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- ↑ Smith, William (1870), "Potitus, P. Afranius", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology , vol. 3, Boston, p. 514, ISBN 1-84511-002-1
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- ↑ Suetonius, Caligula 27
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Potitus, P. Afranius". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology .
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