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Part II - The Technological Body

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2023

Edited by
Maria Gerolemou  and
George Kazantzidis
Maria Gerolemou
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Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington
George Kazantzidis
Affiliation:
University of Patras, Greece
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Body and Machine in Classical Antiquity , pp. 105 - 178
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Print publication year: 2023

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