Brill's New Pauly This link opens in a new windowAuthoritative encyclopedic work on the ancient world covering more than two thousand years of history from the second millennium BC to early medieval Europe. Special emphasis is given to the interaction between Greco-Roman culture on the one hand, and Semitic, Celtic, Germanic, and Slavonic culture, and ancient Judaism, Christianity, and Islam on the other hand. Coverage: 2000 B.C. to early medieval times. Full-Text.