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The Legacy of Greece

by R. W. Livingstone (Editor)

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"This book ... aims at giving some idea of what the world owes to Greece in various realms of the spirit and the intellect, and of what it can still learn from her"--Preface.

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Languages: English, French
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ISBNs: 12
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Published: 1921
Genres: Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Art & Design, Science & Nature
DDC/MDS: 938
LCC: DF77 .L6

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