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Edited by Roger S. Bagnall, Kai Brodersen, Craige B. Champion, Andrew Erskine, and Sabine R. Huebner

Edited by

Bagnall, Brodersen, Champion,

Erskine, and Huebner

The Encyclopedia of Ancient History is the definitive print and electronic

resource for the study of the history of the ancient world. Arranged

in A–Z format and featuring over 5,000 entries ranging from 250 to

5,000 words, this ambitious 13-volume reference work covers the entire

Mediterranean world – including the Near East and Egypt – and spans the

late Bronze Age through the seventh century CE. The text is enhanced

by hundreds of photographs, figures, and maps.

Written and edited by an internationally diverse team of editors and

contributors, The Encyclopedia of Ancient History offers readers at all levels

an invaluable research tool, unrivalled in scope and scholarship.

Online edition available on Wiley Online Library at

www.encyclopediaancienthistory.com

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