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Selected Print Reference Resources

Print encyclopedias and dictionaries are located on the first floor of Collins Library.

Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World (Antiquity) by Hubert Cancik (Editor); Helmut Schneider (Editor); Manfred Landfester (Editor); Christine F. Salazar (Editor)
Call Number: DE5 .N4813 Reference, vols. 1-15
ISBN: 9789004122598
Publication Date: 2002-2011
The fifteen volumes in this encyclopedia are devoted to Greco-Roman antiquity and covers two thousand years of history, ranging from the second millennium BC to early medieval Europe.
The Cambridge Ancient History by Alan K. Bowman (Editor); Peter Garnsey (Editor); Dominic Rathbone (Editor)
Call Number: D57 .C252 (located on second floor of the library)
ISBN: 9780521263351
Publication Date: 1970-<2013>
Multi-volume history of the ancient world.
An Encyclopedia of the History of Classical Archaeology by Nancy T. De Grummond (Editor)
Call Number: DE5 .E5 1996 Reference
ISBN: 0313220662
Publication Date: 1996
Focuses on Greek and Roman material, but also covers the prehistoric and semi-historical cultures of the Bronze Age Aegean and the Etruscans and manifestations of Greek and Roman culture in other parts of Europe and the Mediterranean Sea.
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites by Richard Stillwell; William L. MacDonald (Editor); Marian Holland McAllister (Editor)
Call Number: DE59 .P7 Reference
ISBN: 0691035423
Publication Date: 1976
Includes entries on over 3,000 archaeological sites.

Interdisciplinary Research

Start your research by consulting subject encyclopedias from many different disciplines--anthropology, art, archaeology, architecture, classical studies, religion. The entries will help you develop a multidisciplinary perspective on your topic and will allow you to develop strong research questions to explore.

Online Encyclopedias

The Oxford Classical Dictionary Online, 3rd ed. rev. by Simon Hornblower (Editor); Antony Spawforth (Editor)
Call Number: Click on the title above for online access.
ISBN: 9780198661726
Publication Date: 2005
Digital version of the one-volume dictionary. Covers all aspects of the Greco-Roman world: art, literature, philosophy, law, mythology, religion, science, daily life, and broad cultural and historical trends.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome by Michael Gagarin (Editor)
Call Number: Click on the title above for online access.
ISBN: 9780195170726
Publication Date: 2010
This digital version of the multi-volume reference work is a comprehensive overview of the major cultures of the classical Mediterranean world--Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman--from the Bronze Age to the fifth century CE. It also covers the legacy of the classical world and its interpretation and influence in subsequent centuries.
A Companion to Roman Architecture by Roger B. Ulrich (Editor); Caroline K. Quenemoen (Editor)
Call Number: Click on title above for online access.
ISBN: 1299988520
Publication Date: 2013
Offers a cross-disciplinary approach to Roman architecture, spanning technology, history, art, politics, and archaeology.
The Encyclopedia of Ancient History by Roger S. Bagnall (Editor); Kai Brodersen (Editor); Craige B. Champion (Editor); Andrew Erskine (Editor); Sabine R. Huebner (Editor)
Call Number: Click on title above for online access.
ISBN: 9781405179355
Publication Date: 2012
Includes over 5000 entries and provides clear, concise, definitions and explanations of the key people, places, and events in ancient history. Coverage spans the late Bronze Age through the seventh century CE.
The Oxford Companion to Archaeology by Brian M. Fagan (Editor)
Call Number: Click on title above for online access.
ISBN: 9780195076189
Publication Date: 1996
Entries range from broad overviews, to treatments of particular themes, to discussions of peoples, societies, and particular sites.
The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, 3rd ed. by M. C. Howatson (Editor)
Call Number: Click on the title above for online access.
ISBN: 9780199548545
Publication Date: 2011
This reference book not only presents the reader with all the essential facts about the authors, tales, and characters from ancient myth and literature, but also places these details in the wider contexts of the history and society of the Greek and Roman worlds.
Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed. by Lindsay Jones (Editor)
Call Number: Click the title above for online access.
ISBN: 0028657330
Publication Date: 2005
This is the essential subject encyclopedia for the discipline.
Archaeology: The Discipline of Things by Bjørnar Olsen; Michael Shanks; Timothy Webmoor; Christopher Witmore
Call Number: Click on title above for online access.
ISBN: 0520274164
Publication Date: 2012
This book considers the myriad ways that archaeologists engage with things in order to craft stories, both big and small, concerning our relations with materials and the nature of the past.
Classical Archaeology, 2nd edition by Susan E. Alcock (Editor); Robin Osborne (Editor)
Call Number: Click on title above for online access.
ISBN: 1444336916
Publication Date: 2012
Includes updates on the latest archaeological research. Also includes maps, chronologies, diagrams, photographs, and short editorial introductions to each chapter.

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Online Tertiary Sources

Digital Roman Forum
A digital model of the Roman Forum as it appeared in late antiquity. The notional date of the model is June 21, 400 A.D. The site provides documentation for the archaeological evidence and theories utilized to create the model.