Karl Julius Beloch (21 January 1854 in Nieder-Petschkendorf – 1 February 1929 in

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) was a German classical and economic historian.

Biography

From 1872 to 1875, he studied classical philology and

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and

, obtaining his PhD from the University of Rome in 1875 (thesis "''Sulla costituzione politica dell'Elide''"). In 1879 he became an associate professor at Rome, where, from 1891 to 1912, he served as a full professor of ancient history. In 1912/13, he was a professor of ancient history at the

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. 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 historical beliefs placed him out of favor with several influential German scholars, particularly the famed

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(1817-1903). In 1889 Beloch was denied professorship at Breslau, a position that had been vacated by

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(1855-1930), and instead given to Ulrich Wilcken (1862-1944). His daughter Margherita Beloch Piazzolla was a mathematics professor in

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. Among his numerous publications were a four-volume opus of

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titled ''Griechische Geschichte'', and a systematic study involving the

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of the

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called ''Die Bevölkerung der griechisch-römischen Welt''.

Selected works

* ''Das italische Bund unter Roms Hegemonie; staatsrechtliche und statistische Forschungen'' (26 editions published between 1880 and 1964 in 3 languages) – The Italic covenant of Rome's hegemony: constitutional and statistical research. * ''Die attische Politik seit Perikles'' (34 editions published between 1884 and 1968 in German and English) – Athenian politics since

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. * ''Campanien : Geschichte und Topographie des antiken Neapel und seiner Umgebung'' (25 editions published between 1890 and 1964 in 3 languages) –

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: History and

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of ancient

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and surrounding areas. * ''Griechische Geschichte'' (88 editions published between 1893 and 1967 in 5 languages) – Greek history. ** 1. Bd. ''Die Zeit vor den Perserkriegen''. -- The period before the Persian wars. ** 2. Bd. ''Bis auf die sophistische Bewegung und den Peloponnesischen Krieg''—Up until the Sophistic movement and the

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. ** 3. Bd. ''Bis auf Aristotles und die Eroberung Asiens''. -- Prior to

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and the conquest of Asia. ** 4. Bd. ''Die griechische Weltherrschaft''—Greek world domination. * ''Die Bevölkerung der griechisch-römischen Welt'' (38 editions published between 1886 and 1979) – Demographics of the Greco-Roman world. * ''Römische Geschichte bis zum Beginn der punischen Kriege'', 1926 – Roman history up to the beginning of the

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. * ''Bevölkerungsgeschichte Italiens'' (18 editions published between 1937 and 1961) – Italian demographic history.WorldCat Identities
published works

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beloch, Karl Julius German classical scholars Historians of antiquity Hellenists 1854 births 1929 deaths Sapienza University of Rome faculty Leipzig University faculty Heidelberg University alumni University of Freiburg alumni Scholars of ancient Greek history 19th-century German historians 20th-century German historians 19th-century German writers 19th-century German male writers Burials in the Protestant Cemetery, Rome German male non-fiction writers Members of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities

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