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- ↑ Goldsworthy, Adrian (2004). In the Name of Rome: The Men Who Won the Roman Empire. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p. 89.
- ↑ Ó hÓgáin, Dáithí (2002). The Celts: A History. Boydell Press. p. 115.
- ↑ Boederman, John (2002). The Cambridge Ancient History. Cambridge University Press. p. 510.