The tortoise in Asia /
Based on a popular legend in Gansu, the far western province of China, The Tortoise in Asia recounts the exploits of Marcus, a young Roman centurion schooled in the Greek classics who, after a devastating loss in a battle with the Parthians, is taken prisoner, marched along the Silk Road, and presse...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Bloomington [Indiana] :
Printed and electronic Book orders (worldwide) Indiana University Press, Herman B. Wells Library.
[2015]
New Barnet, Herts, United Kingdom : John Libbey Publishing Ltd, 2016. [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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