Kennedy's translation is clear, fluent, and accurate. In the notes he alerts the reader when he is attempting to render a difficult or ambiguous passage. For the Greek text facing the English translation, Kennedy reproduced with only modest changes the long available critical editions of Odysseas Lampsides published in the journal Archeion Pontou in 1958 (Panaretos) and 1984 (Bessarion).

Scott Kennedy. Two Works on Trebizond. Michael Panaretos. Bessarion. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library 52. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2019.

From Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR). Review by John Monfasani, The University at Albany, State University of New York