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- ↑ Richard Jenkyns (1992). The Legacy of Rome: A New Appraisal. Oxford University Press. pp. 298–. ISBN 978-0-19-821917-0.
- 1 2 L. Richardson, jr (1 October 1992). A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome . JHU Press. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-0-8018-4300-6.
- ↑ Samuel Ball Platner (21 May 2015). A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. Cambridge University Press. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-1-108-08324-9.
- ↑ Thomas F. X. Noble (25 February 2012). Images, Iconoclasm, and the Carolingians. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 138–. ISBN 0-8122-0296-1.
- ↑ Tyler Lansford (14 January 2011). The Latin Inscriptions of Rome: A Walking Guide. JHU Press. pp. 505–. ISBN 978-1-4214-0325-0.