
Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern
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Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern
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ISBN-13: | 9780691222363 |
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Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
Publication date: | 10/12/2021 |
Series: | The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts , #669 |
Pages: | 392 |
Sales rank: | 38,469 |
Product dimensions: | 9.50(w) x 6.70(h) x 1.60(d) |
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