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| Title | The Germany and Agricola of Tacitus, construed literally by dr. [J.A.] Giles Key to the classics |
| Author | Publius Cornelius Tacitus |
| Translated by | John Allen Giles |
| Published | 1858 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 19 Sep 2006 |
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