Thetis
Mannheimer Beiträge zur klassischen Archäologie und Geschichte Griechenlands und Zyperns
Herausgegeben von Reinhard Stupperich und Heinz A. Richter
Band 2 (1995) ISBN 978-3-941336-33-9
Antike
- Neolithische Scherben in der Sammlung des Archäologischen Seminars der Universität Mannheim (Sesklo- und Diminikeramik)
- Dimitrios Mylonas
Publication of a group of neolithic sherds of the Sesklo- and Dimini cultures in the study collection of the Archaeological Seminar at Mannheim University.
- Some Aspects of the Palace Organization: The Knossos E and F Tablets
- Überlegungen zum Fußmaß mykenischer Bauten
- Reinhard Stupperich
In the prehistoric architecture of Greece, as in the cultures of the ancient Near East, measurements are normally conceived in round numbers and the structures built accordingly. Thus the measurements employed can be detected from analyses of architectural remains. in contrast to the well studied and published Minoan palace and house architecture, Mycenean architecture is best studied by reference to tholos tombs, several of which have been reliably published. At that time already variant standard measurements were used in different regions of Greece.
- Griechische Scherben in der Sammlung des Archäologischen Seminars der Universität Mannheim
- Studenten des Archäologischen Seminars Mannheim
Publication of a selection of Greek vase fragments, Mycenean to Classical, from the study collection of the Archaeological Seminar at Mannheim University.
- Die Lügen der Musen in der frühgriechischen Bildkunst
- Jörg Schäfer
Narrative figure scenes in art arenecessarily fictional. In the Occident mythological iconography was first created by the Greeks around700 BC. From then on it was acknowledged as a niediwn for expressing freedom of individual thought.This achievement should be seen within an epoch-making cultural change: it is hardly accidental that, atthe same time, Hesiod (Theogony v. 27 and 28) praises the Muses' Lies i.e. the poetical fiction. Theauthor alludes to W. Stroh, E. Gombrich, A. Malraux et al.
- Terracotten und Vasen aus der Sammlung Möbius
- Federico Utili
Publication of some ancient Greek terracottas and vases burnt during World War II, formerly in the collection of Hans Möbius, now in the study collection of the Archaeological Seminary at Mannheim University.
- A Bath in the Crowd: A Band Cup by the Bloomington Painter
- In Search of Herodotus' Poseidon at the Isthmos
- Schwarzglanzton-Ware
- Friederike Busse
Publication of a group of black glazed pottery in the study collection of the Archaeological Seminary at Mannheim University.
- Darstellungen plündernder Gallier in der etruskisch-italischen Kunst. Ein Deutungsversuch
- Angela Zimmermann
Barbarian Celts plundering a sanctuary are one of the standard iconographic themes of hellenistic Etruscan art, Although this is often taken to represent the famous attack of the Galatian invaders on the panhellenic sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, this interpretation can be excluded by careful analysis; the images can be shown to depict an exemplary attack of Gallish invaders on an Italic sanctuary.
- Fragment einer emaillierten Bronzepyxis aus Dehlingen-Gurtelbach (Dept. Bas-Rhin)
- Franziska Dövener
An enamelled sheet of bronze found during the 1994 excavations of the Roman vicus at Dehlingen-Gurtelbach, Dep. Bas-Rhin, is identified as part of a Roman pyxis or ink-pot, belonging to a well-known group of products from some Gallo-Roman workshop.
- Die neue Mannheimer Antikensaal-Galerie im Schloß
- Wolfgang Schiering
The history of the famous 18th century Mannheim cast gallery and its reconstruction is told by the author of its revival in the Electoral residence, which today houses the University of Mannheim. It was established in the Elector Palatine's academy of art and was visited and praized by Goethe, Herder, Schiller, Lessing, Heinse and other important intellectuals of the time of enlightemnent, to whom it often gave the first impression of ancient art, otherwise hardly accessible in those days.
Neuzeit
- Der junge Herr v. Goethe kam mit dem Wunsche, seines Vaters Profil in Wachs zu modellieren"
- Martin H. Schmidt
The conception of Schadow's medaillon portrait of Goethe, ordered by his son, and the sources of its iconographic elements are analysed. Special attention is paid to thee motive of Pegasus going back to Cellinis invention in medaillon art.
- Ein antiker Hauch in der wilhelminischen Maienblüte
- Reinhard Stupperich
A collection of illustrated postcards with printed greetings from the workers' I st May celebrations in Gernmy during the reign of Withelm I, edited during the last days of the GDR, mirrors the then prevalent tendencies in the arts, ranging from historistical conceptions via art nouveau products up to the first traces of expressionism. They are reviewed here under the aspect of the reception of antique motives, definitely not the point of view taken by the marxist commentator. There is no way leading to a new proletarian art to be found here, but a lively reception and functional application of ancient motives taken from various sources throughout the history of art, as was typical for the classicist traditon of the applied arts of that time.
- Partisan des Friedens. Karina Raecks Mahnmal zur Erinnerung an NS-Verbrechen und Widerstand auf Kreta
- Stefanie Endlich
A young Berlin artist, Karina Raeck, with the help of the villagers, created a monument in the Nida plain to commemorate the Greek resistance against the German occupants and Nazi cruelties in Crete.
- Waren die peloponnesischen Melinger Vlachen?
- Johann Benos
Many authors believe that the Peloponnescan Melingians were either of Slav or of unknown origin. However, there is evidence in the sources that they probably were latinised Greeks from Thessaly.
- Cyprus and Winston Churchill's 1907 Visit
- Greece and Inter-Balkan Relations: History and Contemporary Implications
- The Birth of "Southeastern Europe" and the Death of "The Balkans"
- German Penetration and Appeasement: The Situation in the Balkans on the Eve of the Second World War
- Der deutsche Überfall auf die Sowjetunion, der Balkanfeldzug und die "verlorenen sechs Wochen". Zur Kritik einer Geschichtslegende
- Michael Schepua
According to the memoirs of Hitler's generals their defeat in the Russian campaign was caused by the Greek or Yugoslav campaign which cost six weeks. These are mere excuses; in reality the attack on the Soviet Union could not have started earlier for a variety of reasons (weather, training of troops, lack of equipment). Moreover, according to German sources it was never intended to start the campaign before mid-June.
- Die Auswirkungen der Operationen "Marita" und "Merkur" auf den Beginn des Unternehmens "Barbarossa"
- Heinz A. Richter
It was Antony Eden who invented the myth of the missing six weeks in late 1941. For him this argument justified ex post the blunder he had made before the Greek campaign when he forced a totally inadequate help on the Greeks. This argument was taken over by the Greek government in exile in order to impress American public opinion. After the end of the war this legend became an integral part of Greece's history.
- The League for Democracy in Greece and its Archives
- Diana Pym and Marion Sarafis
- Literatur in der Diktatur: 20 Jahre nach Wiederherstellung der Demokratie in Griechenland
- Danae Coulmas
During the military dictatorship 1967-74 there was a formidable literary resistance movement against the colonels which attacked them by using ancient comparisons.
- Ethnic Loyalties vs. Allied Commitments: Greek-Turkish Conflict over Cyprus as a Source of Strain for NATO
- Vertrauenbildende Maßnahmen ohne Vertrauen. Die Entwicklung auf Zypern 1993/94
- Heinz A. Richter
The confidence building measures program suggested by the UN Secretary General was turned down by the Turkish Cypriot side despite the great advantages it offered. During the period under consideration there was no sign of compromise; obviously, the political will was missing.
Dokumentation
- Griechenland: Bürgerkrieg 1946 - 1949
- Griechenland
Towards the end of 1947 the Greek Communist Party (KKE) was outlawed and its publications were banned. From January 1948 to the end of 1949 the Central Committee published a journal called Dimokratikos Stratos. Few copy are accessible. The editor was lucky to find the complete set of 24. As a great number of the articles of DS are prime sources it is intended to reproduce them in THETIS. The first article reprinted gives with the reasons why the Democratic Army was formed. The second article deals with the so called Konitsa offensive: On Christmas 1947 the DS attacked the little town of Konitsa situated at the foot of the Pindus mountains. The article reproduced was written by Markos Vafeiadis the C.-in-C. of the DS himself. In the editor's introduction the reasons for this attack are described. The third part of the documentation is a kind of news bulletin of the DS which contains information not to be found elsewhere.
- Zypern: Das Krisenjahr 1964
- Oppositionelle Stimmen in der "TRNC"