Classical Culture and the Idea of Rome in Eighteenth-Century England

Classical Culture and the Idea of Rome in Eighteenth-Century England
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0521584906
ISBN-13 : 9780521584906
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