Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Open Access Monograph Series: Institute for the Study of the Ancient Cultures Miscellaneous Publications

[First posted in AWOL 27 April 2015, updated (new URLs) 27 October 2025] 

Institute for the Study of the Ancient Cultures Miscellaneous Publications

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Friedrich Münzer: Essays on Roman History and Historiography

Friedrich Münzer: Essays on Roman History and Historiography
Selected and Edited by Ernst Badian. Translated by Robin Seager. Volume prepared by T. Corey Brennan 
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This volume brings together ten essays by Friedrich Münzer (1868–1942), one of the most influential scholars of Roman Republican history, whose contributions to ancient historiography have received comparatively limited attention. Selected and edited by Ernst Badian, translated into English by Robin Seager, and prepared for publication by T. Corey Brennan, the collection makes accessible studies originally published between 1897 and 1934, alongside an essay written in 1938–1939. The contributions address a wide range of historical and historiographical questions, including Roman annalistic traditions,  the historical interests of Atticus and Cicero, Republican political culture, the works of Tacitus, and the interpretation of literary evidence. Together, they demonstrate Münzer’s distinctive combination of philological precision, source criticism, and sensitivity to the social and political contexts of historical writing. The volume also reconstructs the complex history of an editorial project initiated by Ernst Badian in the 1960s and revisits Münzer’s scholarly legacy in light of his persecution by the Nazi regime, which forced him out of academia, deported him to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, and led to his death in 1942. Its publication offers both a significant resource for Roman historical studies and a long-delayed tribute to a major figure in classical scholarship. 

Published

20-10-2026

Issue

Supplementary Volumes

Section

Supplementary Volumes

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Copyright (c) 2026 The Estate of Ernst Badian; Robin Seager; T. Corey Brennan

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Newly Open Access Journal: Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity

eISSN: 1612-961X
ISSN: 0949-9571
journal: Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity 

The current volume of Journal of Ancient Christianity is open access via Subscribe to Open (S2O). All accepted articles will be published under a Creative Commons license at no cost to authors. Learn more about De Gruyter Brill’s Subscribe to Open program.

The Journal of Ancient Christianity aims to publish original, international research from various disciplines of ancie nt Christianity and to bring these research topics into dialogue. Essays are welcome from patristics or patrology, history of antiquity and late antiquity, classical philology, (late) ancient history of philosophy, and archaeology, as are contributions on epigraphy, papyrology, manuscript studies, edition techniques, ancient legal history, etc. The journal also considers sources from the Christian Orient (Syriac, Coptic, Ethiopian, etc.) and offers space for short critical editions.

The journal is not restricted to a particular program in terms of content or methodology, but instead is open to new research initiatives. Thus, the journal does not impose a particular concept of "antiquity" or "late antiquity," although it does concentrate on the period from the 2nd to the 8th century. The focus is on ancient and late antique Christianity in its entire breadth, i.e., with its various religious practices, theories, concepts, and group formations, inasmuch as these represent integral aspects of (late) antiqu e culture.

The journal is open to all those interested in ancient and late antique Christianity, regardless of origin, religion, denomination, language, gender, or status. It is committed to making source texts accessible in their original languages and therefore requires precise information on the critical editions used for all citations. A separate section with in-depth reviews i s devoted to critical discussion of current research findings. Once a year, a thematic issue offers guest editors the opportunity to publish the results of smaller conferences or workshops.

The length of the individual essay should not exceed 60,000 characters (including spaces). Articles may be written in English, German, French, or Italian and should include an English abstract. The journal accepts articles for publication based on a peer review process and maintains high editorial standards.

 

Volume 30, Issue 1

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Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity
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