Hannah Scherz
Curriculum Vitae
Since 06/2021 PhD representative (ProKo) of Cusanuswerk 05/2021 – 06/2021 Internship at Publishing House Waxmann, Münster Since 08/2019
Scholarship holder, Bischöflichen Studienstiftung CusanuswerkSince 2019 PhD Candidate at WWU Münster 2018 – 2019 Research Assistant at SFB 1150 „ Cultures of Decision-Making“ 02/2017 – 04/2017 Internship at the Cultural Department (Kulturbüro) Arnsberg 2016 – 2018 Master‘s degree in (Ancient) History from WWU Münster and Master’s programme in Ancient Cultures of the Mediterranean, WWU Münster 2014 – 2016 Bachelor’s degree in History and Cultural and Social Anthropology from WWU Münster 01/2014 – 07/2014 Studies abroad at Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium 2013 – 2018 Student Assistant at the Institute of History, WWU Münster, and at SFB 1150 „Cultures of Decision-Making“ 2012 – 2014 Bachelor’s programme in History and French Philology at WWU Münster 2011 – 2012 Federal Voluntary Service (Bundesfreiwilligendienst) at a School for Kids with Special Needs Dissertation project
© Hannah Scherz Appian's Writing about ethne. Historiography, Ethnography, and Ethnographic Aspects.
Appian from Alexandria (ca. 90–160 AD), a Greek historian and Roman official from the province of Egypt, wrote a history of Rome, called Rhomaiká, dealing with everything in Roman history, beginning with the foundation of the city, going on with Rome becoming the supreme power in Italy until finally reaching the inner-roman fighting that ended ultimately in a new form of government: the principate. In doing so, he ordered his work by peoples (κατ᾿ ἔθνος ἕκαστον, App. PR 13,49) against whom the Romans went to war, maintaining the narrative in chronological order (App. PR 14,53–60). This is the peculiarity of his work, telling apart Appian’s work from the many other historiographical writings.
In my dissertation, I take a closer look at what is characteristic of an appianic historiography, with a special focus on ethnographic descriptions throughout the work.
