title: Official Guide to Artifacts of Ancient Civilizations, 1st edition
author: Alex G. Malloy
description: The idea of being able to own an artifact from ancient Greece or Rome is still mind-blowing to me, even after seeing the evidence in this book. And for what seems like very little money, too. The book takes me back to high-school biology class, when the teacher explained to us that particles of matter that existed in the time of Julius Caeser still exist today -- in fact, he said, atoms of our body might have existed in Caesar's body -- "or, in your case, Cleopatra," he added, turning to me. I'll settle for some of Cleo's stuff!<br /><br />-- Randy Ladenheim-Gil, Editor, House of Collectibles
zlib_text: TRADE BETWEEN MACAU AND SOUTHEAST ASIA IN MING TIMES: A SURVEY
  Author(s): Roderich Ptak
  Source: Monumenta Serica, Vol. 54 (2006), pp. 465-489
  Published by: Monumenta Serica Institute
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