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Book Title: Asylia: Territorial Inviolability In The Hellenistic World V...
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 1.9in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Kent J. Rigsby
Publication Name: Asylia : Territorial Inviolability in the Hellenistic World
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society Ser.
Publication Year: 1997
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 40.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 660 Pages
