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About the Author
COLIN WELLS has studied with eminent Byzantinist Speros Vryonis Jr. at UCLA and holds an MA in Greats (Greek and Latin language and literature) from Oxford University. He has written numerous articles on world history and culture for over a decade. He lives in upstate New York.
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