This volume ‘derives its inspiration from’ papers presented at a 2014 conference in Delphi, with the addition of Mark Beck’s chapter. The thirty-one contributors have a reasonable geographical spread and a mix of women and men, and the contributions are spread across Lives and Moralia, with a noticeable Delphic theme (perhaps attributable to the location of the conference). Space and time are the common threads through the book, but some of the chapters interpret space or time rather generously, and a methodological problem arises when the contributors do not agree on the difference, if there is one, between ‘space’ and ‘place.’ However, the ‘and language’ part of the title is also well represented. A preface indicates directions for further study and an introduction by the editors summarises contributions and describes the position of the book within the ‘spatial turn’ in the study of ancient Greek and Latin literature (p.2). The book includes theoretical approaches but is more focused on philological approaches. It is collected into nine sections of two to four short (about ten pages or shorter) chapters each; the introduction and most papers are in English with some in French, Italian, and Spanish. The volume is nicely produced with few typographical errors.