On Plato’s Timaeus

Calcidius

Edited and translated by John Magee

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$35.00 • £28.95 • €31.50

ISBN 9780674599178

Publication Date: 04/30/2016

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800 pages

5-1/4 x 8 inches

23 line illustrations

Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library

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John Magee is Professor of Classics and Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.

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