External links
- Literature by and about Michael Siebler in the German National Library catalogue
- Portrait of Siebler in pearls
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Michael Siebler (born 1956) is a German journalist and classical archaeologist.
Michael Siebler studied classical archaeology. While he was still studying he took part in various excavations, including those at Olympia. A DAAD stipend enabled him to take up a residence in Athens. In 1984 he received his doctorate from the University of Mainz for Studien zum augusteischen Mars Ultor (Studies on the Augustan Mars Ultor). After that he spent a period in a position at the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut in Damascus. A position as a member of the Mainz University Archaeological institute followed.
From 1986, Siebler was an editor of the literary supplement of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . In this role he looked after archaeological matters and the page on the art market. A key focus of his published work is research on Homer, Troy and Heinrich Schliemann. As FAZ editor he helped spread the findings of Manfred Korfmann, but in the end he did not endorse Korfmann's position in the Troy Controversy. After he left FAZ, he was employed by the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim, where he managed the historical archive.
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Troy or Ilion was an ancient city located in present-day Hisarlık, Turkey. The place was first settled around 3600 BC and grew into a small fortified city around 3000 BC. During its four thousand years of existence, Troy was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. As a result, the archeological site that has been left is divided into nine layers, each corresponding to a city built on the ruins of the previous. Archaeologists refer to these layers using Roman numerals. Among the early layers, Troy II is notable for its wealth and imposing architecture. During the Late Bronze Age, Troy was called Wilusa and was a vassal of the Hittite Empire. The final layers were Greek and Roman cities which in their days served as tourist attractions and religious centers because of their link to mythic tradition.
Manfred Osman Korfmann was a German archeologist. He excavated Hisarlik, the present site of Troy situated in modern-day Turkey.
The ancient Nubian princess Amenirdis II, daughter of the Kushite pharaoh Taharqa of the 25th Dynasty, was adopted by Shepenupet II, daughter of Piye, to become Divine Adoratrice of Amun from around 650 BC to 640 BC during the 26th Dynasty. Amenirdis adopted Nitocris, daughter of Psamtik I, to become her successor. She may have been married to one of Taharqa's sons, king Atlanersa.
The Antimenes Painter was an Attic vase painter of the black-figure style, active between circa 530 and 510 BC.
The Tomb of Aline is an ancient Egyptian grave from the time of Tiberius or Hadrian, excavated at Hawara in 1892.
Marcus Junkelmann is a German historian and experimental archeologist.
The Bellerophon Painter was one of the first Attic black-figure vase painters. His period of activity is dated between 630 and 600 BC.
Wolfram Hoepfner is a German classicist, archaeologist, architectural historian, and Professor of Ancient Architectural History, at the Free University of Berlin.
Hans Rupprecht Goette is a German classical archaeologist.
The statue of Pericles with the Corinthian Helmet is a lost, life-sized statue of the Athenian statesman and general Pericles. Today, only some of the base survives. Four Roman Imperial-era marble busts modelled after the head of the statue are known.
Matthias Steinhart is a German Classical archaeologist.
The Green Caesar is a portrait of Gaius Julius Caesar made of green slate kept in the Antikensammlung Berlin, which was probably made in the first century AD.
Heidemarie Koch was a German Iranologist.
Bernhard Schweitzer was a German classical archeologist.
Henner von Hesberg is a German classical archaeologist.
Hermann Parzinger is a German historian who is a specialist in the culture of the Scythians. He has been president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation since 1 March 2008 and the Executive President of Europa Nostra since 2018.
Katja Lembke is a German classical archaeologist and Egyptologist and director of the Lower Saxony State Museum in Hanover.
Depas Amphikypellon is a distinctive Bronze Age drinking cup. Typically it is a tall, narrow beaker with a round base and two large handles opposite each other. These vessels are widely distributed from the Greek mainland to northern Syria and as far as Euphrates. They are especially common in the extensive areas of Anatolia.
