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A37779 The Roman history from the building of the city to the perfect settlement of the empire by Augustus Caesar containing the space of 727 years : design'd as well for the understanding of the Roman authors as the Roman affairs / by Laurence Echard ... Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730. 1696 (1696) Wing E152; ESTC R34428 311,501 532

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