John of Epiphania, History, 2 AncientSites.com gives an additional reason for the outbreak of the war: "[The Medians'] contentiousness increased even further ... when Justin did not deem to pay the Medians the five hundred pounds of gold each year previously agreed to under the peace treaties and let the Roman State remain forever a tributary of the Persians." See also, Greatrex (2005), 503–504
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Herodian, Roman History, VI, 2.1–6Lưu trữ 2014-11-05 tại Wayback Machine; Cassius Dio, Roman History, LXXX, 4.1–2 * Dodgeon–Greatrex–Lieu (2002), I, 16
Herodian, Roman History, VI, 5.1–6 * Dodgeon–Greatrex–Lieu (2002), I, 24–28; Frye (1993), 124
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Cassius Dio, Roman History, XLIX, 27–33 * Bivar (1993), 58–65
Cassius Dio, Roman History, LXVIII, 33 * Sicker (2000), 167–168
Herodian, Roman History, VI, 2.1–6Lưu trữ 2014-11-05 tại Wayback Machine; Cassius Dio, Roman History, LXXX, 4.1–2 * Dodgeon–Greatrex–Lieu (2002), I, 16
Bury (1923), XIV.1; Frye (1993), 145; Greatrex-Lieu (2002), II, 37–51
Cassius Dio, Roman History, LXXV, 3.2–3 * Garnsey–Saller (1987), 8
Herodian, Roman History, VI, 2.1–6Lưu trữ 2014-11-05 tại Wayback Machine; Cassius Dio, Roman History, LXXX, 4.1–2 * Dodgeon–Greatrex–Lieu (2002), I, 16
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