Cornell 1995, p. 71. "The 'eclipse' (but not necessarily the disappearance) of the Alban villages at the beginning of the eighth century BC..." Cornell, Tim (1995). The beginnings of Rome. London: Routledge. ISBN0-415-01596-0. OCLC31515793.
Cornell 1995, pp. 71–72. "The three central elements of the legend - colonisation, political hegemony, and the city of Alba Longa itself - are modernising anachronisms and cannot be considered historical". Cornell, Tim (1995). The beginnings of Rome. London: Routledge. ISBN0-415-01596-0. OCLC31515793.
Cornell 1995, p. 299. "down to the consulship of P. Decius Mus (340 BC), the Latins used to meet at the spring of Ferentina to discuss arrangements concerning the command". Cornell, Tim (1995). The beginnings of Rome. London: Routledge. ISBN0-415-01596-0. OCLC31515793.
Cornell 1995, p. 72. The ancient Romans disagreed amongst themselves as to when their city was founded: "Fabius placed it in 748 BC, Cincius in 728, Cato in 751 and Varro in 754". Cornell, Tim (1995). The beginnings of Rome. London: Routledge. ISBN0-415-01596-0. OCLC31515793.