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Cover illustration: “Ammonius son of Achilles, Persian, aged about 35, medium height, honey-coloured (skin), wavy hair, long face, balding, a scar on his right temple, pierced right ear (
– P. Grenf. 2.15 (139 BC)
Digital painting by Ella Karev (2024)
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ISSN 2352-7501
ISBN 978-90-04-54480-2 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-71312-3 (e-book)
DOI 10.1163/9789004713123
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