James Romm is the James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Classics at Bard College. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. His books on the ancient world include "Ghost on the Throne, The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought," "Herodotus "and, as editor, "The Landmark Arrian: The Campaigns of Alexander." "From the Hardcover edition."