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[b] Edward Gibbon, op. cit.
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[d] George Finlay, op. cit.
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[f] Procopius, Ἱστορία (Books of the Wars).
[g] Procopius, Κτίσματα (The Edifices of Justinian).
[h] Joannes Malalas, Χρονογραφία.
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