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- ↑ Suetonius, Julius Caesar 9, 52
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- ↑ Deutsch, Monroe E. (1922). "Notes on Suetonius "Iulius" 52.1". The Classical Journal. Classical Association of the Middle West and South. XVII: 161–162. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ↑ Smith, William (1867). "Actorius Naso, M.". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology . Vol. 1. Boston, MA. p. 17.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Smith, William, ed. (1870). "M. Actorius Naso". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology . Vol. 1. p. 17.
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