The World of Troy || Homer, the Trojan War, and History
β Scribed by Kurt A. Raaflaub
- Book ID
- 120600770
- Publisher
- Classical Association of the Atlantic States
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 654 KB
- Volume
- 91
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1558-9234
- DOI
- 10.2307/4352106
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