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May 2022
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En los años en que Roma se convertía en la capital de un imperio, la vida en la ciudad se desarrollaba a un ritmo frenético y a cada momento ocurrían cosas relevantes para el devenir del Estado. El medio más eficaz de información eran las cartas, pero pronto estas quedaron obsoletas y, en su lugar y de la mano de Julio César, aparecieron las Actas. Puedes es ... Show More
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