A Historical Fiction in Vitruvius
โ Scribed by Richard M. Berthold
- Book ID
- 124498323
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 909 KB
- Volume
- 73
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-837X
- DOI
- 10.2307/268991
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