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PD Dr. Alexandra Eckert is a faculty member in the Department of Ancient History at the University of Göttingen's Faculty of Philosophy. She completed her habilitation in Ancient History in January 2024, earning the venia legendi to lecture in the subject following her trial lecture on 'Damnatio memoriae in the Roman Imperial Period'.
Her academic credentials include:
- Doctorate in Ancient History from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (2012)
- Habilitation from University of Göttingen (2024)
Dr. Eckert's research centers on democratic-oligarchic tensions in 5th-century Athens, cultural memory practices in antiquity, and the enduring legacy of Sulla's dictatorship. Her work bridges political history, gender studies, and medical history of the ancient world, with particular focus on how societies process political trauma through commemorative practices and rhetorical strategies. She examines exclusion mechanisms in Athenian democracy while analyzing the symbolic dimensions of mourning in Roman political communication.
Her recent publications reveal a concentrated scholarly trajectory examining Sulla's constitutional impact and reception history, alongside innovative studies of democratic participation in classical Athens. The research demonstrates increasing interdisciplinary sophistication, connecting conceptual history with political anthropology and memory studies to analyze how ancient societies navigated crises of legitimacy and identity.
Her scholarly recognition includes:
- Habilitation scholarship from University of Göttingen's Faculty of Philosophy (2023)
- Junior Fellowship at Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg (2019-2020)
- Alumna status at Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation
- Alumna status at German Academic Scholarship Foundation
As an active reviewer for major journals including The Classical Journal and Historia, Dr. Eckert contributes significantly to academic discourse while maintaining memberships in the Mommsen Society, Association of Historians in Germany, and Ernst Kirsten Society. Her current research continues to explore the intersections of political violence, cultural memory, and democratic theory in classical antiquity.
