He studies to be a classical philologist and epigraphist, the sort of scholar who reads history from stone. In Berlin he splits his time between secondary school teaching and research on Greek inscriptions. #ClassicalPhilology #Epigraphy

Max Ihm spent his whole career restoring the language of ancient Rome, but outside classical circles almost nobody knows his name. #history #chronology #classicalphilology

On this day in 1909, Max Ihm, the German classical philologist, took his final bow. His work may have been ancient, but his impact remains timeless. 📚 #History #Cronologia #ClassicalPhilology #MaxIhm