PRIVATE PARTICIPATION IN RULER CULTS: DEDICATIONS TO PHILIP SŌTĒR AND OTHER HELLENISTIC KINGS
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Classical Quarterly
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0009-8388,1471-6844
DOI: 10.1017/s0009838817000532