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| Title | A School Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities: Abridged from the Larger Dictionary |
| Authors | William Smith, Charles Anthon |
| Editor | Charles Anthon |
| Publisher | Harper, 1846 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 27 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 373 pages |
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