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The Anabasis Of Cyrus

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Book Title: Anabasis of Cyrus

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.8in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Xenophon

Format: Perfect

Language: English

Topic: Ancient / General, Military / Ancient, Ancient / Greece, History & Theory, Ancient & Classical

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Publication Year: 2008

Genre: Literary Criticism, History, Political Science

Item Weight: 16 Oz

Number of Pages: 304 Pages

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