Dr Henry Clarke
@henryhbclarke.bsky.social
Lecturer in Roman History & Culture, University of Leeds | Identity, culture and landscape in Ancient Iberia | Editor at Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal | Coach and cox at Leeds Rowing Club
https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages/staff/665/dr-henry-clarke
https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages/staff/665/dr-henry-clarke
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Interested in getting some hands on experience with our collections?
We're looking for volunteers to help catalogue and research our collection of 17th-century tokens.
Volunteering will usually take place on a Thursday, 2 hours per week. Email gallery@leeds.ac.uk for the full role description.
We're looking for volunteers to help catalogue and research our collection of 17th-century tokens.
Volunteering will usually take place on a Thursday, 2 hours per week. Email gallery@leeds.ac.uk for the full role description.
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Interested in getting some hands on experience with our collections?
We're looking for volunteers to help catalogue and research our collection of 17th-century tokens.
Volunteering will usually take place on a Thursday, 2 hours per week. Email gallery@leeds.ac.uk for the full role description.
We're looking for volunteers to help catalogue and research our collection of 17th-century tokens.
Volunteering will usually take place on a Thursday, 2 hours per week. Email gallery@leeds.ac.uk for the full role description.
Spread the word - new MA in Classics and Ancient History at Leeds now recruiting for September 2026 entry!
New MA in Classics and Ancient History at Leeds - we are thrilled to announce the launch of our new MA in Classics and Ancient History, *now recruiting* for September 2026!
For more information and to apply, please visit:
courses.leeds.ac.uk/k149/classic...
For more information and to apply, please visit:
courses.leeds.ac.uk/k149/classic...
Classics and Ancient History MA | University of Leeds
The Classics and Ancient History MA is unique to Leeds and explores the ancient Mediterranean world, spanning literature, history, philosophy, religion and material culture.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Spread the word - new MA in Classics and Ancient History at Leeds now recruiting for September 2026 entry!
Check out this thread about a panel I'm co-organising with the brilliant Giacomo Savani for ##RACTRAC2026 on Water Cultures Beyond Roman Italy - lots of time left to submit your abstracts (deadline 24 October)!
Call for Papers: RAC/TRAC 2026 - Water Cultures Beyond Roman Italy
Our own Dr Henry Clarke and Dr Giacomo Savani are organising a panel on Water Cultures Beyond Roman Italy at the next joined Roman Archaeology and Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference in Aarhus, Denmark, in May 2026...
Our own Dr Henry Clarke and Dr Giacomo Savani are organising a panel on Water Cultures Beyond Roman Italy at the next joined Roman Archaeology and Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference in Aarhus, Denmark, in May 2026...
October 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Check out this thread about a panel I'm co-organising with the brilliant Giacomo Savani for ##RACTRAC2026 on Water Cultures Beyond Roman Italy - lots of time left to submit your abstracts (deadline 24 October)!
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Call for Papers! Symposium in honour of our much-missed colleague Prof. Malcolm Heath, Leeds, 21-2 May 2026. Paper proposals of no more than 500 words to be sent by 1 December to Prof. Emma Stafford (e.j.stafford@leeds.ac.uk)
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Rhetoric, drama and their critics: celebrating the work of Malcolm Heath
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October 4, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Call for Papers! Symposium in honour of our much-missed colleague Prof. Malcolm Heath, Leeds, 21-2 May 2026. Paper proposals of no more than 500 words to be sent by 1 December to Prof. Emma Stafford (e.j.stafford@leeds.ac.uk)
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/dir-record/r...
fb.me/e/3B3AY9ZZZ
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All are welcome to our first research seminar of the academic year with Dr Simon Glenn on ‘The Bactrian Mirage: coins and history in Hellenistic Central Asia’ on 16 October, 17:15-18:30 UK time. More details in the thread below. Please note the change of on campus venue to Michael Sadler 1.01
Our research seminars resume soon with a talk from Dr Simon Glenn (British Museum/ Leeds) on ‘The Bactrian Mirage: coins and history in Hellenistic Central Asia’ on Thursday 16 October, 17:15-18:30 UK time (venue and online joining instructions below).
All very welcome to attend!
All very welcome to attend!
September 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
All are welcome to our first research seminar of the academic year with Dr Simon Glenn on ‘The Bactrian Mirage: coins and history in Hellenistic Central Asia’ on 16 October, 17:15-18:30 UK time. More details in the thread below. Please note the change of on campus venue to Michael Sadler 1.01
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We're delighted to announce that we're going to be joined for 2025-26 by Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts. She's an expert in Greek History, especially accessed via material and visual culture, with a particular interest in the rituals and beliefs of ancient religion!
www.elliemackinroberts.net
www.elliemackinroberts.net
DR ELLIE MACKIN ROBERTS
Hello! I am Ellie Mackin Roberts. I am an Ancient Greek historian with a focus on material and visual culture. I work on Ancient Greek religious practices, and particularly how people interact with...
www.elliemackinroberts.net
September 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We're delighted to announce that we're going to be joined for 2025-26 by Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts. She's an expert in Greek History, especially accessed via material and visual culture, with a particular interest in the rituals and beliefs of ancient religion!
www.elliemackinroberts.net
www.elliemackinroberts.net
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Dr Henry Clarke is in Portugal this week revisiting the site of Tongobriga. Today he was invited to give a paper on local identity, connectivity and culture change at Tongobriga in the context of the Durius Valley at an event celebrating 45 years since excavations began there
Had the best day at Tongobriga! Fascinating and funny stories about excavations there in the 80s, a brilliant Roman themed lunch, my paper on Tongobriga in context in the Durius Valley was well received, some musical interpretations and stimulating conversations
August 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Dr Henry Clarke is in Portugal this week revisiting the site of Tongobriga. Today he was invited to give a paper on local identity, connectivity and culture change at Tongobriga in the context of the Durius Valley at an event celebrating 45 years since excavations began there
Had the best day at Tongobriga! Fascinating and funny stories about excavations there in the 80s, a brilliant Roman themed lunch, my paper on Tongobriga in context in the Durius Valley was well received, some musical interpretations and stimulating conversations
August 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Had the best day at Tongobriga! Fascinating and funny stories about excavations there in the 80s, a brilliant Roman themed lunch, my paper on Tongobriga in context in the Durius Valley was well received, some musical interpretations and stimulating conversations
Excited to be speaking at this event today at Tongobriga!
August 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Excited to be speaking at this event today at Tongobriga!
Stopped by Porto for lunch today on my way between sites! Great to see Castro de Romariz in the flesh at last - I missed it when I was here in June
August 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Stopped by Porto for lunch today on my way between sites! Great to see Castro de Romariz in the flesh at last - I missed it when I was here in June
Back to Portugal today for more fieldwork and to participate in an event celebrating 45 years since the first excavations at Tongobriga!
August 18, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Back to Portugal today for more fieldwork and to participate in an event celebrating 45 years since the first excavations at Tongobriga!
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Check out the Call for Papers for the 2026 Roman Archaeology / Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (Aarhus, Denmark), featuring a panel co-organised by our own Dr Henry Clarke and Dr Giacomo Savani on "Water Cultures Beyond Roman Italy":
www.romansocietyrac.ac.uk/ractra.../ca...
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Call for Papers « Roman Archaeology Conference
Roman Archaeology Conference
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August 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Check out the Call for Papers for the 2026 Roman Archaeology / Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (Aarhus, Denmark), featuring a panel co-organised by our own Dr Henry Clarke and Dr Giacomo Savani on "Water Cultures Beyond Roman Italy":
www.romansocietyrac.ac.uk/ractra.../ca...
www.romansocietyrac.ac.uk/ractra.../ca...
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We're hiring - Teaching Fellow in Ancient Greek History! Please see below for details of a half-time post, starting as soon as possible in September, ending 31 August 2026, covering for temporary staff absences. Deadline for applications: 22 August.
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
August 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
We're hiring - Teaching Fellow in Ancient Greek History! Please see below for details of a half-time post, starting as soon as possible in September, ending 31 August 2026, covering for temporary staff absences. Deadline for applications: 22 August.
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Great weekend of racing and catching up with friends at Peterborough Summer Regatta, 10 years since the last time I was there!
August 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Great weekend of racing and catching up with friends at Peterborough Summer Regatta, 10 years since the last time I was there!
Excited to say I'll be heading back to Portugal in about a month to participate in 'Tongobriga Day', an event celebrating the 45th anniversary of the start of excavations at Tongobriga. Here are some more photos from my visit in June
July 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Excited to say I'll be heading back to Portugal in about a month to participate in 'Tongobriga Day', an event celebrating the 45th anniversary of the start of excavations at Tongobriga. Here are some more photos from my visit in June
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🍇 Interested in #Wine and #AncientRome?
Check out this review of Methods in Ancient Wine Archaeology: Scientific Approaches in Roman Contexts ed. by @emlynkd.bsky.social & @divali.bsky.social, reviewed by Anna Meens.
doi.org/10.16995/tra...
Check out this review of Methods in Ancient Wine Archaeology: Scientific Approaches in Roman Contexts ed. by @emlynkd.bsky.social & @divali.bsky.social, reviewed by Anna Meens.
doi.org/10.16995/tra...
July 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🍇 Interested in #Wine and #AncientRome?
Check out this review of Methods in Ancient Wine Archaeology: Scientific Approaches in Roman Contexts ed. by @emlynkd.bsky.social & @divali.bsky.social, reviewed by Anna Meens.
doi.org/10.16995/tra...
Check out this review of Methods in Ancient Wine Archaeology: Scientific Approaches in Roman Contexts ed. by @emlynkd.bsky.social & @divali.bsky.social, reviewed by Anna Meens.
doi.org/10.16995/tra...
Really enjoyed speaking at the Experiential Learning Showcase on campus today about authentic assessment on my early Rome module. Some great suggestions for where to take the assessment next too - collaborative international learning and into museums!
July 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Really enjoyed speaking at the Experiential Learning Showcase on campus today about authentic assessment on my early Rome module. Some great suggestions for where to take the assessment next too - collaborative international learning and into museums!
Excited to find out that our panel on 'water cultures beyond Roman Italy', co-organised with Dr Giacomo Savani, has been accepted for #RACTRAC2026 in Aarhus! CfP to follow soon...
July 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Excited to find out that our panel on 'water cultures beyond Roman Italy', co-organised with Dr Giacomo Savani, has been accepted for #RACTRAC2026 in Aarhus! CfP to follow soon...
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By popular request (!) Prof. Stafford has posted a longer version of her review of Disney's new musical on the CAWCRS Research Blog: leedscawcrs.wordpress.com/2025/07/01/5...
Can Disney’s New Hercules “Go the Distance”?
This is a longer version of the review published yesterday in The Conversation. Disney’s Hercules – Mount Olympus & Muses. Photo by Johan Persson © Disney “Whose daring deeds are gr…
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July 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
By popular request (!) Prof. Stafford has posted a longer version of her review of Disney's new musical on the CAWCRS Research Blog: leedscawcrs.wordpress.com/2025/07/01/5...
Excellent news - Council-run museums and galleries bring Leeds a £47.3m boost - BBC News
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Council-run museums and galleries bring Leeds a £47.3m boost
City councillor says the economic impact of the eight institutions makes a
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July 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Excellent news - Council-run museums and galleries bring Leeds a £47.3m boost - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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NEW #TRAJ review, 'In the Footsteps of the Etruscans: Changing Landscapes around Tuscania from Prehistory to Modernity, by Graeme Barker & Tom Rasmussen.
"The long-awaited publication of the Tuscania survey offers a dataset of high quality and importance." ✍️ Robert Witcher
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"The long-awaited publication of the Tuscania survey offers a dataset of high quality and importance." ✍️ Robert Witcher
doi.org/10.16995/tra...
July 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
NEW #TRAJ review, 'In the Footsteps of the Etruscans: Changing Landscapes around Tuscania from Prehistory to Modernity, by Graeme Barker & Tom Rasmussen.
"The long-awaited publication of the Tuscania survey offers a dataset of high quality and importance." ✍️ Robert Witcher
doi.org/10.16995/tra...
"The long-awaited publication of the Tuscania survey offers a dataset of high quality and importance." ✍️ Robert Witcher
doi.org/10.16995/tra...
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Prof. Stafford's review of the new Disney Hercules musical is out - complete with some great photos and video-links... Enjoy!
theconversation.com/with-fresh-s...
theconversation.com/with-fresh-s...
With fresh songs and a spectacular set, Disney’s Hercules musical goes the distance
The muses must spend the whole evening on costume changes, appearing in a series of fabulous frocks, each more spectacular than the last.
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June 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Prof. Stafford's review of the new Disney Hercules musical is out - complete with some great photos and video-links... Enjoy!
theconversation.com/with-fresh-s...
theconversation.com/with-fresh-s...
Final day in the Duero Valley! I've packed loads in again today. Visited the Iron Age castro near Aldealices first thing, then had a look at one of Scipio's camps around Numantia. Then to Numantia itself (my favourite)... (1/2)
June 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Final day in the Duero Valley! I've packed loads in again today. Visited the Iron Age castro near Aldealices first thing, then had a look at one of Scipio's camps around Numantia. Then to Numantia itself (my favourite)... (1/2)
Spent several hours at Uxama today (all the photos are on my camera not phone) and then hiked along the route of the Roman road between Numantia and Uxama. Back just in time for assessment meetings on Teams at the end of the afternoon, followed by lots of emails!
June 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Spent several hours at Uxama today (all the photos are on my camera not phone) and then hiked along the route of the Roman road between Numantia and Uxama. Back just in time for assessment meetings on Teams at the end of the afternoon, followed by lots of emails!
Packed day! Checked out the remains of a Roman villa near my hotel, then visited Clunia, Pintia (where I first got into archaeological excavations back in 2009) and Rauda. And the museum in Burgo de Osma next door to my hotel. Bit much really!!
June 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Packed day! Checked out the remains of a Roman villa near my hotel, then visited Clunia, Pintia (where I first got into archaeological excavations back in 2009) and Rauda. And the museum in Burgo de Osma next door to my hotel. Bit much really!!