Johannes Wegener

Johannes Wegener is a doctoral researcher and academic staff member at the Department of Ancient History (Althistorisches Seminar) at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, working under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Tanja Scheer. He will serve as a PartTime Lecturer at the Chair of Ancient History (Prof. Dr. Johannes Wienand), Institute of Historical Sciences, TU Braunschweig, starting in the summer semester of 2025.

Education:

• Master of Education in Latin and History (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, graduated with distinction)
• Abitur (2017) at Max-Planck-Gymnasium Göttingen, classical languages profile

Research Focus: Wegener investigates cultural and social history of Greco-Roman antiquity, emphasizing political culture, religious history, ancient memory practices, and historiography. His work also explores monarchical representation in Hellenism and the Roman Empire, alongside didactic methods for teaching antiquity.

Awards:

• Deutschlandstipendium (2023, ideel since 2023)
• Niedersachsenstipendium (2020, 2018)
• Deutschlandstipendium (2017–2018)