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After-Lives 萦回脑际

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Biography Pub Date : 2020-12-10 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198703013.013.46

Nora Goldschmidt

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The Alexander Romance 亚历山大罗曼史

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Biography Pub Date : 2020-12-10 DOI: 10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e113830

Corinne Jouanno

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Popular Biography 受欢迎的传记

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Biography Pub Date : 2020-12-10 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198703013.013.4

Ioannis M. Konstantakos

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Triumphant Lives 得胜的生活

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Biography Pub Date : 2020-12-10 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198703013.013.41

Eric R. Varner

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Holy Men 神圣的男人

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Biography Pub Date : 2020-12-10 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198703013.013.30

Danny Praet

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Jewish Biography 犹太人的传记

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Biography Pub Date : 2020-12-10 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198703013.013.5

J. Geiger

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Biographical Monuments 传记的纪念碑

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Biography Pub Date : 2020-12-10 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198703013.013.38

Elizabeth Frood

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Engraved Lives 刻的生活

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Biography Pub Date : 2020-12-10 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198703013.013.39

Christof Schuler, Florian R. Forster

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Byzantine Biography 拜占庭的传记

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Biography Pub Date : 2020-12-10 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198703013.013.42

Martin Hinterberger

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Xenophon of Athens 雅典的色诺芬

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Biography Pub Date : 2020-12-10 DOI: 10.1163/2214-8647_bnps2_com_0236

Noreen Humble

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