The Roman Empire

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The Roman Empire. / Bang, Peter Fibiger.

The Oxford World History of Empire, Vol. II: The History of Empires. ed. / Peter Fibiger Bang; C. A. Bayly; Walter Scheidel. New York : Oxford University Press, 2021. p. 241-.

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Harvard

Bang, PF 2021, The Roman Empire. in PF Bang, CA Bayly & W Scheidel (eds), The Oxford World History of Empire, Vol. II: The History of Empires. Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 241-. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197532768.003.0009

APA

Bang, P. F. (2021). The Roman Empire. In P. F. Bang, C. A. Bayly, & W. Scheidel (Eds.), The Oxford World History of Empire, Vol. II: The History of Empires (pp. 241-). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197532768.003.0009

Vancouver

Bang PF. The Roman Empire. In Bang PF, Bayly CA, Scheidel W, editors, The Oxford World History of Empire, Vol. II: The History of Empires. New York: Oxford University Press. 2021. p. 241- https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197532768.003.0009

Author

Bang, Peter Fibiger. / The Roman Empire. The Oxford World History of Empire, Vol. II: The History of Empires. editor / Peter Fibiger Bang ; C. A. Bayly ; Walter Scheidel. New York : Oxford University Press, 2021. pp. 241-

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