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Prof. Dr. Sebastian Schmidt-Hofner is a Full Professor in the Department of History at the University of Tübingen's Faculty of Humanities, where he has served since 2014. He holds significant administrative roles, including Vice-Dean of Research (since 2016/2023) and Chairman of the advisory board for the Kommission für Alte Geschichte und Epigraphik in Munich. His research examines the interplay of law, politics, and aesthetics in the Late Roman Empire, with a focus on elite representation, migration impacts, and socio-legal transformations.
Education:
- PhD, Philipps-University Marburg (2005)
- Master of Studies in Ancient History, University of Oxford (2000)
- Classics and History studies, LMU Munich and Oxford (1997–2000)
Research Interests: Schmidt-Hofner's work explores the aesthetics of political power, legal narratives in antiquity, and crisis management in stressed societies. His projects investigate how administrative elites used visual media (e.g., consular diptychs) for self-representation and how migration reshaped late Roman socio-economic structures. Current initiatives include CRC 1391 'Different Aesthetics' and studies on Italy's fifth-century transformations.
Publications: His scholarship consistently addresses the evolution of Roman law, elite identity, and imperial propaganda. Recent articles analyze legal semantics, assembly politics, and economic pressures on landholding elites, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach bridging history, archaeology, and political theory.
Awards:
- Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize (German Research Foundation, 2010)
Advising & Projects: Schmidt-Hofner co-leads DFG-funded projects like 'Land and Loyalty in the Later Roman Empire' and CRC 923 'Threatened Order'. He mentors doctoral researchers in projects intersecting history and archaeology, though specific student names are undisclosed in sources.
Collaborations: As principal investigator for CRC 1391 Project A1 ('Aesthetics of Public Office'), he collaborates with Prof. Cristina Murer, examining late Roman administrative representation through ivory diptychs and gender-specific imagery. The team publishes on transcultural exchanges between Rome and Persia.
