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CONTENTS

Maps of the East Mediterranean & Arabia 6

Timeline 7

Part I A moment in time

Epitaph An incident on Partridge Island 9

Part II A story of my life 1 In the beginning 15

2 Complexities of the empire 31

3 Going to sea 47

4 Service in Cyprus 59

5 Into the light 72

6 The eternal Nile 90

7 Through the mountains 108

8 Journey to Berenike 126

9 A voice from the past 145

10 Cruising the Erythraean Sea 163

11 Into the frankincense mountains 180

12 Through the deserts of Arabia 200

13 The rock city of Reqem 218

14 Crisis in Philadelphia 235

15 To the Holy City 252

16 Life in Judaea 270

17 Return to Lycia 289

18 Home in Patara 306

19 Bishop of Myra 323

20 The Council of Nicaea 341

Part III Looking for Nicholas

21 The writings: Reading about Nicholas 356

22 The archaeology: Digging up Santa 369

References, glossary of place names & acknowledgements 389