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Herodian of Alexandria his Historie of tvventy Roman Cæsars and emperors (of his time.) Together with the most solemne deification of the Roman emperors and empresses. Interpreted out of the Greeke originall.; History. English
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Herodian.; Maxwell, James, b. 1581.; I. M., fl. 1629.
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