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- ↑ Book of Jin, vol. 57: "時大將軍閻宇都督巴東，拜憲領軍，為宇副貳。".
- ↑ Xi: "魏之伐蜀，召[閻]宇西還，留宇二千人，令[羅]憲守永安城。" Cited in Chen and Pei , 41.1008
- ↑ Book of Jin, vol. 57: "魏之伐蜀，召宇西還，憲守永安城".
- ↑ Book of Jin, vol. 57: "及成都敗，城中擾動，邊江長吏皆棄城走，憲斬亂者一人，百姓乃安。知劉禪降，乃率所統臨於都亭三日。".
- ↑ Xi: "憲曰：「本朝傾覆，吳為脣齒，不恤我難而徼其利，背盟違約。且漢已亡，吳何得乆，寧能為吳降虜乎！」。" Cited in Chen and Pei , 41.1008
- ↑ Book of Jin, vol. 57: "憲曰：「本朝傾覆，吳為脣齒，不恤我難，而邀其利，吾寧當為降虜乎！」".
- ↑ Xi: "保城繕甲，告誓將士，厲以節義，莫不用命。" Cited in Chen and Pei , 41.1008
- ↑ Book of Jin, vol. 57: "乃歸順。於是繕甲完聚，厲以節義，士皆用命。".
- ↑ Xi: "吳聞鐘[會]、鄧[艾]敗，百城無主，有秉蜀之志，而巴東固守，兵不得過，使步協而西。。憲臨江拒射，不能禦，遣參軍楊宗突圍北出，告急安東將軍陳騫，又送文武印綬、任子詣晉王。協攻城，憲出與戰，大破其軍。" Cited in Chen and Pei , 41.1008–1009
- ↑ Xi: "孫休怒，復遣陸抗等帥衆三萬人增憲之圍。被攻凡六月日而救援不到，城中疾病大半。" Cited in Chen and Pei , 41.1009
- ↑ Xi: "或說憲奔走之計，憲曰：「夫為人主，百姓所仰，危不能安，急而弃之，君子不為也，畢命於此矣。" Cited in Chen and Pei , 41.1009
- ↑ Book of Jin, vol. 57: "或勸南出牂柯，北奔上庸，可以保全。憲曰：「夫為人主，百姓所仰，既不能存，急而棄之，君子不為也。畢命於此矣。」".
- ↑ Chen and Pei, 48.1162: "魏使將軍胡烈步騎二萬侵西陵，以救羅憲，陸抗等引軍退。".
- ↑ Xi: "晉王即委前任，拜憲淩江將軍，封萬年亭侯。 Cited in Chen and Pei , 41.1009
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