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Image: Hawara Papyrus 24, with line of Virgil's Aeneid repeated 7 times, Book 2, line 601. Recto. Latin language. 1st century CE. From Hawara, Egypt. On display at the British Museum in London

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Description: Hawara Papyrus 24, with a line of Virgil's Aeneid (repeated 7 times). Book 2, line 601. Recto. Latin language. 1st century CE. From Hawara, Egypt. The text reads "It is not the hated face of Spartan Hellen...". On display at the British Museum in London. This is probably a writing exercise and is one of the 2 earliest surviving manuscripts of Virgil. Lent by the University College, London. P. Hawara 24.
Title: Hawara Papyrus 24, with line of Virgil's Aeneid repeated 7 times, Book 2, line 601. Recto. Latin language. 1st century CE. From Hawara, Egypt. On display at the British Museum in London
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