Sabine Panzram

Prof. Dr. Sabine Panzram is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Hamburg's Faculty of Humanities, affiliated with the Department of History. Her academic trajectory includes a Staatsexamen from Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and Universitat de Barcelona (1996), and a doctorate from Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (2001) on Roman urban elites. She completed her habilitation at Universität Hamburg (2013) examining early Christian institutionalization in Hispania.

Research interests center on:

• Urban transformations in Late Antique Iberia/North Africa
• Social power dynamics through historical anthropology
• Religious-political intersections in the Western Mediterranean
• Digital methodologies in ancient studies
• Reception of antiquity in early modern Europe

Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on urban continuity/change, ecclesiastical power structures, and transregional comparisons between Hispania and North Africa, utilizing archaeological, epigraphic, and textual evidence.

Awards and leadership roles include:

• Marie Curie Senior Fellowship (Casa de Velázquez, Madrid)
• Alexander von Humboldt Scouting recognition
• Corresponding Member of the German Archaeological Institute
• Director of DFG-funded centers: RomanIslam (comparative empire studies) and ATLAS (late antique urban atlas project)

Extensive advising includes supervision of 8+ doctoral dissertations and 25+ master's theses on Roman urbanism, religious history, and provincial administration. Secured major grants from DFG, ANR/DFG, and Fritz Thyssen Stiftung supporting international collaborations. Leads research networks like Toletum for Iberian antiquity studies and coordinates interdisciplinary teams across European universities.