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- ↑ Macrobius Saturnalia 1.12.16
- ↑ Jörg Rüpke (4 February 2011). The Roman Calendar from Numa to Constantine: Time, History, and the Fasti. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 93–. ISBN 978-1-4443-9652-2.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Nobilior, Marcus Fulvius". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 724.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Nobilior (2)". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology . Vol. 2. p. 1206.
