Annette Giesecke

Annette Giesecke, PhD is a Classicist and Professor at Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. She has written on Epicurean philosophy, the poetry of Homer and Vergil, garden history, and ancient attitudes towards the natural environment. Her books include Classical Mythology A to Z, The Epic CityA Cultural History of Plants (6 vols.), The Good Gardener, and Earth Perfect.  She lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
Jim Tierney is an illustrator and graphic designer living in southeastern Pennsylvania. He illustrated the bestselling 75th-Anniversary Edition of Mythology by Edith Hamilton and Classical Mythology A to Z.
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