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Roman republican history in imperial rhetorical exercises
Roman republican history in imperial rhetorical exercises. / van der Blom, Henriette.
Historical Consciousness and the Use of the Past in the Ancient World. ed. / John Baines; Samuel Chen; Henriette van der Blom; Tim Rood. Equinox Publishing, 2019. p. 359-375.
van der Blom, H 2019, Roman republican history in imperial rhetorical exercises. in J Baines, S Chen, H van der Blom & T Rood (eds), Historical Consciousness and the Use of the Past in the Ancient World. Equinox Publishing, pp. 359-375. https://doi.org/10.1558/equinox.33740
van der Blom, H. (2019). Roman republican history in imperial rhetorical exercises. In J. Baines, S. Chen, H. van der Blom, & T. Rood (Eds.), Historical Consciousness and the Use of the Past in the Ancient World (pp. 359-375). Equinox Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1558/equinox.33740
van der Blom H. Roman republican history in imperial rhetorical exercises. In Baines J, Chen S, van der Blom H, Rood T, editors, Historical Consciousness and the Use of the Past in the Ancient World. Equinox Publishing. 2019. p. 359-375 https://doi.org/10.1558/equinox.33740
van der Blom, Henriette. / Roman republican history in imperial rhetorical exercises. Historical Consciousness and the Use of the Past in the Ancient World. editor / John Baines ; Samuel Chen ; Henriette van der Blom ; Tim Rood. Equinox Publishing, 2019. pp. 359-375
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