Dr. Andrew Stewart, Berkeley, for his revelation on the origin of the Krater's casting in Sybaris.
Dott.ssa Silvana Luppino, archaeologist and Director of the Museo Nazionale, Sibari, Calabria, friend and guide at the sites of ancient Sybaris and Paestum, ancient Poseidonia of the Sybarites.
Professor Michael Vickers. the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, for the use of the drawings of the Krater from Artful Crafts, Vickers and Gill, Oxford University Press 1994.
Bruno Chaume, archeologist, discoverer of le Palais de la Dame de Vix for a personal tour of the site of the ancient Celtic palace on Mont Lassois.
Elizabeth Locke, designer of the Byzantine coin earrings, and who later inscribed my lost earring with the date of its retrieval from the Grand Canal.
With grateful thanks and appreciation to my friend Robin Tait, who, on our wine buying trip in 1994, happily agreed to the detour that led us to the wondrous Krater of Vix.
Hutton Wilkinson, dear friend of many years for his enthusiasm and encouragement.
Professor Manfred Kuhnert, always generous with his time, and for his dramatic and artistic insights.
Matthew White, friend and neighbor to whom I told Bianca's story even before I began to write it.
Georgiana Erskine, another first reader of the Realms of Gold, for her enthusiasm.
Warren Dennis, Kathy Offenhauser, Sassy Johnson, always ready to listen and suggest.
Fred Iberri, computer expert, for helping me in so many ways, and always by my side whenever there was a cyber emergency.
Chi-Li Wong, who brought my novel into the blogosphere: [email protected].
Brett Battles, for his beautiful formatting for electronic publishing.
Anjelica Casas, organizer of my historical library and files.
To Dennis, my devoted (and patient) husband) who listened to all the twists and turns of the story as it was being woven in my head; Francesca, my daughter, a born writer and gifted novelist, for her writer's sensibility and loving support; Dennis, my son, of HBDesign, Singapore, for the striking cover of Realms of Gold; my dear sister, Eileen Olivieri Cassella, always there for me.
And to my beloved daughter Michaela, our "Cada," now in the Otherworld, for her extensive historical research at the Boston Public Library.
Table of Contents
For my daughter,
Much have I traveled in the realms of gold, and many goodly states and kingdoms seen.
Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
Book V
Book VI
Book VII
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Table of Contents
For my daughter,
Much have I traveled in the realms of gold, and many goodly states and kingdoms seen.
Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
Book V
Book VI
Book VII
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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