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- ↑ Cassell's Latin and English Dictionary, s.v. utilis.
- ↑ CIL X, 6514.
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- ↑ Julius Capitolinus, "The Life of Marcus Aurelius", 29.
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- ↑ CIL VI, 2384.
- ↑ Ferrua, "Nuove Iscrizioni della Via Ostiense", p. 106.