Dr Roger Rees
Reader in Latin
Latin Programme Convener
Phone: 01334 462685
Room: S1
Research Interests
I am interested in praise discourse in the Roman world. I run a collaborative commentary project on a collection of 12 Latin speeches of praise (the XII Panegyrici Latini), with Professor Bruce Gibson of Liverpool University; my own focus is on a speech to the emperor Theodosius, delivered in 389CE by Pacatus. I am also (slowly!) writing a monograph on Roman praise, from the late Republic to the fifth century.
Publications
Pliny the Younger in Late Antiquity.: Arethusa Special edition
Rees, R.
& Gibson, B. J.
2013
Johns Hopkins University Press
.
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Latin Panegyric
Rees, R.
2012
Oxford University Press
.
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Book
Ted Hughes and the Classics
Rees, R. (ed.)
2009
Oxford University Press
.
348 p.
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Book
Diocletian and the Tetrarchy
Rees, R.
2004
Edinburgh University Press
.
219 p.
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Book
Romane Memento: Vergil in the Fourth Century
Rees, R.
2004
Duckworth
.
238 p.
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Book
Layers of Loyalty in Latin Panegyric: AD 289-307
Rees, R.
2002
Oxford University Press
.
237 p.
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Book
Intertitles and deliberate misinformation in Ammianus Marcellinus
Rees, R.
2013
Paratextuality in Latin Literature
. Janson, L. (ed.).
Cambridge University Press
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Introduction: the later Pliny the Younger
Rees, R.
& Gibson, B.
2013
Pliny the Younger in Late Antiquity. Arethusa Special edition
. Gibson, B. J. & Rees, R. D. (eds.).
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Pacatus the poet doing Plinian Prose
Rees, R.
2013
Pliny the Younger in Late Antiquity. Arethusa Special Edition
. Gibson, B. J. & Rees, R. D. (eds.).
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Bright lights, big city. Rome and the
Panegyrici Latini
Rees, R.
Jun-2012
Two Romes. From Rome to Constantinople.
. Kelly, G. & Grig, L. (eds.).
Oxford University Press
p. 203-22.
19 p.
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Tetrarchy
Rees, R.
Nov-2012
Blackwells Encyclopedia of Ancient History
.
Wiley-Blackwell
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‘The look of the Late Antique Emperor and the art of praise’
Rees, R.
& H. Lovatt and C. Vout
2012
The Epic Gaze
.
Cambridge University Press
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The lousy reputation of Piso
Rees, R.
2012
The Julio-Claudian succession: reality and perception of the Augustan model
. Gibson, A. G. G. (ed.).
Brill
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The Panegyrici Latini since 1870
Rees, R.
2012
Latin Panegyric
. Rees, R. D. (ed.).
Oxford University Press
p. 3-48.
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Afterwords of praise
Rees, R.
Mar-2011
Pliny’s Praise. The Panegyricus in the Roman World
. Roche, P. (ed.).
Cambridge University Press
p. 175-88.
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Nailing down the poet: Ausonius’ Cupid Crucified
Rees, R.
Jun-2011
Ratio et res ipsa
. Millett, P., Oakley, S. P. & Thompson, R. J. E. (eds.).
Oxbow Books
p. 135-50.
16 p.
(Cambridge Classical Journal. Supplementary Volume).
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The whole truth?
laudationes
in the courtroom
Rees, R.
Jun-2011
Praise and Blame in Roman Republican Rhetoric
. Smith, C. J. & Covino, R. (eds.). Swansea
p. 83-98.
15 p.
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Form and function of narrative in Roman panegyrical oratory
Rees, R.
2010
Form and Function in Roman Oratory
. Berry, D. & Erskine, A. (eds.).
p. 105-121.
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Between Monarchy and Democracy. Neo-classicism and the laureate poetry of Ted Hughes
Rees, R.
2009
in 'Ted Hughes and the Classics'
.
p. 134-156.
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Lactantius and the body of the church
Rees, R.
2009
Diocletian, Tetrarchy and Diocletian’s Palace on the 1700th Anniversary of Existence
. Cambj, N. (ed.).
Knjizevni Krug
p. 529-539.
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Diocletian and the efficacy of Public Law
Rees, R.
2007
Beyond Dogmatics: Law and Society in the Roman World
. Cairns, J. W. & Du Plessis, P. (eds.).
Edinburgh University Press
p. 105-121.
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Letters of recommendation and the rhetoric of praise
Rees, R.
2007
Ancient Letters. Classical and Late Antique Epistolography
. Morello, R. & Morrison, A. D. (eds.).
Oxford University Press
p. 149-168.
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Panegyric
Rees, R.
2007
A Companion to Roman Rhetoric
. Dominik, W. & Hall, J. (eds.).
Blackwells
p. 136-148.
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The Emperors’ new names: Diocletian Jovius and Maximian Herculius
Rees, R.
2005
Herakles and Hercules. Exploring a Graeco-Roman Divinity
. Rawlings, L. & Bowden, H. (eds.).
Classical Press of Wales
p. 223-239.
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Introduction
Rees, R.
2004
Romane memento; Vergil in the Fourth Century
. Rees, R. D. (ed.).
p. 1-16.
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Praising in prose: Vergil in the panegyrics
Rees, R.
2004
in R.D. Rees (ed.) Romane memento; Vergil in the Fourth Century
.
p. 33-46.
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Talking to the Tetrarchs: The Dynamics of Vocative Address
Rees, R.
2003
Collection Latomus: Studies in Latin Literature and Roman History XI
. Deroux, C. (ed.).
Editions Latomus
p. 447-492.
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Ammianus
Satiricus
Rees, R.
1999
The Late Roman World and its Historian: Interpreting Ammianus Marcellinus
. Drijvers, J. W. & Hunt, D. (eds.).
Routledge
p. 141-155.
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The private lives of public figures in Latin prose panegyric
Rees, R.
1998
The Propaganda of Power: the Role of Panegyric in Late Antiquity (Mnemosyne Supplement 183, Leiden 1998)
. Whitby, M. (ed.).
Brill
p. 77-101.
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Words of Praise
Rees, R.
Dec-2010
In :
Millennium - Jahrbuch
.
7
, p. 9-28.
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The rhetoric and poetics of praise in the Laudes Domini
Rees, R.
2010
In :
Quaderni Urbinati di Cultura Classica
.
95
, p. 71-84.
13 p.
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Claudio Mamertino. Eulogy (Gratiarum actio) and Emperor Julian
Rees, R.
2008
In :
Classical Review
.
58
, p. 306-307.
2 p.
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To Be and Not To Be: Pliny's Paradoxical Trajan
Rees, R.
Jan-2001
In :
Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies
.
45
, 1
, p. 149-168.
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Apollinaris Sidonius, 'Carm. 22': 'Burgus Pontius Leontius'.
Rees, R.
1998
In :
Classical Review
.
48
, p. 497-497.
1 p.
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D.M. Ausonius, 'Parentalia', Introduction, text, translation and commentary.
Rees, R.
1998
In :
Classical Review
.
48
, p. 496-497.
2 p.
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The 'Oxford Classical Dictionary': Third-edition.
Rees, R.
1998
In :
Classical Review
.
48
, p. 461-463.
3 p.
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Revisiting Evander at
Aeneid
8.363
Rees, R.
Dec-1996
In :
Classical Quarterly
.
46
, 2
, p. 583-586.
4 p.
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Common sense in Catullus 64
Rees, R.
1994
In :
American Journal of Philology
.
115
, p. 75-88.
9 p.
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Images and image: a re-examination of Tetrarchic iconography
Rees, R.
Oct-1993
In :
Greece and Rome
.
40
, p. 181-200.
20 p.
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Review of Jon Hall, 'Politeness and Politics in Cicero's Letters'
Rees, R.
2011
In :
Classical Bulletin
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Review of Ruth Webb, 'Ekphrasis, Imagination and Persuasion'
Rees, R.
2011
In :
Hermathena
.
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Brill's New Pauly. Supplements I. Chronologies of the Ancient World: Names, Dates and Dynasties
Rees, R.
Oct-2009
In :
Classical Review
.
59
, 2
, p. 606-610.
5 p.
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Christian Ronning, Herrscherpanegyrik unter Trajan und Konstantin
Rees, R.
2009
In :
Journal of Roman Studies
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99
, p. 297-298.
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Review of Scourfield, J.H.D. (ed.) Texts and Culture in Late Antiquity (Swansea 2007)
Rees, R.
2008
In :
Vergilius
.
54
, p. 196-201.
5 p.
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Review of Kuhoff 'Diokletian und die Epoche der Tetrarchie' and Demandt et al (eds.) 'Diokletian und die Tetrarchie'
Rees, R.
2006
In :
Classical Review
.
56
, p. 446-8.
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Review of Peter Green 'The Poems of Catullus'
Rees, R.
2006
In :
Classical Bulletin
.
82
, p. 144-6.
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Review of Scott McGill's 'Vergil Recomposed'
Rees, R.
2006
In :
Vergilius
.
52
, p. 197-200.
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Review of J.N. Adams 'Bilingualism and the Latin Language'
Rees, R.
13-Feb-2004
In :
Times Higher Education Supplement
.
p. 28-9.
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Poetry for Patrons. By R.R. Nauta
Rees, R.
2003
In :
Journal of Roman Studies
.
93
, p. 388-389.
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Review of Hagg and Rousseau (eds) 'Greek Biography and Panegyric in Late Antiquity'
Rees, R.
2003
In :
Hermathena
.
174
, p. 256-64.
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Ethnicity and Culture in Late Antiquity. Edited by S. Mitchell and G. Greatrex
Rees, R.
2002
In :
Journal of Roman Studies
.
92
, p. 260-261.
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Review of J. Huskinson (ed) 'Experiencing Rome'
Rees, R.
2001
In :
Classical Review
.
51
, p. 120-22.
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Review of Bauman 'Human Rights in Ancient Rome'
Rees, R.
2001
In :
Classical Review
.
51
, p. 79-81.
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Review of Simon Corcoran's 'The Empire of the Tetrarchs'
Rees, R.
2001
In :
Hermathena
.
170
, p. 107-9.
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Review of D.R. Slavitt 'Ausonius. Three Amusements'
Rees, R.
2000
In :
Classical Review
.
50
, p. 303.
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Review of Muller 'Eutropii Breviarium' and Ratti 'Les Empereurs romains d'Auguste a Diocletian dans le Breviare d'Eutrope'
Rees, R.
1998
In :
Classical Review
.
48
, p. 65-7.
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Review of Adrian Higham's 'Diocletian: the tale of a singular man'
Rees, R.
1998
In :
Classics Ireland
.
5
, p. 153-7.
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Libanios und Julian/ H.-U. Wiemer
Rees, R.
1997
In :
Journal of Roman Studies
.
87
, p. 310-310.
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For further information on publications, please view my profile on the university's research portal.
Academic career
My Classics degree is from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (1987-90) and my PhD from St. Andrews (1994-7).
I was a schoolteacher from 1990-4. I held lectureships in Classics at Newcastle (1997), St Andrews (1998), Trinity College Dublin (1998-9) and Edinburgh (1999-2006) and was appointed Reader in Latin at St Andrews in September 2006.

