Acknowledgements
This book is the outcome of 10 years of research on Roman participation in the Indian Ocean trade, which started when I undertook my PhD and has continued into my subsequent academic career. I would like to thank my former supervisors Nigel Pollard and Mark Humphries for all their help and support during the inception of this research and for the subsequent support they have offered. I would also like to thank the anonymous reviewer for the many constructive insights and suggestions provided. These proved very helpful in refining the content of this book. Special thanks go to Martin Crampin and Loubna Elharrif for their help in the development and design of maps and illustrations, and to Troy Wilkinson who read through the finalised draft of the manuscript. Additionally, I would like to thank Kasper Evers for kindly sharing with me a copy of his revised PhD thesis. More generally, I wish to express my gratitude to various colleagues, friends and family who over the years have offered support and engaged in constructive discussions with me about many aspects of my research. There are too many to list here, but among them are Simon Trafford, Evelien Bracke, Kyle Erickson, and Kim Ridealgh. Finally, I would also like to thank the editors for their help in bringing this book to fruition.