Gregory Aldrete
Professor Emeritus
Humanities
Selected Awards
- 2015 University of Wisconsin System Regents Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Joukowsky National Lecturer, Archaeological Institute of America (2014-15)
- 2012 Wisconsin Professor of the Year, Carnegie Foundation and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education
- NEH Humanities Fellowship (2012-13)
- Solmsen Fellow, Institute for Research in the Humanities, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison (2010-11)
- 2009 Award for Excellence in Teaching at the College Level, American Philological Association
- Best Poster, Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, with Scott Bartell (2010)
- 2006 Founders Association Award for Excellence in Scholarship
- Fellow of NEH Summer Seminar, UCLA, "Models of Ancient Rome," (2006)
- NEH Humanities Fellowship (2004-5)
- Visiting Scholar, American Academy in Rome, (2004)
- 2003 Founders Association Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Fellow of NEH Summer Seminar, American Academy in Rome, "Representing Geography and Community in the World of Imperial Rome," (2000)
- Fellow of NEH Summer Seminar, American Academy in Rome, "The Art of Ancient Spectacle," (1996)
Books
- Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor: Unraveling the Linothorax Mystery, with Scott Bartell and Alicia Aldrete. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
- The Long Shadow of Antiquity: What Have the Greeks & Romans Done For Us?, with Alicia Aldrete, Continuum Publishing, 2012.
- Daily Life in the Roman City: Rome, Pompeii, and Ostia. Revised Edition, Oklahoma University Press, 2009.
- Floods of the Tiber in Ancient Rome. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
- Daily Life in the Roman City: Rome, Pompeii, and Ostia. Greenwood Press, 2004.
- The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life. Volume 1 - The Ancient World. Editor and contributor, Greenwood Press, 2004.
- Gestures and Acclamations in Ancient Rome, The Johns Hopkins University Press,1999.
Video Courses
- The History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective. (48 lectures) The Teaching Company/ The Great Courses. 2011.
- The Decisive Battles of World History. (36 lectures) The Teaching Company/The Great Courses. 2014.
- History's Great Military Blunders and the Lessons They Teach. (24 lectures) The Teaching Company/The Great Courses. 2015.
- The Rise of Rome: The Roman Republic. (24 lectures) The Teaching Company/The Great Courses. 2017.
- The Roman Empire. (24 lectures) The Teaching Company/The Great Courses. 2019.
- A Historian Goes to the Movies: Ancient Rome. (12 lectures) The Teaching Company/The Great Courses. 2020.
Education
B.A. Princeton; M.A., Ph.D. University of Michigan