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The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 5th editionPublication Date: 2012For more than half a century, the Oxford Classical Dictionary has been the unrivaled one-volume reference work on the Greco-Roman world. Whether one is interested in literature or art, philosophy or law, mythology or science, intimate details of daily life or broad cultural and historical trends, the OCD is the first place to turn for clear, authoritative information on all aspects of ancient culture.
- Oxford Bibliographies OnlineNew and in-progress. Peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies. Modules on Classics, Archaeology, Biblical Studies, Art History, and more.
- Oxford Handbooks Online: Scholarly Research ReviewsHIghly recommended. Includes Archaeology, Business and Management, Classical Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Economics and Finance, History, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Religion online.
- Oxford Very Short Introductions Online100 page introductions (with blbliography) of topics in Arts, Humanities, Medicine, Health, Sciences, Mathematics, Social sciences, and Law.
The Encyclopedia of Ancient HistoryPublication Date: 2013Covers the entire ancient Mediterranean world. Our board of experienced and internationally diverse editors has collected over 5,000 original entries spanning the late Bronze Age through the seventh century CE. Entries extend to all Mediterranean civilizations, including the Near East and Egypt, and represent an unprecedented level of coverage of the ancient world.
Oxford
Oxford Reference Online Classics includes:
- Companion to Classical Civilization
- The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
- Who's Who in the Classical World
- The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary (English-Latin)
- The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary (Latin-English)
Cambridge Histories
- Cambridge Histories OnlineProvides full text online access to the complete 300-plus volumes of Cambridge Histories reference series. Provides political, economic and social history, philosophy and literature of selected countries and subjects.
Specialized Encyclopedias
- Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopedia of the Ancient World.Also available in print in Olin Room 604-605 DE5 .N48 2002.
Entries and articles have been updated to the current state of scholarship while continuing the tradition which started with the old. Entries offer easy, direct access to basic information - names, places, dates, objects - from all areas of Greek and Roman culture as well as their predecessors, neighbours and heirs. - Oxford Art OnlineProvides web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art, ed. Jane Turner (1996, 34 vols.) and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, ed. Hugh Brigstocke (2001).
Articles, and over 1,500 thumbnail art images and line drawings, extensive image links, and sophisticated search and navigation tools. - Routledge Encyclopedia of PhilosophyExcellent on all aspects of philosophy.
Ancient Writers by Publication Date: 1982This two-volume survey of Western literature in the classical period contains 47 chronologically arranged essays.
Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean by Publication Date: 1988A three-volume reference work of 97 original essays on the people, customs, government, religion, and arts of the ancient world, from 2000 B.C. to the fall of Rome in A.D.476. Structured to present a comparative rather than chronological study of Greek and Roman institutions and life. The essays are
Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition by Publication Date: 2000First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Brill's Dictionary of Ancient Greek
Mythology
A Genealogical Chart of Greek Mythology by Publication Date: 2003Comprising 3,673 named figures of Greek mythology, all related to each other within a single family of 20 generations.
Encyclopedia of Greco-Roman Mythology by Publication Date: 1998
Early Greek Myth: A guide to literary and artistic sources by Publication Date: 1993
Encyclopedia of ancient deities by Publication Date: 2000
Encyclopedia of Religion 2nd ed. by Publication Date: 2005
The Dictionary of Classical Mythology by The Dictionary of Classical Mythology is a unique companion to the ancient Greek and Roman myths and legends.- Gods and Heroes by Publication Date: 1977
- Funk & Wagnalls standard dictionary of folklore mythology and legend by Publication Date: 1949-[50]2 volumes.
