In the course of bringing this project to completion I have been immeasurably aided by more individuals than I can properly thank. The Class of 1962 at Dartmouth College generously provided a fellowship that made it possible to carry out much of the research for this book. I was also fortunate to spend a summer as a Margo Tytus scholar at the Department of Classics at the University of Cincinnati and to make use of their wonderful facilities.

Numerous people, most notably Michael Flower, Mark Golden, Donald Kyle, Alden Mosshammer, Max Nelson, Kurt Raaflaub, and Zara Torlone, have taken the time to read earlier drafts and to make suggestions that contributed markedly to the final product. My colleagues in the Department of Classics at Dartmouth, Margaret Graver, Jeremy Rutter, Roberta Stewart, Jim Tatum, Hakan Tell, and Roger Ulrich, also provided helpful comments for which I am most grateful. Along the way I have received advice on specific points and assistance from Richard Burgess, Dominic Machado, Susannah Maurer, Elliot May, Sarah Murray, Peter Siewert, Michael Stone, Elizabeth Sullivan, Meg Sullivan, and Christoph Ulf. William Stoddard edited the manuscript and notably improved it in the process. Peter Katsirubas was immensely helpful in shepherding the manuscript through the various stages of publication. The debt I owe to my family in general and my parents in particular defies simple expression but is no doubt well known to readers from their own experience.