Dr Victoria Leonard
@tigerlilyrocks.bsky.social
Ancient, late ancient, and later ancient historian
Research Fellow, Institute of Classical Studies, University of London
[email protected]
#FRHistS
#WCCWiki
Research Fellow, Institute of Classical Studies, University of London
[email protected]
#FRHistS
#WCCWiki
The Special Issue of the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, Orosius Through the Ages, is out!!
Co-edited with Elisabeth Manzo & Cameron Wachowich, on the boil since 2019, we're so pleased with the final output. Both Dr M. & Dr W. have completed their PhDs since then too!
Co-edited with Elisabeth Manzo & Cameron Wachowich, on the boil since 2019, we're so pleased with the final output. Both Dr M. & Dr W. have completed their PhDs since then too!
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The Special Issue of the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, Orosius Through the Ages, is out!!
Co-edited with Elisabeth Manzo & Cameron Wachowich, on the boil since 2019, we're so pleased with the final output. Both Dr M. & Dr W. have completed their PhDs since then too!
Co-edited with Elisabeth Manzo & Cameron Wachowich, on the boil since 2019, we're so pleased with the final output. Both Dr M. & Dr W. have completed their PhDs since then too!
Also Sarah, I *think* you'll find there's this sceptre. Or fruit knife. At the MET.
October 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Also Sarah, I *think* you'll find there's this sceptre. Or fruit knife. At the MET.
Monday 30 June, #WCCWiki online meetup & editing session, 12.00-14.00 GMT+1, please do join us! us02web.zoom.us/j/81829924385
We'll be editing together to improve the gendered rep of classicists (broadly conceived) on #Wikipedia. We can tell you about #WCCWiki & provide training to start editing
We'll be editing together to improve the gendered rep of classicists (broadly conceived) on #Wikipedia. We can tell you about #WCCWiki & provide training to start editing
June 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Monday 30 June, #WCCWiki online meetup & editing session, 12.00-14.00 GMT+1, please do join us! us02web.zoom.us/j/81829924385
We'll be editing together to improve the gendered rep of classicists (broadly conceived) on #Wikipedia. We can tell you about #WCCWiki & provide training to start editing
We'll be editing together to improve the gendered rep of classicists (broadly conceived) on #Wikipedia. We can tell you about #WCCWiki & provide training to start editing
It was an honour & a lovely excuse to talk about Orosius's Historiae at Cambridge as part of the Betty Behrans Seminar on historiography. Many thanks to Davide Caddedu for his really warm hospitality. Pictured here with Prof. Erika Hagelberg, who pioneered extracting DNA from ancient bones
June 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
It was an honour & a lovely excuse to talk about Orosius's Historiae at Cambridge as part of the Betty Behrans Seminar on historiography. Many thanks to Davide Caddedu for his really warm hospitality. Pictured here with Prof. Erika Hagelberg, who pioneered extracting DNA from ancient bones
On Thurs 29 May, I will be giving the Betty Behrans Seminar on Classics of Historiography, talking about Orosius's Historiae.
The seminar is 2.15–4pm, Richard Eden Suite, Clare Hall College, Herschel Road, Cambridge CB3 9AG. In-person only, register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../the-bett....
The seminar is 2.15–4pm, Richard Eden Suite, Clare Hall College, Herschel Road, Cambridge CB3 9AG. In-person only, register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../the-bett....
May 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
On Thurs 29 May, I will be giving the Betty Behrans Seminar on Classics of Historiography, talking about Orosius's Historiae.
The seminar is 2.15–4pm, Richard Eden Suite, Clare Hall College, Herschel Road, Cambridge CB3 9AG. In-person only, register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../the-bett....
The seminar is 2.15–4pm, Richard Eden Suite, Clare Hall College, Herschel Road, Cambridge CB3 9AG. In-person only, register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../the-bett....
I'm so proud of my brilliant PhD student Kirsty Harrod who wrote a fantastic thesis on sexual violence in ancient Greek tragedy, supervised by Daniel Anderson (left), Judith Mossman and I, & expertly examined by Susan Deacy @susandeacy.bsky.social & Fiona McHardy. Many congratulations Dr Harrod! 🎓⭐
April 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I'm so proud of my brilliant PhD student Kirsty Harrod who wrote a fantastic thesis on sexual violence in ancient Greek tragedy, supervised by Daniel Anderson (left), Judith Mossman and I, & expertly examined by Susan Deacy @susandeacy.bsky.social & Fiona McHardy. Many congratulations Dr Harrod! 🎓⭐
And finally, Shefa Salem is a Libyan artist, whose art reimagines Libyan heritage through realistic, large-scale oil-based works and murals. She was listed as one of Middle East Eye's 'Five Emerging Artists to Watch' in 2021. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shefa_S... #WCCWiki
March 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
And finally, Shefa Salem is a Libyan artist, whose art reimagines Libyan heritage through realistic, large-scale oil-based works and murals. She was listed as one of Middle East Eye's 'Five Emerging Artists to Watch' in 2021. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shefa_S... #WCCWiki
Maria Fragoulaki FHEA is Senior Lecturer in Ancient Greek History at Cardiff University. She is an expert on the history and literature of ancient Greece, particularly Thucydides, Herodotus, and Greek historiography. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_F... #WCCWiki
March 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Maria Fragoulaki FHEA is Senior Lecturer in Ancient Greek History at Cardiff University. She is an expert on the history and literature of ancient Greece, particularly Thucydides, Herodotus, and Greek historiography. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_F... #WCCWiki
Leena Löfstedt is a Finnish Latinist and Romance philologist. She is professor emerita of Romance philology at the University of Jyväsklä, Finland #WCCWiki en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leena_L...
March 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Leena Löfstedt is a Finnish Latinist and Romance philologist. She is professor emerita of Romance philology at the University of Jyväsklä, Finland #WCCWiki en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leena_L...
Ingunn Arnórsdóttir was an Icelandic scholar in the twelfth century. She belonged to the Ásbirningar family clan. She was the first woman in Iceland to receive a formal academic education and serve as a teacher, teaching Latin #WCCWiki en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingunn_...
March 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Ingunn Arnórsdóttir was an Icelandic scholar in the twelfth century. She belonged to the Ásbirningar family clan. She was the first woman in Iceland to receive a formal academic education and serve as a teacher, teaching Latin #WCCWiki en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingunn_...
One of #WCCWiki's own, Lucy Moore, is a British curator and doctoral student known for improving the coverage of women on Wikipedia. She was UK Wikimedian of the Year in 2022: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Mo...
March 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
One of #WCCWiki's own, Lucy Moore, is a British curator and doctoral student known for improving the coverage of women on Wikipedia. She was UK Wikimedian of the Year in 2022: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Mo...
Erika Hagelberg is an evolutionary geneticist & Prof of Biosciences, Uni of Oslo. She is a world-leading expert on ancient DNA, pioneering a means to extract DNA from bones in the 80s&90s, with significant impact on evolutionary biology & forensic science: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erika_H... #WCCWiki
March 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Erika Hagelberg is an evolutionary geneticist & Prof of Biosciences, Uni of Oslo. She is a world-leading expert on ancient DNA, pioneering a means to extract DNA from bones in the 80s&90s, with significant impact on evolutionary biology & forensic science: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erika_H... #WCCWiki
The #Wikipedia page was created for Sarah Derbew, a classicist who focuses on Ancient Greek literature and art, particularly race and skin color in Ancient Greece. She is currently assistant professor of Classics at Stanford University. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_D...
March 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The #Wikipedia page was created for Sarah Derbew, a classicist who focuses on Ancient Greek literature and art, particularly race and skin color in Ancient Greece. She is currently assistant professor of Classics at Stanford University. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_D...
Here's a massive marble head, a painted wooden coffin lid, and Major Harry Southey, buried in Gaza where he died in 1917 fighting the Turkish army.
Cyfarthfa also has some fascinating Roman finds, mainly from detecting, including a large copper harness bell!! It looks like it was made yesterday!
Cyfarthfa also has some fascinating Roman finds, mainly from detecting, including a large copper harness bell!! It looks like it was made yesterday!
February 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Here's a massive marble head, a painted wooden coffin lid, and Major Harry Southey, buried in Gaza where he died in 1917 fighting the Turkish army.
Cyfarthfa also has some fascinating Roman finds, mainly from detecting, including a large copper harness bell!! It looks like it was made yesterday!
Cyfarthfa also has some fascinating Roman finds, mainly from detecting, including a large copper harness bell!! It looks like it was made yesterday!
Here is a coffin lid nearly complete, painted canoptic jar lids, a painted wooden statue, and hand clappers (!!!) I've never seen these before.
Not pictured is the (strong stomach now) mummified, shrunken head with evidence of damage from the removal of the brain through the nose
Not pictured is the (strong stomach now) mummified, shrunken head with evidence of damage from the removal of the brain through the nose
February 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Here is a coffin lid nearly complete, painted canoptic jar lids, a painted wooden statue, and hand clappers (!!!) I've never seen these before.
Not pictured is the (strong stomach now) mummified, shrunken head with evidence of damage from the removal of the brain through the nose
Not pictured is the (strong stomach now) mummified, shrunken head with evidence of damage from the removal of the brain through the nose
It also has some incredible artefacts from ancient Egypt, "collected" by Major Harry Southey in the early 20th century & brought back to Merthyr
Here are a wooden paint palette, complete with paint colours! Fragments of coffin lids, and a decorated clay vessel. Wow! Look at those colours
Here are a wooden paint palette, complete with paint colours! Fragments of coffin lids, and a decorated clay vessel. Wow! Look at those colours
February 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
It also has some incredible artefacts from ancient Egypt, "collected" by Major Harry Southey in the early 20th century & brought back to Merthyr
Here are a wooden paint palette, complete with paint colours! Fragments of coffin lids, and a decorated clay vessel. Wow! Look at those colours
Here are a wooden paint palette, complete with paint colours! Fragments of coffin lids, and a decorated clay vessel. Wow! Look at those colours
Cyfarthfa Castle in Merthyr Tydfil is such a fascinating place & so important for people engaging in south wales history, particularly the industrial heritage and the unions, oppression, solidarity & resistance.
Sarah Bond with her new book Strike would love it! @sarahebond.bsky.social
Sarah Bond with her new book Strike would love it! @sarahebond.bsky.social
February 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Cyfarthfa Castle in Merthyr Tydfil is such a fascinating place & so important for people engaging in south wales history, particularly the industrial heritage and the unions, oppression, solidarity & resistance.
Sarah Bond with her new book Strike would love it! @sarahebond.bsky.social
Sarah Bond with her new book Strike would love it! @sarahebond.bsky.social
... she had the dissertation under 1 arm & her child under the other when she fled the advancing Soviet army in 1944.
In 1955 she was made a Fellow of Harvard's Peabody Museum. As a woman scholar, Gimbutas was banned from Harvard's library which was reserved for men only.
#WCCWiki
In 1955 she was made a Fellow of Harvard's Peabody Museum. As a woman scholar, Gimbutas was banned from Harvard's library which was reserved for men only.
#WCCWiki
February 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
... she had the dissertation under 1 arm & her child under the other when she fled the advancing Soviet army in 1944.
In 1955 she was made a Fellow of Harvard's Peabody Museum. As a woman scholar, Gimbutas was banned from Harvard's library which was reserved for men only.
#WCCWiki
In 1955 she was made a Fellow of Harvard's Peabody Museum. As a woman scholar, Gimbutas was banned from Harvard's library which was reserved for men only.
#WCCWiki
Marija Gimbutas (1921–1994) was a Lithuanian archaeologist & expert on Neolithic & Bronze Age cultures.
In 1946, Gimbutas received a PhD in archaeology from Uni of Tübingen with her dissertation Prehistoric Burial Rites in Lithuania. She often said that ...
In 1946, Gimbutas received a PhD in archaeology from Uni of Tübingen with her dissertation Prehistoric Burial Rites in Lithuania. She often said that ...
February 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Marija Gimbutas (1921–1994) was a Lithuanian archaeologist & expert on Neolithic & Bronze Age cultures.
In 1946, Gimbutas received a PhD in archaeology from Uni of Tübingen with her dissertation Prehistoric Burial Rites in Lithuania. She often said that ...
In 1946, Gimbutas received a PhD in archaeology from Uni of Tübingen with her dissertation Prehistoric Burial Rites in Lithuania. She often said that ...
With Richard Nevell leading the training on how to edit #Wikipedia. What a fantastic event! #ClassicsBeyondTheCanon
February 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
With Richard Nevell leading the training on how to edit #Wikipedia. What a fantastic event! #ClassicsBeyondTheCanon
And some images of the event #ClassicsBeyondTheCanon from last week, including participants, and Emily Hauser and Amara Thornton presenting their research
February 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
And some images of the event #ClassicsBeyondTheCanon from last week, including participants, and Emily Hauser and Amara Thornton presenting their research
Hey, Late Antique people! Dr Laura Smith is here! @laurasmith29.bsky.social She's our bag, trust me.
Laura completed her PhD on Female Asceticism in Late Antique Christianity at Birmingham Uni. Follow her!
And read about her work here: www.midlands4cities.ac.uk/student_prof... #LateAntiqueBsky
Laura completed her PhD on Female Asceticism in Late Antique Christianity at Birmingham Uni. Follow her!
And read about her work here: www.midlands4cities.ac.uk/student_prof... #LateAntiqueBsky
January 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Hey, Late Antique people! Dr Laura Smith is here! @laurasmith29.bsky.social She's our bag, trust me.
Laura completed her PhD on Female Asceticism in Late Antique Christianity at Birmingham Uni. Follow her!
And read about her work here: www.midlands4cities.ac.uk/student_prof... #LateAntiqueBsky
Laura completed her PhD on Female Asceticism in Late Antique Christianity at Birmingham Uni. Follow her!
And read about her work here: www.midlands4cities.ac.uk/student_prof... #LateAntiqueBsky
Finally, to the incredible Margarete Bieber, German-American art historian, classical archaeologist & professor. She became the 2nd woman university professor in Germany in 1919 when she took a position at the University of Giessen. She studied ancient theatre and sculpture and clothing in antiquity
January 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Finally, to the incredible Margarete Bieber, German-American art historian, classical archaeologist & professor. She became the 2nd woman university professor in Germany in 1919 when she took a position at the University of Giessen. She studied ancient theatre and sculpture and clothing in antiquity
Gertrud Dorka (1893 – 1976) was a German archaeologist, prehistorian & museum director. After finishing her doctorate in 1936, she was offered a job at Kiel museum on the condition that she join the Nazi Party, but she refused and began working as a teacher instead. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrud...
January 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Gertrud Dorka (1893 – 1976) was a German archaeologist, prehistorian & museum director. After finishing her doctorate in 1936, she was offered a job at Kiel museum on the condition that she join the Nazi Party, but she refused and began working as a teacher instead. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrud...
but couldn't because Jews were excluded from the publication. She finally managed it in 1955. Her gravestone also bears the inscription Leben ist Liebe (Life is Love)
See her #Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermine... #WCCWiki
See her #Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermine... #WCCWiki
January 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
but couldn't because Jews were excluded from the publication. She finally managed it in 1955. Her gravestone also bears the inscription Leben ist Liebe (Life is Love)
See her #Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermine... #WCCWiki
See her #Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermine... #WCCWiki