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Roger II and the creation of the Kingdom of Sicily

Roger II and the creation of the Kingdom of Sicily

Roger II and the Creation of the Kingdom of Sicily

Graham Loud

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Editorial:
Manchester University Press (P648)
Año de edición:
2012
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Estudios literarios: clásicos, primitivos y medievales
ISBN:
9780719082023
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This student-friendly volume brings together English translations of the main narrative sources, and a small number of other relevant documents, for the reign of Roger II, the founder of the kingdom of Sicily.

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