
Corruption in the ancient world
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Comparative History Is Absolutely Essential
I think that a comparative history is absolutely essential to understand not only the past, but also the present. And of course, we cannot transfer completely things that happened in the awith e to our modern wall, but they are amazing parallels. These powers have to do with certain continuity of values, of social codes, that have been transmitted through or time in some countries or others. So there is some er someli continuity thereand many of these authors, for instance, w find them again, of course, transform into something different. For instance, ine in the famous works by adam a mit. There is something there that that continues, and in which we can see reflections. But it
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