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... whole responsibility for the Jewish revolt upon a few fanatics so that the Jewish people as a whole might seem blameless . He also was capable of claiming to be copying from official documents when it is evident that he was not doing so ...
... whole responsibility for the Jewish revolt upon a few fanatics so that the Jewish people as a whole might seem blameless . He also was capable of claiming to be copying from official documents when it is evident that he was not doing so ...
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... whole history of England , political , ecclesiastical and social , throughout the twelfth century . Such a commentary , written at such a time and by such a man , is for later students above all price . The one short chapter in which ...
... whole history of England , political , ecclesiastical and social , throughout the twelfth century . Such a commentary , written at such a time and by such a man , is for later students above all price . The one short chapter in which ...
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... whole financial business of the country was transacted , and as the whole admin- istration of justice , and even the military organisation , was dependent upon the fiscal officers , the whole framework of society may be said to have ...
... whole financial business of the country was transacted , and as the whole admin- istration of justice , and even the military organisation , was dependent upon the fiscal officers , the whole framework of society may be said to have ...
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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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