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History of Rome

work by Niebuhr

Also known as: “Römische Geschichte”

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In Barthold Georg Niebuhr
(1811–32; History of Rome) marked an era in the study of its special subject and had a momentous influence on the general conception of history. Although Niebuhr made particular contributions of value to learning (e.g., his study of social and agrarian problems), some of his theories…
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