Garland has found a unique niche in classical scholarship: writing lucid, well-researched, accessible books on important but little-studied aspects of Greek cultural and social life... His accounts of the risks colonists faced, the brutal reality behind the sources' common but terse references to population relocations, and the insecurity of the lives of exiles stand out.
Choice Garland has succeeded ... Read morevery well in rescuing from obscurity another corner of Greek life.
P. J. Rhodes, Anglo-Hellenic Review In bringing together the varied evidence on this topic, Wandering Greeks makes a valuable contribution to the recent and significant trend in scholarship that emphasizes mobility and connectivity in the ancient Mediterranean. Anyone interested in these issues, as well as notions of identity, belonging, and citizenship in the Greek world, would undoubtedly benefit from reading this book.
Denise Demetriou, Bryn Mawr Classical Review This volume undoubtedly represents a valuable addition to the literature on migration in the ancient world... The book covers a huge amount of ground, providing a stimulating discussion of the evidence for many different forms of migration.
Kathryn Lomas, American Historical Review This is indeed a 'vivid and empathetic' book in which the author navigates both historical and literary sources, which have been interwoven into a narrative that is thematically organized by types of 'wanderers.'
Carolina Lopez-Ruiz, The Historian [An] engaging writing style... This book is written for the educated general public but includes plenty for the specialist; it puts wandering and the Greek identity into context and provides a good overall picture of how migrants were treated during the pre-Hellenistic Greek diaspora.
Bart Talbert, Ph.D., International Social Science Review Show Less