Robert Rollinger

Robert Rollinger (born 1964 in Bludenz) studied history, ancient history and ancient Near Eastern studies at the University of Innsbruck. He received his doctorate in 1993 and completed his habilitation in ancient history in 1999. In 2005, he took up the chair for cultural relations and cultural contacts between the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean world at the University of Innsbruck. From 2011 to 2015, he was Finland Distinguished Professor at the Department of World Cultures at the University of Helsinki and research director of a project on the intellectual heritage of the ancient Near East. His research has focused on ancient world history, Greek historiography and transcultural contacts in the ancient Mediterranean.