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- ↑ Meiggs, Russell; Hornblower, Simon (July 30, 2015), "Delian League", Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics, doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.2074, ISBN 978-0-19-938113-5 , retrieved September 8, 2023
- ↑ Favorini, Attilio (2003). "History, Collective Memory, and Aeschylus' "The Persians"". Theatre Journal. 55 (1): 99–111. ISSN 0192-2882.