The great documents of Western civilization103 selected documents illustrating the history of Western man, from the correspondence between Pliny and Trajan in A. D. 112, to the U. N. Charter in 1945. |
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Contents
Correspondence between Pliny and Trajan 112 | 9 |
Emperor Galerius Edict of Toleration 311 | 13 |
Edicts from the Theodosian Code beginning 312 | 14 |
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| Title | The great documents of Western civilization |
| Author | Milton Viorst |
| Publisher | Chilton Books, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Nov 12, 2010 |
| Length | 388 pages |
| Subjects | › Civilization, Western History / Civilization |
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