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Werner Eck

German historian of classical antiquity (1939-) · Germany · On the map · Academics

Werner Eck is professor of Ancient History at Cologne University, Germany, and a noted expert on the history and epigraphy of imperial Rome. His main interests are the prosopography of the Roman ruling class and the Roman period of the city of Cologne.

Werner Eck is read about 14 times a day, in 10 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 17 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2024Galileo Galilei Prize for the Italian History of ScienceAward2021Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward2011Ausonius AwardAward2003Honorary Doctor of Babeș-Bolyai UniversityAward2000Max Planck Research AwardAward1939Born17 December 1939

Awards

Galileo Galilei Prize for the Italian History of Science2024
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2021
Ausonius Award2011
Honorary Doctor of Babeș-Bolyai University2003
Max Planck Research Award2000

About this person

He also researched the Bar Kokhba revolt from the Roman point of view.

Country
Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1939 · age 86