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Prof. Dr. Engelbert Winter

Current affiliations

  • Research Office on Asia Minor
  • Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
  • Centre for Eastern Mediterranean History and Culture (GKM)

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Ancient History
  • History and Culture of Asia Minor
  • Ancient Religious History

Academic Education

06/1995Habilitation and Conferral of the venia legendi in Ancient History, University of Münster
07/1987PhD in Ancient History, Modern History, Classical Archaeology, University of Münster
05/1985First State Examination in History
11/1984First State Examination in Physical Education
10/1979 - 11/1984Teaching Degree (Lower- and Upper Secondary Education) in History and Physical Education at the University of Münster
10/1984 - 09/1984Studies in Romance Philology, Subject: Spanish (Basic Study Period), University of Münster
12/1983First State Examination in Pedagogy, University of Münster

Work Experience

since 12/2011Tenured Researcher at the Institute for Ancient History, University of Münster
since 03/2001Appointment as Professor extraordinarius for Ancient History, University of Münster
since 09/1997Direction of Historical-Topographical Research Projects in Turkey
03/2015Visiting Lecturer at the University of Poznan, Poland (Erasmus Teaching Mobility)
10/2011 - 11/2011Researcher at the Forschungsstelle Asia Minor (Asia Minor Research Centre) at the Institute for Ancient History
10/2010 - 09/2011Stand-in professor at the Institute for Ancient History, University of Münster (Chair of Prof. Dr. P. Funke)
10/2009 - 09/2010Stand-in professor at the Institute for Ancient History, University of Münster (Chair of Prof. Dr. J. Hahn)
10/2008 - 09/2009Stand-in professor at the Institute for History, School of Ancient History, University of Hamburg (Chair of Prof. Dr.Chr. Schäfer)
01/2004 - 09/2008Researcher at the Forschungsstelle Asia Minor (Asia Minor Research Centre) at the Institute for Ancient History of the University of Münster
01/2003 - 12/2003Director and Researcher of the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC 493): "Funtions of Religion in Societies of the Near East"
07/1996 - 07/2002Lecturer at the Forschungsstelle Asia Minor (Asia Minor Researcher Centre) at the Institute for Ancient History, University of Münster
04/1998 - 09/1998Stand-in Lecturer for Prof. Dr. W. Orth, University of Wuppertal
04/1996 - 09/1996Stand-in Lecturer for Prof. Dr. R. Rilinger, University of Bielefeld
10/1989 - 09/1996Teaching Assignment in History at the University of Münster
11/1993 - 03/1996Researcher at the Forschungsstelle Asia Minor at the Institute for Ancient History, University of Münster
11/1987 - 07/1989Researcher at the Institute for the Didactics of History, University of Münster

Functions and Memberships

since 10/2016Academic Advisory Board of the Journal Istanbuler Mitteilungen
since 03/2015Executive Boardmember of the Car-Humann-Foundation
since 05/2014German Archaeological Institute (Corresponding Member)
since 04/2014Turkish Institute for Classical Studies (Institutum Turcicum Scientiae Antiquitatis)
since 10/2007Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics", University of Münster
since 05/2005Mommsen-Society
since 08/2003Centre for the History and Culture of the Eastern Mediterranean, University of Münster
since 01/2001German-Turkish Society
since 03/1999Association of German Historians
since 11/1987Historical-Archaeological Friendship Society

Publications

Blömer, M.; Winter, E. (eds.) (2022)
Berlin: De Gruyter.
Type of Publication: Book (edited collection)
Blömer, M.; Riedel, S.; Versluys, M. J.; Winter, E. (eds.) (2021)
Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag.
Type of Publication: Book (edited collection)
Winter E, Blömer, M, Çobanoğlu D, Schreiber T, Facella M, Höpken C, Strothenke-Koch E, Whybrew S (2020)
In: Istanbuler Mitteilungen, 2019
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Lichtenberger A, Şare Ağtürk T, Winter E, Zimmermann K (eds.) (2020)
Bonn: Habelt Verlag.
Type of Publication: Book (edited collection)
Lichtenberger, A.; Şare Ağtürk, T.; Winter, E.; Zimmermann, K. (eds.) (2020)
Bonn: Habelt Verlag.
Type of Publication: Book (edited collection)
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Projects

Duration: 01/07/2023 - 31/12/2023
Funded by: Gerda Henkel Foundation
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 01/08/2019 - 31/01/2023 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2021
Funded by: Gerda Henkel Foundation
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 25/03/2019 - 27/03/2019
Funded by: Fritz Thyssen Foundation - Support of Conferences
Type of project: Scientific Event
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
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Talks

Der Kult des Iuppiter Dolichenus und seine Ursprünge. Das Heiligtum auf dem Dülük Baba Tepesi bei Doliche.
Winter, Engelbert (23/10/2017)
Jahresversammlung der Gesellschaft der Freude von Ephesos, Industriellenvereinigung, Wien, Österreich
Type of talk: scientific talk
Der Kult des Iuppiter Dolichenus und seine Ursprünge. Das Heiligtum auf dem Dülük Baba Tepesi bei Doliche
Winter, E. (08/06/2017)
Bauforschung in Wiegandhaus, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Berlin, Deutschland
Type of talk: scientific talk
Von der Ruhr an den Euphrat. Auf den Spuren Carl Humanns im Land der Götter
Winter, E. (01/05/2016)
-, Essen
Type of talk: scientific talk
Prof. Dr. Friedrich Karl Dörner und die Arbeiten der Forschungsstelle Asia Minor in Kommagene /Türkei (1938-2016)
Winter, E. (01/04/2016)
-, Universität Münster
Type of talk: scientific talk
Der Kult des Iuppiter Dolichenus und seine Ursprünge. Das Heiligtum auf dem Dülük Baba Tepesi bei Doliche
Winter, E. (01/12/2015)
Winckelmann-Festvortrag, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Abteilung Istanbul, Türkei
Type of talk: scientific talk
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Prizes

Award for the Book "Rome and Persia in Late Antiquity. Neighbours and Rivals"
Awarded by: Awarded in the Context of the "World Prize for the Book of the Year of the Islamic Republic of Iran"
Award given to: Winter, Engelbert
Date of awarding: 15/02/2009
Type of distinction: Best publication award

Doctorates

Political and Cultural Change in the Osrhoene between the 3rd-7th Century CE
Candidate: Olbrycht, Daria | Supervisors: Winter, Engelbert
Period of time: 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
The Armenian Kingdom Between the Graeco-Roman World and the Parthian Empire. Research on the Respective Relationships between Political Power and Cultural…
Candidate: Vitry, Pauline | Supervisors: Winter, Engelbert
Period of time: 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
The Handling of the Phenomenon of interpretatio graeca/romana/indigena in Antiquity
Candidate: Prütting, Steffen | Supervisors: Winter, Engelbert
Period of time: 01/01/2014 - 01/07/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Pre-emptive Wars and Military Policy. Defining Motives of Roman Foreign Policy Between 171 and 133 BCE
Candidate: Must, Thomas | Supervisors: Zimmermann, Klaus; Winter, Engelbert
Period of time: 01/01/2014 - 07/07/2016
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
The Cult of Jupiter Dolichenus - Spread, Self Concept, Decline. On the Basis of Statistical Data and with an Ancillary Corpus
Candidate: Pahl, Joachim | Supervisors: Winter, Engelbert
Period of time: 01/04/2006 - 21/07/2010
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster