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Becoming Gold: Zosimos Of Panopolis And The Alchemical Arts In Roman Egypt

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Book Title: Becoming Gold : Zosimos of Panopolis and the Alchemical Arts in Roman Egypt

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.8in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Shannon Grimes

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Ancient / Egypt, Gnosticism

Publisher: Rubedo Press

Publication Year: 2018

Genre: Religion, History

Item Weight: 18.6 Oz

Number of Pages: 290 Pages

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