Prof. Dr. Jan B. Meister

Research

Research Fields and Research Interests:

Social inequalities and conflicts in ancient Greece
Historical anthropology in ancient Greece and Roma (esp. history of the body and gender studies)
Political communication in ancient societies
History of classical reception

Education

2018
Habilitation in Ancient History, HU-Berlin

2006–2010
PhD in Ancient History, University of Basel

2001–2006
lic. phil. in Ancient History, Classical Archaeology and Medieval History, University of Basel

Academic Positions and Appointments

since 2025
Professor (Chair) of Ancient History, University of Bonn

2024–2025
Visiting Professor (Vertretungsprofessur), University of Tübingen

2019–2024
SNF Eccellenza Professor, University of Bern

2018–2019
Visiting Professor (Vertretungsprofessur), University of Tübingen

2009–2019
Assistant Professor (wiss. Mitarbeiter), HU-Berlin

2006–2009
Research Assistant, University of Basel

Teaching Experience

Teaching experience in History and Ancient History at all levels since 2006.

Fellowships, Awards, and Funding Grants

since 2020
Various grants for conferences and oa-publications

2019–2024
Eccellenza Professorial Fellowship of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)

2014–2017
Co-Speaker of the DFG-Network "Competition and Institutionalization in Archaic Greece"

Editoral Roles

Selected Publications

2026. As editor. With C. Murer and S. Ruprecht. Die Spätantike als Rezeptionsepoche. Antike nach der Antike 6. Basel/Berlin: Schwabe. Access
2025. As editor. With J. Borsch. Vormoderne Herrscherkörper im globalen Vergleich. Körpergeschichten 1. Basel/Berlin: Schwabe. Access
2023. As editor. With S. Ruprecht. Weiblichkeit – Macht – Männlichkeit. Perspektiven für eine Geschlechtergeschichte der Antike. Geschichte und Geschlechter 79. Frankfurt a.M./New York: Campus. Access
2020. As editor. With G. Seelentag. Konkurrenz und Institutionalisierung in der griechischen Archaik. Stuttgart: Steiner.
2020. "Adel" und gesellschaftliche Differenzierung im archaischen und frühklassischen Griechenland. Historia Einzelschriften 263. Stuttgart: Steiner.
2012. Der Körper des Princeps. Zur Problematik eines monarchischen Körpers ohne Monarchie. Historia Einzelschriften 223. Stuttgart: Steiner.