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aware of the threat weighing on a humanity too forgetful of itself

Like Edward William Lane's Description of Egypt or Manners and Customs of Modern Egyptians

the author addresses the study of beliefs and draws general conclusions

it sheds light on the diversity of the professional careers of the "men of art" active during the period in question

Aureus. Le pouvoir de l'or/The Power of Gold. Scripta Antiqua 171. Catalogue sans en pouvoir sauver unThis book presents the emergence of the first unitary gold coinage in Western Europe: Roman gold coinage, the culmination of a centuries old tradition. Through the physicochemical analysis of nearly 1,000 gold coins and jewelry from heritage collections, using an interdisciplinary approach, AVREVS describes the transfers of gold stocks and the issues relating to gold in the West (4th century BC 69 AD). The AVREVS volume takes a fresh look at the