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| Title | Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, ed. by W. Smith, Volume 2 Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, ed. by W. Smith, Greek and Roman biography |
| Author | Greek and Roman biography |
| Editor | sir William Smith |
| Published | 1861 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 8 Jun 2006 |
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