Naturvorstellungen im Altertum

Florian Schimpf studied Classical Archaeology and History at the universities of Frankfurt and Istanbul, whilst gaining practical experiences by participating in excavations in Priene (Turkey), Portugal and on the Balkans. In 2013 he joined the Research Training Group “Early Concepts of Man and Nature” at the University of Mainz with a project on natural sanctuaries in ancient Greece and Asia Minor. His research interests lie in the fields of religious history, Greek cult practices and metrology. | Dominik Berrens studied Classical Philology and Biology at the University of Freiburg. From 2013-2017 he was part of the Research Training Group “Early Concepts of Man and Nature” at the University of Mainz, where he received his doctorate with a dissertation on social insects in antiquity in 2016. Since October 2017 he has been a postdoctoral researcher working on the project “NOSCEMUS – Nova Scientia: Early Modern Science and Latin” funded by the European Research Council at the University of Innsbruck. His research interests lie in pre-modern scientific texts and ancient drama. | Katharina Hillenbrand studied Classical Philology and German Studies at the Universities of Würzburg and Frankfurt. In 2014 she joined the Research Training Group “Early Concepts of Man and Nature” at the University of Mainz with a project on concepts of volcanic phenomena in Roman antiquity. Currently she is working at the department of Classical Philology at the University of Frankfurt. Her research interests lie in the fields of ancient meteorology, the literary formation of natural phenomena and Neronian literature. | Tim Brandes studied Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Egyptology at the University of Göttingen. Since 2014 he is a member of the Research Training Group “Early Concepts of Man and Nature” at the University of Mainz, where he is working on a project on Babylonian and Assyrian concepts of time. His research interests lie in the fields of Assyrian and Babylonian astronomy, scholarship and religion. | Carrie Schidlo studied Classical Archaeology, Egyptology and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Göttingen after working as a pharmaceutical technical assistant. From 2014 till 2016 she was part of the Research Training Group “Early Concepts of Man and Nature” at the University of Mainz. Since 2017 she has been working at the General Medical Council of Rhineland-Palatinate. Her areas of research are the Hellenistic and Roman periods of Egypt, especially their funerary customs, as well as ancient medicine and archaeobotany.

• Geleitwort Vorwort ‚Natur‘ nach modernem und antikem Verständnis – Tim Brandes und Katharina HillenbrandNaturkonzepte im Alten Orient – Claus AmbosNatur- und Vegetationsdarstellungen im Alten Orient – Alexander PrußÜber Naturphänomene in der archaisch-griechischen Flächenkunst – Ursula MandelNaturdarstellungen in der griechischen Vasenmalerei klassischer Zeit Ein Beitrag zu Natur und Raum* – Marta ScarroneNaturdarstellungen im attischen Drama – Dominik BerrensSeparierte Naturmale und die additive Sakralisierung natürlicher Elemente – Florian SchimpfZwischen ‚Wissenschaft‘ und Fiktion –Menschen, Götter und Heroen in Naturlandschaften der hellenistischen Dichtung – Annemarie AmbühlÖffentliches Grün in griechischen Städten – Sabine Neumann *Dieser Artikel ist nur in der Printausgabe verfügbar. *This article is only available in the print edition.

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