A History of the Ancient World
by Chester G. Starr
ISBN: 019503144X
ISBN-13: 9780195031447
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published date: 1983
Edition: 3rd edition
Pages: 742
Publisher's Notes
Traces the origins of civilization from prehistoric times to the fall of the Roman Empire and discusses early culture, government, agriculture, religion, and trade.
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