Book Reviews: Szymon Olszaniec, Prefektura praetorio Italii, Illyrikum i Afryki (312–425 n.e.) [Pretorian Præfecture of Italy, Illyricum and Africa (312–425 A. D.)], Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika, Toruń 2014, pp. 323.
Journal Title: Studia Ceranea. Journal of the Waldemar Ceran Research Centre for the History and Culture of the Mediterranean Area and South-East Europe - Year 2015, Vol 5, Issue
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Łukasz Pigoński
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