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References
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- ↑ Hill, H. (1948). "The So-Called Lex Aufeia (Gellius xi. 10)". The Classical Review. 62 (3–4): 112–113. doi:10.1017/S0009840X00091496. S2CID 163233908.
- ↑ Magie, David (14 March 2017). Roman Rule in Asia Minor, Volume 2 (Notes): To the End of the Third Century After Christ. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400887743.
- ↑ Gruen, Erich S. (25 September 1986). The Hellenistic World and the Coming of Rome. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520057371.