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Book Title: History of Herodotus
Item Length: 11in.
Item Height: 0.5in.
Item Width: 8.5in.
Author: Herodotus
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Ancient / Greece
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: History
Item Weight: 24.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 236 Pages
