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References
- ↑ Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 5.15
- ↑ Orosius, Seven Books of History Against the Pagans 6.9 Archived August 11, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Bede, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum 1.2
- ↑ Geoffrey of Monmouth, Historia Regum Britanniae 4.3
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