‘Stylishly produced
and generously illustrated . . . succeeds in presenting a fresh and
sympathetic assessment . . . at the same time making this obscure
text more widely accessible . . . will become a standard reference
tool.’
M. Woolmer,
Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2012
‘. . .
offers a wealth of geographical, ethnographical and historical information
. . . strikes a happy balance between introductory remarks and depth
of coverage . . . Through the scholarly weight of his commentary and
his clear presentation of the text and its issues, Shipley has succeeded in making
the Periplous accessible and relevant, while setting the bar high for
future editions of ancient geographers. . . . Shipley's masterly
new edition makes the text available to classicists and historians
interested in Mediterranean geography and in intellectual pursuits in the late
Greek classical era.’
F.
Racine, Classical Review 63, 1 (2013)
'Shipley has produced a
most valuable edition of a hitherto little-read text. He encourages
sympathetic and productive engagement with an enigmatic work that spans
different intellectual, historical and geographical contexts. In this, he has
done a service not only to the unknown author of the text, but also to those
who are interested in the history of the Mediterranean world, the intellectual
milieu of the fourth century BC and the geographical tradition.’
K. Clarke, Journal of Hellenic Studies
(2013)
'The introduction, concise and clear, establishes the dossier of information available about the Period of the inhabited earth, all highlighting the gaps in our knowledge. [...] Philologists, historians of Antiquity in general and ancient geography in particular will certainly be delighted to have a pseudo-Skylax, faithfully restored, translated and commented on.'
Monique Mund-Dopchie, L'antiquité classique (Translated from French)