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Book Title: Parallel Lives, Parallel Nations Volume One : A Narrative History of Rome and the Jews, Their Relations and Their Worlds (161 BC-135 Ad)
Number of Pages: 510 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Item Height: 1.1 in
Topic: Ancient / Rome
Publication Year: 2015
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 30 oz
Author: John Gilbert
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Book Series: Parallel Lives, Parallel Nations Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback