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- ↑ Sandbach, F. H. (1939). "Rhythm and Authenticity in Plutarch's Moralia". The Classical Quarterly. 33.
- ↑ Pseudo-Plutarch. The Parallela Minora (Parallela Graeca et Romana). republished online from Vol. IV of the Loeb Classical Library edition, 1936. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
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