This collection of essays, in honour of Professor B.B. Shefton, provides an innovative exploration of the culture of the Greek colonies of the Western Mediterranean, their relations with their non-Greek neigbours, and the evolution of distinctive regional identities.

Kathryn Lomas is Research Fellow at University College London. She has published widely in both Greek and Roman history, including Rome and the Western Greeks (1993) and Roman Italy (1996). A book on the ancient city in Italy is in preparation.