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Book Title: Aeschylus: Persians
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: David Rosenbloom
Publication Name: Aeschylus: Persians
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Year: 2007
Series: Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy Ser.
Type: Language Course
Item Weight: 9.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 144 Pages
