Science Center for History since 1888
After a rather turbulent, but overall also gratifying year, the Director of the RIGG expresses his thanks to all members, supporting members and friends of the Roman Institute and mentions some important directions for the future.
Stefan Scheer (* 1958 in Regensburg) spent most of his professional life in northern Italy on Lake Maggiore, where he worked for the European Commission's research centre. Now that he is retired, he is also stuck there.
Dr Martin Barth, Secretary General of the Görres Society, sends his Christmas wishes to the Roman Institute with heartfelt words of thanks "for the excellent cooperation both in the bureaucratic and, more importantly, in the content", referring in particular to the visit of the Young Forum in Rome and the webinars. All of our thanks go back from the Tiber to the River Rhein!
Once again this year, the Roman Institute of the Görres Society has an Advent calendar. Every day, you can open a door on our Instagram page, behind which a researcher associated with our Institute or a research project is hidden. As every year, you can also win attractive prizes this year. And this is how it works:
Marcus Junkelmann is certainly the best-known experimental archaeologist and Rome researcher in Germany. In his latest book "Gladiators - The Reality Behind the Legend" he gives us the pleasure of depicting a member of the RIGG taking part in his "games" three times. Here is a sample "After the dignitaries come the ladies of the society and say prayers in chorus to Nemesis and other deities". Who is it?s?
The practical landscape-format pocket calendar of all the institutions of the Campo Santo Teutonico - in silver embossing - has been produced again after all. If you would like to have the 2023 calendar, please contact
Avv. Dr. Domenico Musso obtained his Ph.D. in Philosophy of Law and Comparative Law from the University of Teramo, after having been a Visiting Scholar at the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, USA), an LL.M. at Georgetown University (Washington, D.C., USA), and a law degree from LUMSA in Rome, where he also obtained a Master's degree in Law and Management of Public Services, and a specialisation certificate in Vatican Tax and Financial Law.
On the Feast of All Saints (1 November) at 5 pm, the traditional All Saints' Vespers will take place on the Campo Santo, followed by a candlelight procession and the blessing of graves. Six of the eight (nine) directors of the Roman Institute of the Görres Society lie in the cemetery: Kirsch, Ehses, Stoeckle, Kirschbaum, Voelkl and Gatz.
Gudrun Sailer opened up insights into the past and future of the Roman Institute of the Görres Society in a short interview with Stefan Heid on the occasion of the publication of the 11-year activity report.
Interview (tone and text)
Since her dissertation (Marburg 1982) on the tomb paintings of Tarquinia, supervised by Professor Bernard Andreae, the classical archaeologist Prof. Dr. Cornelia Weber-Lehmann has devoted herself to researching Etruscan art and its documentation and reception. The photo shows her on a sunny spring day preparing a 3D image of the famous Tomba dell'Orco in Tarquinia (4th century BC).
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