The late
Claude Orrieux's was Professor at the University of Caen. His previous publications include
Judaism-Hellenism (1986) and
Investigations on the Hellenistic Armies (1987).
Pauline Schmitt-Pantel's is Professor at the University of Picardie Jules Verne. Her previous publications in English include A History of Women in the West: From Ancient Goddesses to Christian Saints (editor, 1992) and Religion in the Ancient Greek City (co-author, 1993).