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- ↑ Heckel, Waldemar (2008). Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great: Prosopography of Alexander's Empire. John Wiley & Sons. p. 172. ISBN 9781405154697.
- ↑ "Artaxerxes III Ochus ( 358 BC to 338 BC )" . Retrieved March 2, 2008.
- ↑ Heckel, Waldemar; Tritle, Lawrence A. (2011). Alexander the Great: A New History. John Wiley & Sons. p. 161. ISBN 9781444360158.
