Bert Lott
Teaching Professor
Biography
In addition to teaching in the Classics Department, Bert is the Director of Core Curriculum Implementation for the College of Arts and Letters at Notre Dame. As an historian of ancient Rome, Bert works on the political, social, and religious changes associated with the beginnings of the monarchical Roman Empire and the development of the “epigraphic habit” of publicly displaying significant texts on stone and bronze. He is the author of two books published by Cambridge University Press, The Neighborhoods of Augustan Rome (2004) and Death and Dynasty in Early Imperial Rome (2012) as well as numerous articles. Bert has received support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Robert Lehman Foundation, and the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE). Before coming to Notre Dame, was the Matthew Vassar, Jr. Professor of Greek and Roman Studies at Vassar College. In 2026-2027 Bert will be the Professor-in-Charge of Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome (The Centro).
Frequently Teaches
Visions of Cleopatra; Then and Now, Old Money
Research Interests
Roman History, epigraphy, numismatics, urban studies
Representative Publications
“January 17 and the production of the Fasti Praenestini,” Classical Journal.
“Augustus makes a vow: Comments on Dio 55.31.2-3,” Classical Quarterly.
“Updating the Inscribed Marble Calendars: The Additions to the Fasti Praenestini,” Historia.
Death and Dynasty in Early Imperial Rome, Cambridge University Press.
The Neighborhoods of Augustan Rome, Cambridge University Press.
Education
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
B.A. Washington University in St. Louis
