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Book Title: Simplicius: On Epictetus Handbook 27-53
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: TAD Brennan, Charles Brittain
Publication Name: Simplicius: ON Epictetus Handbook 27-53
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication Year: 2014
Series: Ancient Commentators ON Aristotle Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
