Sebastian Wirz

Sebastian Wirz is a researcher in Ancient History at the University of Bonn, focusing on constitutional and economic history, religious history, philosophy, and law. His dissertation project explores the history of 'Parrhesia' in the fifth and fourth centuries BC, examining its nature and meanings.

Education highlights:

• PhD candidate in Ancient History at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
• Magister in Middle/Modern History, Ancient History, and State Law
• Erasmus studies at Università degli Studi di Perugia (History/Law)
• Certification in international competence at the University of Bonn

His research spans constitutional history, economic history, and political theology, with a focus on antiquity. He co-edited a 2016 anthology on elite dynamics during crises in ancient societies, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach.

Scientific awards:

• Deutsch-Französische Hochschule fellowship (2014)
• DAAD-Förderung for Italian language studies (2011)

Wirz has held teaching roles, including leading an exercise on Roman Law (Summer 2010), and participates in academic networks like the trinational college 'Masse und Integration in antiken Gesellschaften' (Bonn, Strasbourg, Bern).