About
Bert Smith is Visiting Professor at Bilkent University (2024–present) with prior distinguished roles including Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at the University of Oxford (1995–2022) and Stanley Kelly Visiting Professor at Princeton University (2022–23). He holds a doctorate from Oxford University where he researched Hellenistic royal portraits.
Education:
Classics BA, Classical Archaeology MPhil, and DPhil from Oxford University.
Research Focus:
His work spans:
- Greek/Roman visual cultures (600 BC–AD 600)
- Hellenistic artistic exchange across Eurasia
- Imperial Roman portraiture
- Urban development in ancient Anatolia
Awards & Recognition:
- British Academy Fellowship (2010)
- Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowship (2018–20)
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (1991–92)
- Harkness Fellowship (Princeton)
Field Leadership:
Director of New York University Excavations at Aphrodisias (Turkey) since 1991, overseeing major archaeological projects at Oinoanda, Balboura, and Aphrodisias.
Editorial Leadership:
Leads three monograph series: Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology, Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture and Representation, and the Aphrodisias site publications.
