Histoire ancienne des Egyptiens, des Carthaginois, des Assyriens, des Babyloniens, des Medes et des Perses, des Macedoniens, des Grecs
by Charles Rollin
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Charles Rollin (1661-1741) published his Ancient History between 1730-38 This 6-volume quarto edition predates the author's death by a year While the history of these works cannot be taken at face value and would not hold up to contemporary historiographic standards, what they do offer is a profound example of early 18th-century French academic practices in the study of Ancient civilizations, revealing more about scholar-author Rollin and his perspective on both the Classical period and his methodologies in regards to the study of history
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- Histoire ancienne des Egyptiens, des Carthaginois, des Assyriens, des Babyloniens, des Medes et des Perses, des Macedoniens, des Grecs
- Author
- Charles Rollin
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- Leather bound
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- Used
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- 1
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- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1740
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- 0.00 lbs
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- Antieke en zeldzame boeken; Antiquarische Boeken;
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