Prof Roger Rees

Prof Roger Rees

Head of the School of Classics

Professor

Phone
+44 (0)1334 46 2617
Email
rdr1@st-andrews.ac.uk
Office
S9
Location
Swallowgate

 

Research areas

The majority of my research focuses on Latin Literature and Roman history, from the Late Republic (i.e. from Cicero) through to Late Antiquity (i.e. to the mid fifth century). This is, of course, a huge field, and my own particular interests are in panegyrical discourse (i.e. praise) throughout that period. A specific area of interest of mine is the XII Panegyrici Latin collection.

Occasional diversions have included writing a source/evaluation book on the Tetrarchic period and editing a collection of articles on the reception and representation of classical material in the poetry of Ted Hughes.

PhD supervision

  • Xiyuan Meng

Selected publications

  • Rees, R., 1 Feb 2026, Cambridge history of later Latin literature. Kelly, G. & Pelttari , A. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Vol. 1. p. 820-854

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Rees, R., 2025, In: Sehepunkte. 25, 2

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review

  • Rees, R., 20 Feb 2024, In: Sehepunkte. 24, 2

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review

  • Lenski, N. (Editor), Rees, R. (Editor) & van Nijf, O. (Editor), 1 Jul 2024, Santo Spirito, Bari: Edipuglia. 323 p. (Munera; vol. 56)

    Research output: Book/Report › Book

  • van Nijf, O., Lenski, N. & Rees, R., 1 Jul 2024, From East to West in late antiquity: studies in honor of Jan Willem Drijvers. Lenski, N., Rees, R. & van Nijf, O. (eds.). Santo Spirito, Bari: Edipuglia, p. 7-11 5 p. (Munera; vol. 56).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Rees, R., 1 Jul 2024, From East to West in late antiquity: studies in honor of Jan Willem Drijvers. Lenski, N., Rees, R. & van Nijf, O. (eds.). Santo Spirito, Bari: Edipuglia, p. 269-280 12 p. (Munera; vol. 56).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Rees, R., 1 Nov 2023, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 525 p.

    Research output: Book/Report › Book

  • Rees, R. D., 1 Jan 2023, Rhetoric and historiography in late antiquity: exploring, transgressing and policing generic boundaries. Van Hoof, L. & Conterno, M. (eds.). Leuven: Peeters, p. 23-46 (Bibliothèque de Byzantion; vol. 31).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Rees, R., 9 Mar 2023, Brill’s companion to Cassius Dio. Madsen, J. M. & Scott, A. G. (eds.). Leiden: Brill, p. 406-426 21 p. (Brill's companions to classical studies).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Rees, R., Jul 2020, In: Sehepunkte.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review