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... ancient Mediterranean world and an invaluable aid to the study of Classical literature and ancient religions . More than 2,500 papyrus copies of Greek and Roman literary works have been discovered ; many of these works were previ- ously ...
... ancient Mediterranean world and an invaluable aid to the study of Classical literature and ancient religions . More than 2,500 papyrus copies of Greek and Roman literary works have been discovered ; many of these works were previ- ously ...
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... ancient Greeks . It was this dis- covery that caused him to believe that history Petrie , detail of an oil painting by G.F. Watts ; in the National Portrait Gallery , London By courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery , London could be ...
... ancient Greeks . It was this dis- covery that caused him to believe that history Petrie , detail of an oil painting by G.F. Watts ; in the National Portrait Gallery , London By courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery , London could be ...
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... ancient Persia and its rulers . With other scholars he succeeded in deciphering the Mesopotamian cuneiform script by 1857. The way to understanding ancient Babylonia and Assyria and much of biblical history now lay open . Meanwhile ...
... ancient Persia and its rulers . With other scholars he succeeded in deciphering the Mesopotamian cuneiform script by 1857. The way to understanding ancient Babylonia and Assyria and much of biblical history now lay open . Meanwhile ...
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