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His alexander trilogy has been translated into 38 languages and published in 62 countries and the film rights have been acquired by universal pictures. Valerio massimo manfredi is an italian historian, archaeologist, and journalist. He has taught at a number of prestigious universities in italy and abroad and has published numerous articles and essays in academic journals and other publications. Further to numerous academic publications, he has published ten works of fiction, including the alexander trilogy, which has been translated into thirtyfour languages in fiftyfive countries. Il tiranno di valerio massimo manfredi, recensione libro. Valerio massimo manfredi presenta teutoburgo in libreria. Manfredi s books have been translated into several languages. The etruscans are notoriously tricky to get a handle on, not least because reading etruscan.
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