Karl Julius Beloch (January 21, 1854 – February 1, 1929) was a German
classicalClassical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome collectively known as the Greco-Roman world...
and economic historian who was a native of
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.
In 1870 he moved to Italy for health reasons, where he subsequently studied in
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and
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. In 1875 he received his doctorate from the University of Heidelberg. In 1879 he became a
professor extraordinarius of
ancient historyAncient history is the study of the written past from the beginning of recorded human history in the Old World until the Early Middle Ages in Europe and the Qin Dynasty in China....
at the University of Rome, where he remained for almost all of his professional career.
Beloch is known for his critical examinations of classical Greek and Roman history.
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Karl Julius Beloch (January 21, 1854 – February 1, 1929) was a German
classicalClassical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome collectively known as the Greco-Roman world...
and economic historian who was a native of
PetschkendorfPieszków may refer to the following places in Poland:*Pieszków in Gmina Lubin, Lubin County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Pieszków in Gmina Lwówek Śląski, Lwówek Śląski County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship...
.
In 1870 he moved to Italy for health reasons, where he subsequently studied in
PalermoPalermo is a historic city in Southern Italy, the capital of the autonomous region Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its rich history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
and
RomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated municipality , with over 2.7 million residents in , while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 3.46 million. The metropolitan area of Rome is estimated by OECD to have a population of 3.7 million...
. In 1875 he received his doctorate from the University of Heidelberg. In 1879 he became a
professor extraordinarius of
ancient historyAncient history is the study of the written past from the beginning of recorded human history in the Old World until the Early Middle Ages in Europe and the Qin Dynasty in China....
at the University of Rome, where he remained for almost all of his professional career.
Beloch is known for his critical examinations of classical Greek and Roman history. He was skeptical of traditional sources, and frequently presented a new and subjective reconstruction of historical events. These viewpoints placed him out of favor with several influential German scholars, particularly famed
historianAn historian is an individual who studies and writes about history, and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all events in time...
Theodor MommsenChristian Matthias Theodor Mommsen was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist, and writer generally regarded as the greatest classicist of the 19th century. His work regarding Roman history is still of fundamental importance for contemporary research...
(1817-1903). In 1889 Beloch was denied professorship at Breslau, a position which had been vacated by
Eduard MeyerEduard Meyer was an eminent German historian, born at Hamburg and educated at the universities of Bonn and Leipzig. He was appointed professor at Breslau in 1885, at Halle in 1889, and at Berlin in 1902. He lectured at Harvard in 1909. Honorary degrees were given him by Oxford, St. Andrews,...
(1855-1930), and instead given to
Ulrich WilckenUlrich Wilcken was a German historian and papyrologist who was a native of Stettin.Wilcken studied ancient history and Oriental studies in Leipzig, Tübingen and Berlin. He was a disciple of renowned historian Theodor Mommsen , who encouraged Wilcken to take a position as cataloguer of papyri...
(1862-1944).
Among his numerous publications was a four-volume opus of Greek history titled
Griechische Geschichte, and a systematic study involving the
demographyDemography is the statistical study of all populations. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic population, that is, one that changes over time or space...
of the Greco-Roman world called
Die Bevölkerung der griechisch-römischen Welt.