Munn (M.) The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia. A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion. Pp. xxii + 452, ills, maps. Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press, 2006. Cased, £32.50, US$49.95. ISBN: 978-0-520-24349-

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Munn (M.) The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia. A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion. Pp. xxii + 452, ills, maps. Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press, 2006. Cased, £32.50, US$49.95. ISBN: 978-0-520-24349- [Book Review]

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