Richard Dahlke

PhD candidate - 2nd cohort
Ancient History

Richard Dahlke is a doctroal student in the field of ancient history as well as a research associate in the DFG-Graduertenkolleg 2792 „Autonomie heteronomer Texte in Antike und Mittelalter“. After his Abitur and a voluntary social year at a „Förderschulzentrum“, he completed his First state examination in teaching profession for secondary schools in the subjects histroy and German at the FSU Jena. His examination paper is about the Nika-riot in 532 and the role of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.

An important concern for him is an enhanced interock of the ancient history with theology as well as religious and islamic studies. But also education history, history of ancient mentalities and the history of philosophy belong to his common interest.

Richard Dahlke

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
GRK 2792 (Theologische Fakultät)
Fürstengraben 6
07743 Jena

richard.dahlke@uni-jena.de
+49 3641 94811

Research project

In his paper „De malignitate Herodoti“, the greek philosopher and biograph Plutarch of Chaironeia in Boeotia (around 45-125 A.D.) critizeses the presentation of Herodotus of Halicarnassus (490/480-around 430/420 B.C.) in a fundamental and very detailled way. Thereby, the author of the histories is branded as a malicious liar and an intentional prevaricator of historical data. He almost reviews book by book of Herodotus in  the form of an historical commentary and debates individual passages from the histories. Based on a quotation, Plutarch‘s purpose is to meticulously refute Herodotus. He not just transmits numerous messages concerning the representations of Herodotus, which are quite of historic interest, but he also points out in his heteronomic text, how a proper historiograph shoul work.

In my dissertation project, I will extensively analyze this hitherto little remarked text in a monographicall way. Furthermore, I will classify it regarding the context of criticism of ancient historiographs and other historiographs. Another classification regarding the authorities of the genre and the objectives and common values of the Second Sophistic of the High Imperial Period will be carried out.

 

Curriculum Vitae

Academic education:

10/2016 – 11/2024    Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Studies for teaching profession for secondary schools (German/history), First state examination

 

10/2020 – present      Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Studies for teaching profession for secondary schools, expansion subject: philosophy

Practical experience/committee work:

 

03/2023 – present      student full member in the „Akademie für

Lehrentwicklung“ (ALe), member of „AG Strategie“, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

 

10/2022 – present      student full member in faculty council,

                                  Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, philosophical

                                  faculty

 

04/2023 – 02/2024    tutor in ancient history (module: HIST 210),

                                  Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, philosophical

                                  faculty

 

04/2022 – 03/2023    student assistent (professorship: ancient

                                  history),

                                  Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, philosophical

                                  faculty

 

04/2021 – 02/2022    tutor in ancient history (module: HIST 210),

                                  Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, philosophical

                                  faculty

10/2018 – 09/2022    student representative,

                                  Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena