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Digital athenaeus a digital edition of the deipnosophists of. International journal of moral and social studies 8. Marcus, and administered the greek as well as the national rites of rome. The national endowment for the humanities provided support for entering this text. In addition to its main focuses, the text offers an unusually clear portrait of homosexuality in late hellenism. Books xiixiii holds a wealth of information for studies of. The deipnosophistae is an early 3rdcentury ad greek work by the grecoegyptian author. The deipnosophistae was originally in fifteen books.
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