Bibliophile and Barbarian in Ancient Rome
โ Scribed by Eva Matthews Sanford
- Book ID
- 124369145
- Publisher
- Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Inc.
- Year
- 1948
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 362 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-8353
- DOI
- 10.2307/3292978
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