A History of Egypt Under the Ptolemaic DynastyMethuen & Company, 1899 - 261 pages |
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A History of Egypt Under the Ptolemaic Dynasty, Volume 4 John Pentland Mahaffy Affichage du livre entier - 1899 |
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