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- ↑ Breasted, op.cit., §81
- ↑ Breasted, op.cit., §476
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- ↑ "Ancient Egyptian Joint Operations in the Lebanon under Thutmose III (1451-1438 BCE)" in Semaphore, Newsletter of the Sea Power Centre - Australia, issue 16, August 2006 p.2
- ↑ https://www.thebyzantinelegacy.com/theodosius-obelisk