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Book Title: Greek Biography And Panegyric In Late Antiquity
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.1in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Philip Rousseau
Publication Name: Greek Biography and Panegyric in Late Antiquity
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 2000
Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 300 Pages
