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Dr Samuel Gartland

Dr Samuel Gartland

  • Position: Associate Professor in Ancient Greek History and Culture
  • Areas of expertise: Ancient Greek history; Classical Archaeology; Ancient Boiotia; Ancient Thebes; The Peloponnesian War; Aristophanes; Alexander the Great; Pausanias
  • Email: S.D.Gartland@leeds.ac.uk
  • Location: 1.51 Michael Sadler Building

Profile

I studied at Oxford and then Leeds, where I received my PhD in 2013. I then taught Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Oxford between 2013–2019, when I returned to Leeds as Lecturer in Ancient Greek History and Culture. I have won awards at Oxford and Leeds for teaching, and always enjoy seeing how students find new ways of responding to the ancient world.

In 2024-2025 I am Visiting Research Fellow at the British School at Athens

 

Research interests

I am currently invovled in four research projects, all of which are involved with finding new approaches to the study of ancient history, with particular interests in experiences of marginalisation and subordination, as well as a focus on the role that space and senses had in affecting behaviour in ancient Greece. Much of my work has been based in Central Greece, with Boiotia and Thebes providing much of the interest.

  • Subordinates and Subordination in Ancient Greece (with Professor David Tandy)
  • The Peloponnesian War (with Professor Robin Osborne)
  • Aristophanes and the Current Political Moment (with Professor Constanze Guthenke)
  • Epichorios (with Professor Hans Beck and the team at the University of Munster)

Professional memberships

  • Classical Association
  • Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies
  • British Epigraphy Society

Student education

I teach modules in classics, ancient history, and archaeology. I also supervise Undergraduate and Postgraduate research on a wide range of topics.

Research groups and institutes

  • Classics

Current postgraduate researchers

<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>
Projects
    <li><a href="//phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2239-ahrc-cdp-–-disruption-and-diversity:-understanding-the-impact-of-alexander-the-great-through-the-material-culture-of-the-hellenistic-world">AHRC CDP – Disruption and Diversity: Understanding the Impact of Alexander the Great Through the Material Culture of the Hellenistic World</a></li>