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Electronic Reference Books
Oxford Reference Online: Classics
Here's a great place to find an overview of a subject, or to check a fact. This online, searchable collection of high-quality reference books from Oxford University Press includes titles like The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization and Who's Who in the Classical World.
Reference Books
The following is a selected list of reference books that deal with the civilization and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. See the Reference Librarian for other library materials that cover topics related to the ancient world.
Mythology, Legends, Gods and Goddesses
Cassell Dictionary of Classical Mythology.
REF BL715 .M37 1998
The Dictionary of Classical Mythology.
REF BL715 .G713 1986
A Dictionary of World Mythology.
(via Oxford Reference Online)
Goddesses in World Mythology.
REF BL473.5 .A66 1993
Gods and Mortals in Classical Mythology.
REF BL715 G67G
Illustrated Dictionary of Mythology: Heroes, Heroines, Gods, and Goddesses from
Around the World.
REF BL303 .W55 1998
The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & Legends.
REF BL303 .C67 1989
Mythology, an Illustrated Encyclopedia.
REF BL311 .M95 1980
Myths and Legends of the World
REF BL311.M97 2000
Room's Classical Dictionary : The Origins of the Names of Characters in Classical
Mythology.
REF BL727 .R58 1983
Women of Classical Mythology : A Biographical Dictionary.
REF BL715 .B445 1993
The Classical World
Atlas of Classical History
REF G 1033 .A833 1985b
Atlas of the Classical World.
REF DE29 .H512 1960
Atlas of the Greek and Roman World in Antiquity.
REF G1033 .A84 1981
Atlas of the Roman World.
REF DG77 .C597 1982
Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman Women
REF HQ1136.L54 2000
A Dictionary of Pictorial Subjects from Classical Literature: A Guide to Their Identification in Works of Art.
REF N7760 .P68 1983
Guide to the identification and appreciation of works of visual art based on Greek and Roman myth and legend.
A Dictionary of Roman and Greek Antiquities.
REF DE5 .R37 1901
Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World.
REF HQ1127.S25 2001
Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Classical World.
REF DE5 .I55
The Oxford Classical Dictionary.
REF DE5 .O9 1996
The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1900.
REF NX650.M9 R45 1993
Place-Names in Classical Mythology : Greece.
REF DF16 .B45 1989
The Praeger Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Civilization.
REF DF16 .D513 1967c
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites.
REF DE59 .P7 1976
Who Was Who in the Greek World.
REF DF208 .W48 1982
Classical Literature
Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities.
REF DE5 .P36 1896
Crowell's Handbook of Classical Literature.
REF PA31 .F4
Greek and Latin Authors, 800 B.C.-A.D. 1000.
REF PA31 .G7
The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature.
REF DE5 .H34 1969
The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature.
REF PA31 .H69 1989
Concise Dictionary of Greek Literature.
REF PA31 M31C
Dictionary of Latin Literature.
REF PA31 M31D
Ancient Writers : Greece and Rome.
REF PA3002 .A5 1982
Crowell's Handbook of Classical Drama.
REF PA3024 .H35
Dictionary of Literary Biography.
REF PS21 .D5 v.176 Ancient Greek authors.
v.211 Ancient Roman authors.
Classical Philosophy
Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy
REF B163 .E53 1997
Greek Philosophical Terms
REF B49 .P4G
Oxford Companion to Philosophy
REF B54 .O94 1995
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
REF B51 .R68 1998
World Philosophy
REF B29 .W68 1982
Classical Dictionaries
A selection of Greek and Latin dictionaries can be found in the reference collection in the following area: REF PA445-PA2365
Books
Browsing
Browse for books that have the following call numbers.
B108-708 - Philosophy
BL700-820 - Classical Mythology
DE - History of the Greco-Roman World
PA201-899 - Greek Philology and Language
PA2001-2915 - Latin Philology and Language
PA3000-3049 - Classical Literature
PA3050-4505 - Greek Literature
PA6000-6971 - Roman Literature
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Indexes to Journal Articles |
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- Academic Search Premier
- Includes articles from a number of academic journals across all disciplines, including classical studies journals.
- MLA Bibliography
- Covers literature, language, linguistics, and folklore in journals, series, monographs, working papers, proceedings, bibliographies, etc. International in scope.
- Philosopher's Index
- An index to books and journals in philosophy and related areas, including ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, logic, etc. Includes links to selected full text articles.
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World Wide Web Resources
Just a note on using the Internet: The Web is a good place to find information. However, it is also a risky place to find information. When you use any resource from the Web, make sure you have evaluated the author. Ask yourself, "Who wrote this page? What kind of expertise or authority does this person have to write this page?" Without these questions you may use information from the web that is incorrect, invalid, unedited, or misleading. Below are a few links on history topics that have already been checked for authority.
Classical Mythology
Bullfinch's Mythology
Classical Myth: the Ancient Sources
Encyclopedia Mythica
Mythography: Exploring Greek, Roman and Celtic Mythology and Art
Myths and Legends
The Classical World
Ancient World Web
Diotima: Women & Gender in the Ancient World
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
Parthenon Graphics
Perseus Digital Library
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Classical Literature
Internet Classics Archives
Classical Philosophy
Greek Philosophy Archive
Greek Philosophy: Hellenistic
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Classical Dictionaries
Greek Grammar
Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid
Latin Grammar
Let's Review Greek Grammar