Recommended Reference Databases
- Oxford Classical DictionaryOver 6,700 entries. As well as providing factual information, the Dictionary contains many thematic entries on subjects relevant to the 21st century such as nationalism, race, gender, and ecology. Anthropology and reception have been added as new subject areas, covering topics such as creolization and kinship, as well as dance reception and translation
- 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.
- Digital Loeb Classical Library This link opens in a new window
Access Classical Greek and Latin literature in a fully searchable, growing collection. Coverage: antiquity, contains primary sources. Full text. This purchase was funded in part by the Mary Moser Memorial Library Fund.
- Encyclopedia of Ancient History This link opens in a new windowExplore definitions and explanations of key people, places, and events in the ancient Mediterranean world, including the Near East and Egypt. (This encyclopedia is part of Credo Reference.) Coverage: late Bronze Age through 7th century CE. Full text.
- L'Année Philologique This link opens in a new window
Search for scholarly research on all aspects of Greco-Roman antiquity. This index covers a broad range of subjects, from language and literature to history to archaeology and more. Coverage: 1928 to present. Citations only.
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome This link opens in a new windowAccess an overview of the major cultures of the classical Mediterranean world -- Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman -- and scholarly interpretation of their influence in subsequent centuries. Coverage: the Bronze Age to the 5th century CE. Full text.
Reference Books
The Oxford Classical Dictionary by Call Number: REF DE5 .O9 1996ISBN: 019866172XPublication Date: 1996
The Dictionary of Classical Mythology by Call Number: REF BL715 .G713 1985ISBN: 0631132090Publication Date: 1985-11-01
An Encyclopedia of the History of Classical Archaeology by Call Number: REF DE5 .E5 1995 v.1-2ISBN: 0313220662Publication Date: 1996-11-25
Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition by Call Number: REF DF757 .E53 2000 V. 1-2ISBN: 1579581412Publication Date: 2000
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites by Call Number: Oversized DE59 .P7 1976ISBN: 0691035423Publication Date: 1976-08-21
The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture by Call Number: REF N5610 .G76 2007 v.1-2ISBN: 9780195300826Publication Date: 2007Also available online- Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC)Call Number: REF N7760 .L49 1981 v.1-8ISBN: 3760887511Publication Date: 1981
- Thesaurus Cultus et Rituum Antiquorum byCall Number: REF BL727 .T44 2004 v.1-5ISBN: 0892367873Publication Date: 2006
- Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World byCall Number: Oversized G1033 .B3 2000Publication Date: 2000
- Encyclopedia of Ancient Battles This link opens in a new windowExplore land and sea battle narratives of the classical world, from Archaic Greece in the eighth century BC to the rise of Islam in the seventh century AD. The entries are arranged chronologically and grouped into larger sections of campaigns and wars. Coverage: 8th century BC through the 7th century AD. Full text.
