Ready Reference Resources

• Encyclopedias, Atlases, etc.

• Perseus Digital Library
• Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
• De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors

• Bibliographies

• L'Annee Philologique; bibliographie critique et analytique de l'antiquite greco-latine PA 1 A1 A55 REF
  {L'Annee... also available online}
• The Penguin Companion to Classical, Oriental & African literature PA31 .P4 1971 REF
• Catalogus Translationum et Commentariorum : Mediaeval and Renaissance Latin translations and commentaries : annotated lists and guides PA3001 .K85 REF

• Note: There are *many* other Reference books in the library that may be even more helpful - ask a librarian for suggestions.

Location of Books in our Library

• The best way to find a book on your topic is to start with a search in the Library Catalog. Once you've found something of interest, you might also browse the stacks in that particular area. In general...
• Books on classics are found in the Williston (Main) Library stacks on Level 2 (History and Topography of Classical Antiquity, Greece and Italy ) with call numbers starting with DE - DG, also on Level 5 (Classical Languages and Literatures) with call numbers starting with PA.
• Reference books on classics will have the same call numbers ( DE - DG and PA), but reside in the Reference area and can not be signed out.

Scholarly Databases

• L'Annee Philologique
  • A searchable index of 1,500 periodicals as well as 500 articles in collections and conference papers.
• Classics TOC - IN
• The tables of contents of a selection of Classics, Near Eastern Studies, and Religion journals.
• Humanities Abstracts
• Available online from 1984-present
• Earlier volumes available in printed form in periodicals stacks (level 2 1/2)
• Arts & Humanities Citation Index
  • Available online from 1975-present
  • Searchable via ISI Web of Science (select Arts & Humanities section after selecting search method)) for 1975 - present

EJournals

• Anistoriton
• Journal of History, Archaeology and Art History
• Electronic Antiquity
• A online journal from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Classics journals in the Project Muse collection:
  • American Journal of Philology
  • Arethusa
  • Hesperia
  • Transactions of the American Philological Association
• Classics journals (older issues ONLY) in the JSTOR collection:
  • click here for full list

Images

• The Ancient City of Athens: A photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens maintained by Indiana University.
• The Ancient Greek World- Virtual gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
• ArchArt - A collection of Ancient World Art and Archaeology images
• Maecenas: Images of Ancient Greece and Rome

Organizations and Associations

• American Classical League
• American Philological Association
• American Society of Papyrologists
• Archaeological Institute of America
• Center for Hellenic Studies
• Classical Association of New England

Philosophy Meta-websites

• The Ancient World Mapping Center A center sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to facilitating map creation, cartographic research and geographic analysis within the field of ancient studies.
• Bryn Mawr Classical Review Reviews of current scholarly work in the field of classical studies (including archaeology)
• Classical Language Instruction Project Recordings of passages from Greek and Latin authors compiled by the Classics department at Princeton University
• Greek Mythology Link An extensive linked collection of information on the mythology of classical Greece by Carlos Parada