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THE
CHIEF PERIODS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY
_FREEMAN_
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THE
CHIEF PERIODS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY
SIX LECTURES
READ IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
IN TRINITY TERM, 1885
_WITH AN ESSAY_
ON
GREEK CITIES UNDER ROMAN RULE
BY
EDWARD A. FREEMAN, M.A., HON. D.C.L. & LL.D.
REGIUS PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY
FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE
HONORARY FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE
London
MACMILLAN AND CO.
AND NEW YORK
1886
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