Acknowledgements
First of all, this work, which originated as a PhD thesis, would not exist if not for the project “The Eastern Mediterranean from the 4th century BC until Late Antiquity” created by Prof. K. Nawotka (University of Wrocław) and realised within the International Ph.D. Projects Programme of the Foundation for Polish Science.1 I will now take the opportunity to thank the people who helped me while I was writing this book, of whom there are many. My PhD would not have been completed without the constant advice and guidance I received from Prof. A. Łoś, the best PhD thesis supervisor ever. I also owe a huge debt of gratitude to Dr. Z. Archibald, who helped me solve many problems during my stay in Liverpool. I would not have been able to write Chapter 3 if I did not have access to the libraries of the École française de Rome and the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut. My stay in Rome was possible thanks to Prof. C. Virlouvet and I am sincerely grateful to her. I would also like to thank Dr. G. Rizzo, who patiently answered my questions regarding ancient amphoras. Discussions with scholars from Aix-en-Provence, especially with Prof. A. Tchernia allowed me to avoid mistakes concerning certain aspects of ancient wines. I am also grateful to Prof. M.-B. Carre, thanks to whom I was able to spend some time at the library of the Centre Camille Jullian in Aix-en-Provence.
This book would not be finished if it were not for my postdoctoral internship at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow financed from the National Science Centre,2 which allowed me to transform my PhD into a proper book, broadening the scope of research considerably. I am truly grateful to the Institute of Archaeology at the Jagiellonian University for providing me with suitable working conditions, and to prof. E. Papuci-Władyka, my internship supervisor, for her help in dealing with all the bureaucracy at the University, and for providing me with a warm welcome to the Department of Classical Archaeology.
The amphora illustrations presented in Appendix 3 were taken from the University of Southampton’s website—Archaeology Data Service3 and have been reproduced here with the kind permission of Dr. D. Williams. The illustrations were redrawn to meet printing standards by M. Marciniak, whom I would also like to thank. Additionally, I would like to thank the National Museum in Warsaw for allowing me to use an illustration of one of their Attic black-figure craters on the front cover.4 Moreover, I would like to express my gratitude to the reviewer of this book, whose invaluable guidance enabled me to bring my work more up to date.
Finally, I would like to thank all my colleagues from the project “The Eastern Mediterranean …”, especially Dominika, Asia and Marek, for making my PhD studies one of the best periods of my life. I am also very grateful to Lee Richards who corrected a lot of my still slightly ‘Pidgin-English’ and made this book more understandable. And last but definitely not least, I want to thank Maciek M., who was always there when I needed him and helped me through all the crises and moments of doubt. And Emily, you little monster, I am also grateful to you that you liked your nursery.
Within the framework of the International Ph.D. Projects Programme of the Foundation for Polish Science co-financed by the European Union, Regional Development Fund, within the frameworks of Measure 1.2 “Strengthening the Human Potential within the Science Sector” of the Innovative Economy Operational Programme.
Awarded as a part of placement funding for postdoctoral internships, based on decision No. DEC-2015/16/S/HS3/00098.
University of Southampton (2014) Roman Amphorae: a digital resource [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor]
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