Thomas Gartmann
Studies in History and Sociology in Bern und Amsterdam. Since 2016 joint-PhD with supervisors Prof. Dr. Thomas Späth in Bern and Prof. Dr. Paul Erdkamp at VUB in Brussel, kindly funded by scholarships from Gerda Henkel Stiftung, Janggen-Pöhn Stiftung and SFEFS. Assistant at the department ‘Alte Geschichte und Rezeptionsgeschichte der Antike’ at Uni Bern since 2020.
Title of PhD Project
Stürme, Seuchen, Spekulanten. Antike Beurteilungen der Ursachen von Versorgungsengpässen in Rom
(Storms, Plagues, Speculators. Ancient Appraisals of the Causes of Food Shortages in Rome)
Research Foci
Roman History | Grain supply | Crises | Hunger | Plagues | Ancient Historiography | Agrarian History | Emperor Nero
