Katherine Clarke

Professor Katherine Clarke is a faculty member at the University of Oxford, affiliated with St Hilda's College. She holds an MA and DPhil from Oxford, specializing in Greek and Roman historiography. Her research focuses on ancient geographical traditions, concepts of time, and local vs universal history, with a particular emphasis on authors like Herodotus, Strabo, Tacitus, and Polybius.

Her academic background includes three major books with Oxford University Press, exploring topics such as Hellenistic constructions of the Roman world, local historiography, and Herodotus' portrayal of nature and empire. Current research examines kingship in Tacitus' analysis of the early Roman Principate. Professor Clarke has been an invited speaker at international conferences worldwide, including in New York, Kyoto, and Europe.

No scientific awards are listed. She has no documented advising or grant details, and no lab affiliations are noted.