Regula Frei-Stolba (born March 29, 1940, in

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) is a Swiss historian and

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, best known for her books on

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and

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, such as ''Untersuchungen zu den Wahlen in der römischen Kaiserzeit'' (1967), ''La politique édilitaire dans les provinces de l’empire romain IIème – IVème siècles après J.-C.'' (1993), and ''Les inscriptions. Textes, traduction et commentaire'' (1996).

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