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The Penguin atlas of ancient history

by Colin McEvedy, John Woodcock

A chronological atlas tracing the movements of peoples across Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Near East from 50,000 BC to the fourth century AD. Maps and text document the migrations of civilisations such as the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.

Accession 256 ISBN 0140708324 Publisher Penguin
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