1996
  • Das römische Britannien: Spuren seiner Geschichte, WBG, Darmstadt 1998
  • Metzler Lexikon Antike (with Bernhard Zimmermann), Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, 2nd ed. 2006
  • Liebesleiden in der Antike: Parthenios, Erotika Pathemata, WBG, Darmstadt 2000
  • Virtuelle Antike, Primus, Darmstadt 2000
  • Asterix und seine Zeit, C. H. Beck, München 2001, 3rd ed. 2008
  • Phlegon von Tralleis, Das Buch der Wunder, WBG, Darmstadt 2002
  • Große Reden. Von der Antike bis heute, Primus, Darmstadt 2002, 2nd ed. as "I have a dream", Primus, Darmstadt 2009
  • Herodot: Historien (with Christine Ley-Hutton). 4 vols so far, Stuttgart 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013
  • Die Wahrheit über die griechischen Mythen: Palaiphatos’ Unglaubliche Geschichten, Reclam, Stuttgart 2002, 2nd ed. 2003
  • Frauen vor Gericht: Antiphon, Gegen die Stiefmutter, und Apollodoros, Gegen Neaira (Demosthenes 59), WBG, Darmstadt 2004
  • Apollodoros. Götter und Helden der Griechen (Edition Antike), WBG, Darmstadt 2004
  • with Amina Kropp (ed.): Fluchtafeln. Neue Funde und neue Deutungen zum antiken Schadenzauber. Verlag Antike, Frankfurt 2004
  • Astrampsychos: Das Pythagoras-Orakel, WBG, Darmstadt 2006
  • Aristoteles, 77 Tricks zur Steigerung der Staatseinnahmen (Oikonomika II), Reclam, Stuttgart 2006
  • Was du schon immer über die Antike wissen wolltest, Berlin-Verlag / Bloomsbury, Berlin 2007
  • Vincere scis, victoria uti nescis. LIT, Munster 2008
  • OIKONOMIKA: Quellen zur Wirtschaftstheorie der griechischen Antike (with G.Audring). WBG, Darmstadt 2008
  • Aristeas: Der König und die Bibel. Reclam, Stuttgart 2008
  • Images and Texts on the 'Artemidorus Papyrus' (ed. with J.Elsner). Steiner, Stuttgart 2009
  • Ich bin Spartacus: Aufstand der Sklaven gegen Rom. Primus, Darmstadt 2010
  • Polyainos. New Studies (ed.). Verlag Antike, Berlin 2010
  • Theano: Briefe einer antiken Philosophin. Reclam, Stuttgart 2010
  • Censorinus: Das Geburtstagsbuch, Primus, Darmstadt 2011
  • Censorinus: Über den Geburtstag, WBG, Darmstadt 2012
  • Apollodoros: Götter und Helden der Griechen, WBG, Darmstadt 2012
  • Polybios: Die Verfassung der römischen Republik (with K.F. Eisen), Reclam, Stuttgart 2012
  • Cicero: Tipps für einen erfolgreichen Wahlkampf, Reclam, Stuttgart 2013

References

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