Varus in Literatur, Geschichte und Musik: Lesung mit Christoph Kugelmeier, Patrick Trautmann und Arkadi Junold

In the organizer's words:

The myth of Varus is a frequently misused and abused story. This material is often used as the origin of a German nation, although it is well known that this only came into being 800 years later under Charlemagne. The authors Christoph Kugelmeier, Patrick Trautmann and Arkadi Junold examine the historical facts as well as the reception of the story.

Christoph Kugelmeier was born on May 22, 1965 in Leverkusen. He studied Greek and Latin Philology at the University of Cologne from 1987 to 1992. From 1995 to 2002, Christoph Kugelmeier worked as a research assistant and assistant in Dresden, Potsdam and Saarbrücken. In 2002, he habilitated at the University of Saarland (Chair of Prof. Dr. Peter Riemer) with a study on "Die innere Vergegenwärtigung des Bühnenspiels in Senecas Tragödien". He then worked as a university lecturer and, since 2010, as an adjunct professor at Saarland University.

Patrick Trautmann studied Latin and history at Saarland University as well as library science. He now works as a research librarian in the library of the Saarland state parliament.

Arkadi Junold studied musicology at the Ruhr University Bochum and the Humboldt University Berlin. He lives and works as a publisher in Berlin.