Some studies in Athenian politics in the fifth century B.C.

by Donald W. Knight

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Published 1970 by F. Steiner in Wiesbaden .
Written in

Places:

• Athens (Greece)
Subjects:

• Athens (Greece) -- Politics and government.

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Statement	by Donald W. Knight.
Series	Historia; Zeitschrift für alte Geschichte. Einzelschriften, Heft 13, Historia (Wiesbaden, Germany)., Heft 13
Classifications
LC Classifications	DF277 .K56
The Physical Object
Pagination	44 p.
Number of Pages	44
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL5518339M
LC Control Number	73537516

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