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- ↑ Wright, Brian (2016). "Ancient Rome's Daily News Publication With Some Likely Implications for Early Christian Studies". Tyndale Bulletin. 67. doi: 10.53751/001c.29414 . S2CID 239948306 . Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Acta Diurna". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 159.
