by André Gerolymatos (Author)

This book examines espionage and intelligence gathering in ancient Greece. The author focuses on proxenoi--honorary ambassadors in Greek city-states--and argues that they also ran intelligence networks and would sometimes work directly against their home polis.

Author Biography

André Gerolymatos (1951-2019) was professor and director of the Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University.