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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. The Meditations. Μαρκου Αντωνινου αυτοκρατορος και φιλοσόφος των εἰς ἑαυτόν, βιβλια ιβ = Marci Antonini Imperatoris \u0026 Philosophi, de vita sua Libri XII Graece \u0026 Latine... Accessit Marini Proclus","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarcus Aurelius’s \u003cem\u003eMeditations\u003c\/em\u003e, published in Lyon by Francisci de la Bottiere, 1626. 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