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- ↑ Martindale & Jones, pgs. 307-308
- ↑ Michael H. Dodgeon, Samuel N. C. Lieu, The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars (AD 226-363): A Documentary History (1994), pg. 338
- ↑ Barnes, T. D., Christians and Pagans under Constantius in L'Eglise et L'Empire au IV Siecle (1989), pg. 317
- ↑ Martindale and Jones, pg. 308