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Rachel Brill - Wells Library Intern
Got a topic in mind and want to find some basic information about it? Check out these encyclopedias and dictionaries.
- New Pauly OnlineUnrivalled reference work for the ancient world, including fifteen volumes on Greco-Roman antiquity, and five volumes on the classical tradition.
- Oxford Classical Dictionary, Third Edition
Reference work on the classical world. Covers all aspects of ancient life - political, economic, philosophical, religious, artistic, and social. Includes over six thousand entries ranging from long articles to brief definitions. There is substantial coverage of women in the ancient world, sexuality, Asia and the Far East, Judaism, and early Christians. Thematic articles reflect the current emphasis on multidisciplinary approaches to classical studies.
- Oxford ReferenceGo to subject and select "Classical Studies." Available reference materials include: Dictionary Plus Classical Studies; The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture; The Oxford Classical Dictionary; The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization; The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature; The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity; The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World; The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome; and Who’s Who in the Ancient World.
