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	Gekroonde goden. Hellenistische vorsten van Alexander tot Kleopatra really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Courts and Elites in the Hellenistic Empires: The Near East After the Achaemenids, c. 330 to 30 BCE 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Courts and Elites in the Hellenistic Empires: The Near East After the Achaemenids, c. 330 to 30 BCE it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Persianism in Antiquity by Rolf Strootman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Miguel John Versluys (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Empires of the Sea: Maritime Power Networks in World History by Rolf Strootman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Roy van Wijk (Editor), Floris van den Eijnde (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Birdcage of the Muses: Patronage of the Arts and Sciences at the Ptolemaic Imperial Court, 305-222 BCE it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Persianism in Antiquity (Oriens et Occidens Book 25) by Rolf Strootman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Miguel John Versluys (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Bedside Companion to Folklore & Magic

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Zauber der Stille

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“You ask me where I am from: I am from many places yet can recall them only vaguely.”
― Adrian Cole, Oblivion Hand

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“Ich wohne in meinem eignen Haus
Hab Niemandem nie nichts nachgemacht
Und – lachte noch jeden Meister aus
Der nicht sich selber ausgelacht.”
― Nietzsche

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