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thyrsus: References & Edit History

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Dutta Promeet

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Added new Web site: John Murray - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities - Thyrsus.	Dutta Promeet	Mar 26, 2009
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998