BRIBERY IN CLASSICAL ATHENS Kellam ... - Historia Antigua

and long-lasting patience were critical throughout the revision process. I cannot thank
him enough. My family, especially my parents Pam Conover and Chris Conover, would
probably prefer not gratitude but a sincere apology for letting myself succumb to the
insanity that was this dissertation for so long. No doubt they were positively dismayed at
holiday dinners when I was unable to stop talking about the intricacies of Athenian tax
collecting, among other arcane topics I was writing about at the time. Yet they always so
graciously pretended that I was not even the slightest bit loony. From the bottom of my
heart, I’m sorry.
Last but certainly not least, I would like to thank Jill Arbeiter and particularly my
work spouse Stephanie Lewandowski for all they have done to make the department feel
like my home for six years. As consummate administrators for the Classics Department,
they made my job so easy it felt like a vacation. And as friends armed at all times with a
bright smile and a warm hello, they duped me into thinking that being crazy wasn’t so
bad after all. Either way, they have my warmest gratitude and sincere pledge to keep
some madness with me forever.
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