Acknowledgements
This volume is a revision of my doctoral thesis, which I could not have done without a tremendous amount of support. My family is owed much gratitude, especially my grandmother and my parents for their continuous and heartfelt support. Thanks go to Clive and Job for patiently waiting so many times while Mum finished one more sentence. There is no one, though, to whom I owe more gratitude than my incredible husband; this is not make-believe.
I received crucial financial support for my studies from several sources: The Spalding Trust, the St. Matthias Trust, and a few others who have made it possible for me to continue my studies and whom I thank here. I want to express appreciation for members of my cohort who went the extra mile to include me in the department—especially Isaac, Luke, and Logan who rang me in when I was out of Durham and took me out when I was there. Logan deserves special mention for reading through my thesis and giving such detailed feedback. Thanks are also due to my second supervisor, Jane Heath, who gave insightful advice at points and attentive support throughout. As I began my research, Troels Engberg-Pedersen corresponded on key questions with characteristic enthusiasm and erudition. My examiners, Francis Watson and George van Kooten, provided invaluable suggestions for improvements, many of which have been taken up in this volume. No one, though, has contributed more than me to this work than John Barclay. Years ago, when he first suggested a look at the adiaphora and introduced me to Stoicism, he gave me a gift both as a scholar and as a person. He has always given generously of his resources and been lavish with advice, time and expertise, which is testament not only to his skill as a supervisor but to his personal character. I hope that more than a few of his research skills have rubbed off on me and that such generosity may someday be reciprocated. Thanks, finally, to George van Kooten and George Boys-Stones for prodding me to further consider numerous points, saving me from many mistakes, and accepting my work into this rich series. Marjolein van Zuylen and Dirk Bakker, at Brill, have helped me present my work at its best—thank you!