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| Author | : Gillian Clark |
| File Size | : 47,9 Mb |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 24 February 2011 |
| ISBN | : 9780199546206 |
| Pages | : 153 pages |
Sheds light on the concept of late antiquity and the events of its time, showing that this was in fact a period of great transformation
Sheds light on the concept of late antiquity and the events of its time, showing that this was in fact a period of great transformation
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