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History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective
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The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt
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The King and Kingship in Achaemenid Art. Essays in the Creation of an Iconography of Empire. (Textes et Memoires, Tome IX).
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A New History of India
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On Sparta
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Charlemagne: Father of a Continent
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Sparta
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Daily Life in the World of Charlemagne
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Charlemagne: Empire and society
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Confucius
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Journal of Field Archaeology Vol. 26, No. 2, Summer 1999
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Presocratics: Natural Philosophers before Socrates 3.94 avg rating β€” 68 ratings
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World Religions: From Ancient History to the Present
World Religions: From Ancient History to the Present 3.55 avg rating β€” 164 ratings
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The Buddhist Religion: A Historical Introduction, 3rd Edition 3.38 avg rating β€” 52 ratings
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The World of Achaemenid Persia: History, Art and Society in Iran and the Ancient Near East
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The Greco-Persian Wars
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The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Pericles
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The Parthenon
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The Architecture of Ancient Greece: An Account of Its Historic Development
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A Companion to Plato (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy, Vol. 36)
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