About
After studying Ancient History, Medieval and Modern History and Art History in Bonn, Julia Hoffmann-Salz completed her PhD there in 2011. From 2006 to 2021, she was a Research Assistant, and later Assistant Professor (Akademische Rätin auf Zeit), under the supervision of Peter Franz Mittag at the University of Cologne. In 2020, she completed her habilitation at the University of Cologne. Subsequently, she served as Interim Professor for the professorships of Ernst Baltrusch at Freie Universität Berlin and Christian Mann at the University of Mannheim. In the winter semester 2024/25, she also held a teaching assignment at the University of Bonn.
Research
Julia Hoffmann-Salz’s research focuses on the ancient Near East, from the Hellenistic period to Late Antiquity. She is currently working on two main projects: one is a network with annual digital workshops on the ‘Use and Meaning of Caves in the Eastern Mediterranean Traditions 1000 BCE to 1000 CE’, which explores the use and interpretation of caves within the communities of the eastern Mediterranean. The other is the research project ‘Hellenistische Reiche und ihre Feindschaftsbeziehungen (323 bis 30 v. Chr.)’, which examines the specific codification of enemies and enemy images, as well as their political utilisation in the successor states of Alexander the Great.
Publications
Selection of Publications
- Hoffmann-Salz, J./Heil, M./Wienholz, H. (Hg.), The Eastern Roman Empire under the Severans. Old Connections, new Beginnings?, Göttingen 2024.
- Hoffmann-Salz, J. (Hg.), The Power of Blood. Blood and Blood Ties in Greek and Roman Discourse, in preparation, to be published in 2025.
- Hoffmann-Salz, J. (Hg.), Use and Meaning of Caves in the Eastern Mediterranean Traditions 1000 BCE to 1000 CE, in preparation, to be published in 2025.
Teaching
In place of Prof. Dr. Sitta von Reden, Julia Hoffmann-Salz will offer a lecture on Homer and the Homeric World, a seminar on Alexander the Great, an advanced seminar on the Hellenistic Near East, and a tutorial on ancient ethnography in the summer semester of 2025.