Pompeii: Its History, Buildings, and Antiquities. An Account of the Destruction of the City, with a Full Description of the Remains, and of the Recent Excavations, and Also an Itinerary for VisitorsThomas Henry Dyer G. Bell and sons, 1891 - 587 σελίδες |
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