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... Middle Ages . In this vast composition Otto laid practically all the historical sources known to the Middle Ages under contribution . Book I begins with the Creation and extends to the founding of Rome , with traditional emphasis upon ...
... Middle Ages . In this vast composition Otto laid practically all the historical sources known to the Middle Ages under contribution . Book I begins with the Creation and extends to the founding of Rome , with traditional emphasis upon ...
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... middle of the eighth century a great Persian noble named Abdallah went over to Islam and translated this work into Arabic . It opened the eyes of the Arabs to the long and great history of the country which they had conquered , and ...
... middle of the eighth century a great Persian noble named Abdallah went over to Islam and translated this work into Arabic . It opened the eyes of the Arabs to the long and great history of the country which they had conquered , and ...
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... middle classes in the cities during the last few centuries of the middle ages , literature , in particular owing to the participation of the middle classes , became nationalized to an extent , and in a direction , that had formerly ...
... middle classes in the cities during the last few centuries of the middle ages , literature , in particular owing to the participation of the middle classes , became nationalized to an extent , and in a direction , that had formerly ...
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CHAPTER PAGE I THE ANCIENT ORIENT | 3 |
ANCIENT GREEK HISTORIOGRAPHY | 21 |
THE ALEXANDRIAN AND POSTALEXANDRIAN EPOCH | 41 |
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