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- ↑ Peter Crawford (2014), "The War of the Three Gods: Romans, Persians and the Rise of Islam", Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1629145129.
- ↑ Hugh N. Kennedy (2007), "The great Arab conquests", Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0306815850.