D Graham J Shipley

University of Leicester, Archaeology and Ancient History, Faculty Member

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Interested in ancient Greek history and archaeology; ancient Greek geographical writings; Mediterranean field survey; hellenistic history; material culture of hellenistic Greece; Sparta and Laconia; Samos; the polis (city-state); rural and urban landscapes of Greece; 'political' landscapes; ancient astronomy and navigation . . . plus indexing, copy-editing, and typography

Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Member, Education Honours Committee (UK Cabinet Secretariat), 2007–13
Phone: +44 116 252 2775
Address: School of Archaeology & Ancient History
University of Leicester
Leicester
LE1 7RH
UK

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addenda and corrigenda to 'Geographers of the Ancient Greek World' (2024)

An interim list of corrections to 'Geographers' noted since the volumes were published in April 2... more An interim list of corrections to 'Geographers' noted since the volumes were published in April 2024. The list will be replaced with updates as and when necessary.

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Marco Overbeek, Topography of Ancient Sparta

Marco Overbeek, 'The Topography of Ancient Sparta', Doctoraalscriptie, Universiteit van Amsterdam, 1993

I have scanned this master's dissertation as a service to Spartaphiles from my own copy, given by... more I have scanned this master's dissertation as a service to Spartaphiles from my own copy, given by the author in the 1990s. It is in principle in the public domain, as I understand it; but appears impossible to trace anywhere, even from the U. of Amsterdam. I have tried to contact Mr Overbeek but have not managed it so far. I'd be glad to hear from him and hope he does not object to my sharing his work.
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Ὁ ἑλληνικὸς κόσμος μετὰ τὸν Ἀλέξανδρο: 323–30 π.Χ. 2 vols. (Trans. M. Zachariadou; Athina, 2013)

Pseudo-Skylax's Periplous: The Circumnavigation of the Inhabited World. Text, Translation, and Commentary (Exeter, 2011; reprinting Liverpool, 2017)

"The text of the Periplous or 'circumnavigation' that survives under the name of Skylax of Karyan... more "The text of the Periplous or 'circumnavigation' that survives under the name of Skylax of Karyanda is in fact by an unknown author of the 4th century BC. It describes the coasts of the Mediterranean and Black Sea, naming hundreds of towns with geographical features such as rivers, harbours and mountains. But, argues Graham Shipley, it is not the record of a voyage or a navigational handbook for sailors. It is, rather, the first work of Greek theoretical geography, written in Athens at a time of intellectual ferment and intense speculation about the nature and dimensions of the inhabited world. While other scientists were gathering data about natural science and political systems or making rapid advances in philosophy, rhetorical theory, and cosmology, the unknown author collected data about the structure of the lands bordering the seas known to the Greeks, and compiled sailing distances and times along well-frequented routes. His aim was probably nothing less ambitious than to demonstrate the size of the inhabited world of the Greeks.
This is the first full edition of the Periplous for over 150 years, and includes a newly revised Greek text and specially produced maps along with the first complete English translation.
Interest in ancient geographical writings has never been so strong, yet many of the key texts are inaccessible to those who do not read Greek. With its relatively limited vocabulary and simple, yet varied, syntax, it will provide a useful text for those moving beyond the elementary study of ancient Greek language."

The Exeter Press has been producing the volume to 'Print on Demand', but has now passed its 'Bristol Phoenix Press' list to Liverpool University Press, which plans to reprint the volume in autumn 2014.

Uploaded here are a list of corrigenda to the first and second impressions, and the jacket design for the 2014 reprint (not yet published as at 14/8/14).

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Hellēnizein: A Flexible Structure for Teaching Greek to Archaeologists and Ancient Historians (2nd author with E. Parisinou). Milton Keynes, 2004; Liverpool, 2008; Leicester, 2015

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The Cambridge Dictionary of Classical Civilization (ed. with J. Vanderspoel, D. Mattingly, L. Foxhall; Cambridge, 2006)

Continuity and Change in a Greek Rural Landscape: The Laconia Survey, i: Methodology and Interpretation (4th author with W. Cavanagh, J. Crouwel, R. W. V. Catling; London, 2002)

El mundo griego después de Alejandro 323–30 a.C. (Trans. M. Chocano; Barcelona, 2001)