The pioneering ideas of John Kenyon Davies, one of the most significant
Ancient Historians of the past half century, are celebrated in this
collection of essays. A distinguished cast of contributors, who include
Alain Bresson, Nick Fisher, Edward Harris, John Prag, Robin Osborne, and
Sally Humphreys, focus tightly on the nexus of socio-political and
economic problems that have preoccupied Davies since the publication of
his defining work Athenian Propertied Families in 1971. The scope of
Davies' interest has ranged widely in conceptual, and chronological, as
well as geographical terms, and the essays here reflect many of his
long-term concerns with the writing of Greek history, its methods and
materials.