He studied at
Giessen (1878–89) and
Berlin (1889–92), and took the degree of
doctor of philosophy (1891); he was appointed assistant professor teaching under the faculty (1892). He became
privatdocent of ancient history at Giessen (1892) and then professor at
Tübingen (1902). With Dr.
Lehmann-Haupt, of
Liverpool, he established the periodical Klio, dedicated to ancient history.[1]
Literary works
His publications include:
1891 De civibus Romanis in provinciis imperii consistentibus.[1]
1896 Die historische Schriftstellerei des Consuls Asinius Pollio.[1]
1942 Große Frauen des Altertums, Leipzig: Dieterich.
1943 Gestalten und Reiche, Leipzig: Dieterich.
1946 Tacitus, Wiesbaden: Dieterich.
1947 Das Prinzipat des Tiberius und der "Genius Senatus", München: Verlag der Bayerischen Akademie des Wissenschaften.
1949 Weltgeschichte des Mittelmeerraumes. Von Philipp II. von Makedonien bis Muhammed, edition of
Hermann Bengtson (Teilabdruck 1978: Geschichte der Spätantike).