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Late antiquity : a guide to the postclassical world

by G. W. Bowersock, P. Brown, Oleg Grabar

This guide details the history and culture of late antiquity from the third to eighth centuries, encompassing Roman, Byzantine, Sassanian, and early Islamic civilisations. It features eleven essays and over 500 encyclopaedic entries.

Accession 890 ISBN 0674511735 Publisher Belknap
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