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I am deeply indebted to Dr. Deborah Carlson for her careful review and
constructive criticism of each version of my dissertation manuscript. My dissertation and
I have benefited from this healthy exchange; on more than one occasion, her insightful
comments have impelled me to modify my point of view or reconsider my theories
under a new light. Dr. Shelley Wachsmann contributed to substantially improve the style
and readability of the final version of this manuscript, while Dr. Cemal Pulak provided
valued suggestions concerning 16 th -century Turkish nautical charts, and Dr. Christoph
Konrad greatly helped to improve the portion of this work dealing with Roman history.
Special thanks go to my good friends Dr. Domenico Marino—for his detailed,
insightful, and always enriching suggestions concerning the maritime history of Croton
—and Luigi Cantafora—for sharing his memories of the underwater sites south of
Croton. Dr. Damiano Milone provided on-site support with the loan of his barge to the
expedition in 2006, and Dr. Giovanni Albini of La Fondiaria Insurance Company
provided free coverage to all the expedition team members. Mr. Franco Colosimo, INA
friend and supporter since the time of the Porticello excavation, opened his house in
Calabria to all the team members, and made us understand what southern Italian
hospitality means. Thanks also to Prof. Carlo Beltrame (Università Ca’ Foscari in
Venice), Dr. Ayse Atauz, and Brett Phaneuf (ProMare Foundation), for their enthusiastic
support of a new research season in Croton. I am hopeful that the work begun in this
dissertation study will continue, perhaps as early as the summer of 2008.
Finally, I wish to thank my dear friends and colleagues, Alexis Catsambis, Sam
Lin, Mark Polzer, and Wendy Van Duivenvoorde for the quality time we spent together
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