'an important venture in handling and presenting all kinds of
information.' 'This is a very important book.' 'Mitchell has been
admirabley audacious in making clear his own views on a wide range
of topics...and there will be no shortage of scholars to take issue
with him.' 'Mitchell lays out,. with courage and generosity, his
wide experience of the physical realities of Anatolia, presented in
a format which should enable - and force - other historians to
grasp their relevance.'
Times Higher Education Supplement
`In recent decades, Stephen Mitchell has emerged as one of the best
of the younger generation of British interpreters of Turkey's past.
Mitchell's work is far more interesting to read, yet equipped with
documentation almost as thorough as Magie's. He provides a fresh
and vivid review of the social, economic and religious history of
Asia Minor.'
Times Literary Supplement
`magisterial survey of the history and archaeology of Turkey during
the classical period ... This formidably detailed but utterly lucid
study of Roman Anatolia at least means our generation has an
immeasurably fuller perspective on the problem than was available
to Edward Gibbon.'
David Barchard, The Tablet
`magisterial survey of the history and archaeology of Turkey during
the classical period ... he writes with assurance about the
physical setting of these forgotten communities ... This formidably
detailed but utterly lucid study of Roman Anatolia at least means
our generation has an immeasurably fuller perspective on the
problem than was available to Edward Gibbon.'
David Barchard, The Tablet
`This is an important book ... there is far more in this densely
written, thoughtful, and extremely stimulating book than can be
mentioned in a review.'
J.H.W.G. Liebeschuetz, Journal of Theological Studies, Vol. 46, No.
1, April 1995
`excellent work...It is hard to do justice to the wide scope of
this work and the immense learning which it displays and organizes
into a coherent picture...throughout the work, M. pays careful
attention to the physical environment, as evident in the clear maps
and well-chosen illustrations...Reflection... is stimulated in
innumerable ways by the wealth of information in this work.It
embodies all the latest research, shows the influence of all the
masters
in the field, most notably Louis Robert, and allows a vast mass of
virtually inaccesible information to be used and understood...All
students of antiquity will learn much from these volumes, which
will long
stand as a monumental regional study.'
Clive Foss, University of Massachusetts
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