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Escapism for lovers of Ridley Scott's Gladiator - W. Scheidel 2019. Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Pp. xviii + 670, figs. 69, tables 5. ISBN 978-0-69-117218-7.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2021

Richard Hodges
Richard Hodges*
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The American University of Rome
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Journal of Roman Archaeology , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , June 2021 , pp. 408 - 416
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