Ludwig Ross [SEP] place of death
Ludwig Ross
Ludwig Ross (22 July 1806, Bornhöved – 6 August 1859, Halle an der Saale) was a German classical archaeologist. His family came from northern Scotland, and his father, Colin Ross, married Juliane Auguste Remin and managed the Gut Altekoppel in Bornhöved; their many children included Ludwig's younger brother the painter Karl Ross.
Life.
Ludwig studied classical philology at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität in Kiel. He graduated from there with a PhD thesis on Aristophanes before going on research trips to
in different aspects of everyday life.
Excavations.
Excavations Ludwig Ross.
On the hill of Menelaion during the 8th century BCE the eponymous heroes, Menelaus and Helen of Troy, were allegedly worshiped, with a possible altar and enclosure. At the end of the 7th and 6th centuries BCE, a temple built with limestone was erected in place. The Menelaeion heroon has been recognized as such at 1833 by Ludwig Ross. Ross excavated the area in the early 19th century, revealing lead votive figurines of the Laconic type.