Angela Ganter

Prof. Dr. Angela Ganter is a Professor of Ancient History at the University of Regensburg, holding the Chair of Ancient History within the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts, History and Social Sciences. She has been recognized as a Heisenberg Fellow of the DFG and has held academic positions at prestigious institutions including Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, TU Dresden, and the University of Göttingen.

• PhD and habilitation in Ancient History at the University of Cologne (2002–2006, 2014)
• DAAD scholarship at the University of Salamanca (1998–1999)
• Doctoral studies at University of Cambridge (2003–2004)

Her research focuses on Archaic and Classical Greece, Cultures of remembrance, Myths, Roman patronage, and Emotion and cult, with a particular emphasis on pre-modern concepts of time, memory, and social dynamics in antiquity. Her work bridges historical analysis with interdisciplinary approaches to myth and ritual.

Notable scientific honors include:

• DAAD scholarship
• German National Academic Foundation scholarship
• Gerda Henkel Fellow
• Heisenberg Fellow of the DFG

She has held significant academic roles such as Acting Professor at TU Dresden and the University of Göttingen (2018), and was recently called for a W3 Professorship in Ancient History at the University of Bonn (August 2024). Her career spans teaching, postdoctoral research, and leadership in classical studies.