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useppe Tiscione, PhD candidates Nikos Maragopoulos, Dimitri Vovolinis and
Gerry Kounadis, as well as Eirini Parasyri, Sylvia Filippaki and Michael Makris
for valuable comments and suggestions. It goes without saying that any errors
or omissions are the sole responsibility of the author.
Warm thanks also to PhD candidate Katerina Lagaria for her outstanding proof-
reading and editing work, and to Mary Orfanou for the Ànal editing of the text.
Last but not least, I would like to express my gratitude to NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI
for hosting my work. The sincere personal interest of Adonis Karatzas, as well
as the extraordinary professionalism shown by Katerina Karamaouna and the
publisher’s staff, once again fully guarantee both the quality and promotion of
the publication at hand.
Athens, 31 March 2015
Professor Christos V. Gortsos