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- ↑ Brzezinski, Richard; Mielczarek, Mariusz; Embleton, Gerry (2002). The Sarmatians, 600 BC-AD 450. United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 1-84176-485-X.
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