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Christopher Krebs is a Professor of Classics at Stanford University with courtesy appointments in Comparative Literature and German Studies. Holding a doctorate from Kiel and a Master of Studies from Oxford, he has taught at University College Oxford and Harvard before joining Stanford in 2012. His scholarship focuses on Greek and Roman historiography, Latin philology, and classical reception studies, producing five books and over 75 publications. Krebs combines textual analysis with historical context in works like his forthcoming commentary on Caesar’s Bellum Gallicum 7 and his intellectual biography of Caesar, while maintaining active roles in academic committees and summer programs like Caesar in Gaul.
Academic Achievements:
- 2012 Christian Gauss Award recipient
- 2018 American Journal of Philology Best Article Prize
- Co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to Julius Caesar (2017)
- Former editor of Histos (2015-17)
Research Focus: Krebs explores Caesar’s historiographical techniques, including geographical writing in Bellum Gallicum, the intersection of rhetoric and history in Roman texts, and the evolution of titles among republican historians. His work deconstructs Caesar’s narrative strategies, such as the use of Druidic oral traditions in Book 6 and the intertextual relationship between Sallust and Tacitus.
Public Engagement: Krebs has appeared on Discovery’s Science Channel, reviews for major publications like Wall Street Journal and London Review of Books, and co-organizes conferences on classical political discourse and historiography. His teaching spans Greek and Latin literature, ancient rhetoric, and the Humanities Core program.
