Contact Librarian: Mark Muehlhaeusler
Selected Resources for:
Classics
Display only the highlighted/core resources for this subject
Articles
Discipline Specific
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)
http://0-www.csa.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=hoya&access=hoya202&db=bha-set-c&adv=1
1973- .
BHA (Bibliography of the History of Art/Bibliographie d’Histoire de l’Art) is a bilingual, international bibliographic database on the history of post-classical Western art, architecture, and decorative arts. It covers art history from late antiquity to the present. BHA began publication in 1991 as a result of the merger of the International Repertory of the Literature of Art (RILA) and Répertoire d’Art et d’Archéologie (RAA). Abstracts are available in both English and French, with full-subject indexes in both languages.
Gnomon Online Bibliographische Datenbank
http://www.gnomon.ku-eichstaett.de/Gnomon/en/Gnomon.html
Selected data from a larger Gnomon database on CD-ROM., 1990- . Includes all data from the CD-ROM from 1997 onwards. Indexes books and articles. Related to Gnomon: kritische Zeitschrift fur de gesamte klassische Altertumswissenschaft (Periodicals, 2d fl.), a journal which publishes reviews (in German).
http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=HUMFT
1984- .
Indexes the major scholarly English-language journals in the humanities (including history and literature). Under Open Database Selection Area, select Humanities Full Text. For prior years, use Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective.
http://0-www.annee-philologique.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/aph/
1969-
Contains citations of all known scholarly work published in any language anywhere in the world in the areas of ancient Greek and Latin language and linguistics, Greek and Roman history, literature, philosophy, art, archaelogy, religion, mythology, music, science, early Christian texts, numismatics, papyrology and epigraphy. Coverage begins in 200 B.C. and ends roughly in 800 A.D.
Location: Ref. Z 7016 .M35a
General/Many Subjects
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=aph
1965- (varies).
Provides full text for 4,486 publications (3,718 peer-reviewed) covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. A total of 8,224 titles are abstracted and indexed, of which 7,132 are peer-reviewed.
http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=OMNIFT
Citations only (1984-1993); Citations and abstracts (1994- ); Some full text (1997- ).
Art Full Text is part of the multi-subject Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega. Art Full Text covers a wide range of topics from archaeology and architecture to sculpture and video art. Indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Periodical coverage includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, and Swedish. In addition to articles, Art Full Text indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. (Under Subject Area, choose Art.)
Location: Art Index, LAU REF Z5937.A78
IBZ - International Bibliography of Periodical Literature
http://0-gso.gbv.de.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/DB=2.4/LNG=EN/
1983- .
An international and interdisciplinary bibliography of academic periodical literature mainly from the humanities, social sciences and the arts, with some science. Contains over 2,553,260 journal articles from about 10,785 journals covering the years 1983 to the present. Approximately 120,000 entries are added to the database annually; it is updated monthly. The article data in IBZ includes a subject classification in German and English based on the German Personennormdatei (name authority file -PND) and Schlagwortnormdatei (controlled vocabulary - SWD).
Location: LAU Stacks AI9 .B5
http://0-www.jstor.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu
Full text (in PDF format) of selected, important scholarly journals in a number of fields. Note: journals in JSTOR usually do not include the most recent three to five years. For more recent articles, use one of the other indexes listed in this section.
http://0-muse.jhu.edu.library.lausys.georgetown.edu:80/journals/
Mid-1990s- (dates vary by title).
Provides access to almost 250 journals published by the Johns Hopkins University Press, and 40 other scholarly publishers. Covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics and many others. You can search across all journals in the database, selected subsets of journal titles or just a single title. Full text is available for titles marked with a green arrow.
Background Information
Abbreviations & Acronyms
http://0-macg4cube.gpam.ruhr-uni-bochum.de.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/abbrev.php
Database of over 70,000 medieval Latin abbreviations.
http://iam.classics.unc.edu/main/help/A.html
Alphabetic listing of abbreviations of names and titles of classical works. Does not include abbreviations for Journal titles.
Dizionario di Abbreviature Latini ed Italiani
http://www.hist.msu.ru/Departments/Medieval/Cappelli/index.html#Introduction
Digitized version of: A. Cappelli. Dizionario di Abbreviature Latini ed Italiani. Milano, 1912.
Journal Title Abbreviations in Classics
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ARTH/lannee.html
List of abbreviations of journal titles as used in l'Année Philologique (HTML, hosted at UCB). You may also wish to consult the list of abbreviations used in the American Journal of Archaeology.
http://www.case.edu/artsci/clsc/asgle/abbrev/latin/
Listing of abbreviations found in Latin inscriptions that were published in l'Année Épigraphique between 1888 and 1993.
Atlases & Maps
Atlas of Classical History
Illustrates historical events of the classical world in clear, black and white maps. Some maps address such topics as agriculture, religion, and commerce. Town plans are also included.
Location: Ref. G 1033 .G65 1994
Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
The latest and most comprehensive atlas of the Greek and Roman world, from 1000 B.C. to A.D. 640. Maps are based on modern aerial or satellite maps and cover what are now 75 modern countries from the British Isles to North Africa and the Indian subcontinent. Ancient, usually Latin names are used for map headings, place names, and features. Contours and elevations are shown along with aqueducts, temples, and roads. The table of contents and locator diagrams aid map selection.
Location: Ref. Atlas Case G 1033 .B3 2000
Biographical Sources
Ancient Writers: Greece and Rome
Lengthy biographical and critical essays on major classical authors. Each essay includes a bibliography. The two-volume set also includes articles on "Greek Lyric Poets" and "Hellenistic Poetry at Alexandria."
Location: Ref. PA 3002 .A5 1982
Great Lives from History: Ancient and Medieval Series
Essays on the early life, life's work, and place in history of non-British persons from antiquity through the Middle Ages. Includes references for further study.
Location: Ref. Biog. CT 113 .G74 1988
Greek and Latin Authors 800 B.C. - A.D. 1000
Biographical sketches of writers of the classical period and its aftermath. Bibliographies list editions, translations, and biographical and critical works.
Location: Ref. Biog. PA 31 .G7
New Century Cyclopedia of Names
Brief biographical information for persons, both historical and mythological.
Location: Ref. Biog. PE 1625 .C43 1954
Who's Who in Classical Mythology
Brief entries describe characters from Greek and Roman myths.
Location: Ref. BL 715 .G68 1993
Women of Classical Mythology
Citations to ancient authors follow the short biographical sketches.
Location: Ref. BL 715 .B445 1991
Dictionaries
Database of Latin Dictionaries
http://0-www.brepolis.net.library.lausys.georgetown.edu
Online collection of Latin dictionaries, including Blaise - Patristic (Dictionnaire latin-français des auteurs chrétiens , 1954, 1967, 2005) Firmini Verris Dictionarius (Dictionnaire médiéval latin-français , 1440) and Du Cange (Glossarium mediae et infimae latinitatis, ed. 1883-1887).
Includes live links from search results to the Library of Latin Texts.
Dictionary of Bibliographic Abbreviations Found in the Scholarship of Classical Studies and Related Disciplines
Location: Ref. PA 99 .W44 2003
Dictionary of Classical Mythology
Substantive entries, some with photos, on the figures of classical mythology. Includes scholarly references and genealogical tables.
Location: Ref. BL 715 .G713 1996
Oxford Classical Dictionary
Scholarly dictionary with both brief entries and longer survey articles covering all aspects of the classical tradition. Bibliographies accompany most articles. A compact edition, The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization, has the same articles, minus the bibliographies, with larger print and attractive illustrations.
Location: Ref. DE 5 .O9 2003
Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
http://0-www.oxfordreference.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t174
Covers all facets of Byzantine history and civilization from the fourth to fifteenth centuries including the late Roman period. Bibliographies at the ends of the articles emphasize major works.
Location: Ref. DF 521 .O93 1991
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=TLL
Comprehensive dictionary of the Latin language; covers every author and work from the first items of Latin up to 600 AD. Dictionary articles allow the user to follow the development of meaning and usage in each word.
Encyclopedias
Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World
This is an updated, English version of the standard scholarly work covering the whole field of the classics. Currently, six volumes of the new English version are available of the projected 20 volume set. The original work, written in German, is Paulys Real-Encyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft. It is shelved on the fourth floor at DE 5 .P33. An updated German version, Der Neue Pauly: Enzyklopadie der Antike, is also shelved on the fourth floor, at DE 5 .N48 1996.
Location: Ref. DE 5 .N4813 2002
Enciclopedia Dell'Arte Antica: Classicae Orientale
Heavily illustrated, eight-volume encyclopedia of ancient art. Although the articles are written in Italian, the photographs and architectural drawings make this set useful.
Location: Ref. N 31 .E48 1958
Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition
Articles on people and places as well as thematic essays covering the Greece and the Greek world, ancient times to the present. Augmented by illustrations, maps, lists of further reading, and an index.
Location: Ref. DF 757 .E53 2000
Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire
Contains articles on the people, places, politics, religions, and customs of the Roman Empire. In addition to the alphabetically arranged entries, the book includes maps, illustrations, a list of the emperors, and imperial genealogies.
Location: Ref DG 270.B86 2002
Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites
Information on sites that have archaeological remains from the classical period. Bibliographies and maps are included.
Location: Ref. DE 59 .P7
Guides to Research
Classical Studies: A Guide to the Reference Literature
Lists and describes the best specialized reference sources for the classics. Covers Greek and Roman civilizations from the Bronze Age through the 6th century A.D. and includes works on art, archaeology, history, languages, literature, and philosophy.
Location: Ref. Z 7016.J4 1996
Handbooks
Crowell's Handbook of Classical Drama
Concentrates on Greek classical drama. Includes entries for dramatists, dramatic forms, and individual plays with brief background notes and summaries.
Location: Ref. PA 3024 .H35
Crowell's Handbook of Classical Literature
Factual information on authors, characters, themes, and stylistic conventions. Contains detailed summaries of individual works.
Lexikon der Alten Welt
Articles cover various aspects of ancient civilization.
Location: Ref. DE 5 .L4
New Century Handbook of Classical Geography
Concise discussions of major geographical locations incorporating information from both archaeology and mythology.
Location: Ref. DE 25 .N48
Oracles of the Ancient World
Collection of brief entries on the history, purpose, location and layout of sites throughout the ancient Mideast and Europe where oracles sought to communicate with the supernatural. Includes maps and photos.
Location: Ref BF 1761 .C87 2004
Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization
http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/record=b3021037~S4
Concise electronic edition of the Oxford Classical Dictionary, which is available in print only.
Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
Concise information on Greek and Roman writers, subjects, literary forms, and individual works.
Location: Ref. DE 5 .H3 1989
Historical Sources
Aspects of Greek and Roman Life
An excellent series covering various facets of ancient civilization and culture. Topics covered include the family, ancient law and diplomacy, burial customs, festivals, the interaction of religion and society, and the origins and influences of Greece and Rome. Search in GEORGE by title of the series to find the individual volumes.
Location: Various call numbers
Cambridge Ancient History
A multi-volume set with individual chapters written by specialists. Extensive bibliographies at the end of each volume.
Location: Ref. D 57 .C25
Literature Reviews
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/
Publishes reviews of books on classical studies. Searchable; 1990- .
http://0-www.jstor.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/browse/0009840x?frame=noframe&userID=8da15d05@georgetown.edu/01cc99333c005019cb568&dpi=3&config=jstor
Reviews of books on classical studies. Online version from JSTOR 1887-1999. Online version from Oxford (1999 - present) on campus only.
Location: Print version available, 2d fl. Lauinger.
Books & Library Catalogs
Bibliographies
Bibliographical Guide to Classical Studies
Volume 1 covers general works, history of literature, and literature Accius - Aristophanes. Set is currently up to volume 5, Seneca - Zosimos, of a projected nine volume set.
Location: Ref. Z 7016 .W47 1997
http://0-www.dyabola.de.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Contains electronic subject catalogs of publications on the history of art and the ancient world. Includes the subject catalogs of the German Archaeological Institute in Rome, the Bibliography of Iberian Archaeology from the German Archaeological Institute in Madrid, and the Archaeology of Roman Provinces from RGK Frankfurt.
http://trd.mom.fr/zsearch/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=27
FRANTIQ (Fichier de Recherche sur l'ANTIQuité), an intiative by the French CNRS. A bibliographic database of publications on all aspects of the ancient world. Allow users to search simultaneously in the bibliographies of the French archaeological missions (MAFE), and the French regional archaeological reports (Gallia).
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/amphoras/tocs.html
Tables of contents of Classics journals, 1992- . Includes links to full text or abstract where available.
Electronic Books
http://0-pld.chadwyck.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
A full-text electronic version of the Latin portion of the Patrologiae Cursus Completus, published by 19-century ecclesiastical publisher Jacques-Paul Migne. Its 221 volumes cover the works of the Latin Fathers, from Tertullian in 200 A.D. to Pope Innocent III in 1216.
Library Catalogs
http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/
Check for books on your topic in GEORGE, the library's catalog. Search by keyword, author, title, or subject heading. To find a book by topic, search by Library of Congress Subject Headings, keywords, or try looking up a title you know and click on "Find Similar Items" to search by the subject headings listed in the book's catalog record.
http://catalog.loc.gov/
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world. An unparalleled world resource, the collection holds more than 138 million items, including more than 32 million cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 61 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world's largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings. The Library of Congress occupies three buildings on Capitol Hill. To make use of its resources as a Georgetown affiliate, consult GU-LC Connection. General information for researchers appears at LC's Researchers page.
http://0-newfirstsearch.oclc.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/autho=100161383;dbname=WorldCat;screen=advanced;done=http://www.library.georgetown.edu;FSIP
WorldCat is a catalog consisting of over 100 million records for books and other materials in over 60,000 libraries. NOTE: Available only to Georgetown University students, faculty, and staff. A publicly accessible version is available at http://www.worldcat.org/.
http://catalog.wrlc.org/
The catalog of the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC): George Washington, American, Catholic, George Mason, Gallaudet, and Marymount Universities, the University of the District of Columbia, and Georgetown University. Georgetown students may borrow directly from WRLC libraries or request items via the WRLC Catalog.
Internet Resources
Blogs, Discussions Lists, & Listservs
http://www.stoa.org/
"Serving news, projects, and links for digital classicists everywhere."
Digital Archives
http://documentacatholicaomnia.eu/
Documenta Catholica Omnia is the official site of the Cooperatorum Veritas Societas, a people’s Membership who have voluntarily and privately promised obedience to the Holy Father, in order to spread the official versions of each and every written document belonging to the Holy Christian Church, Catholic, Apostolic and Roman, in their original language [Latin, in most cases] and in faithful translations as well. A Latere of the catholic documents are shown the secular or adverse authors’ texts quoted in the catholic documents whose knowledge is of paramount importance for the comprehension of the religious, cultural, economic and social context in which these documents must be inserted.
Gateways
http://www.etana.org/abzu/
"Abzu is a guide to networked open access data relevant to the study and public presentation of the Ancient Near East and the Ancient Mediterranean world."
http://www.case.edu/artsci/clsc/asgle/
The Epigrapher's bookshelf is a collection of web resources compiled by the American Society of Greek and Latin Epigraphy (ASGLE). These resources include at least one corpus of Inscriptions (IThesp, ed. Roesch; PDF) as well as links to other digitized corpora. In addition, the site offers reference tools, such as lists of abbreviations and numerals used in inscriptions. Somewhat out of date.
http://www.propylaeum.de/
A subject gateway to internet resources for Classics, Egyptology and Archeology. Includes links to bibliographic and text databases, and to lists of journals (some with full text). In German and English.
Resources for Classical and Medieval History
http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/alcove9/classics.html
Library of Congress list of links to a wide range of Web sites.
Web Sites
Diotima: Women and Gender in the Ancient World
http://www.stoa.org/diotima/
An interdisciplinary resource on women and gender in the ancient Mediterranean. This site includes course materials, bibliographies on topics related to women and gender, translated texts, essays, and images. Searchable.
http://www.maicar.com/GML/index.html
"The Greek Mythology Link is a collection of myths retold by Carlos Parada, author of Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology, published in 1993 (available at Amazon). The mythical accounts are based exclusively on ancient sources."
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
"Includes an overview of fifth-century B.C. Greek history, works in Greek and in translation by ten authors from the archaic and classical periods, an online ...Greek-English dictionary, and a collection of short articles and glossary entries on topics in Perseus including geographic regions, architectural terms, vase shapes, and biographies of ancient authors." Excellent illustrations.
Multimedia Materials
Image Collections
http://0-library.artstor.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Comprehensive digital library of over 500,000 images of artworks, photographs, architecture, decorative arts, rare books, and items from popular culture. Images may be viewed live in ARTstor or offline in ARTstor's downloadable image viewer. Collections include: The Image Gallery - General collection of images; broad in scope, but does include some specialized image collections Art History Survey Collection Carnegie Arts of the United States Hartill Archive of Architecture and Allied Arts Illustrated Bartsch Mellon International Dunhuang Archive Museum of Modern Art Architecture and Design Collection Native American Art and Culture from the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution The Schlesinger History of Women in America Collection
Organizations, Associations, & Institutions
Academic Institutions
Center for Epigraphical and Palaeographical Studies
http://epigraphy.osu.edu/aboutus/default.cfm
Academic Centre at Ohio State University. The website contains a catalog of the Centre's collection of squeezes and photographs of Greek and Latin inscriptions, with some linked images.
Museums
http://www.britishmuseum.org/
"The Department of Greece and Rome at the British Museum has one of the most comprehensive collections of antiquities from the Classical world, with over 100,000 objects. These mostly range in date from the beginning of the Greek Bronze Age (about 3200BC) to the reign of the Roman emperor Constantine in the fourth century AD, with some pagan survivals."
Images of selected items and detailed descriptions are available online, and may be downloaded by registered users (registration is free for individuals)
http://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp
"The collection of Greek and Roman art at the Metropolitan Museum holds more than seventeen thousand works ranging in date from the Neolithic period to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity in A.D. 312. It includes the art of many cultures and is among the most comprehensive in North America."
Images and short descriptions of select items available online.
http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home.jsp
The Site of the Louvre. Each curatorial department offers images of selected artworks, detailed bibliographies, and maps.
Primary Source Materials
Primary Source Collections
APIS - Advanced Papyrological Information System
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/projects/digital/apis/index.html
"APIS is a collections-based repository hosting information about and images of papyrological materials (e.g. papyri, ostraca, wood tablets, etc) located in collections around the world. It contains physical descriptions and bibliographic information about the papyri and other written materials, as well as digital images and English translations of many of these texts. When possible, links are also provided to the original language texts"
Inscriptiones Graecae
Major compendium of Greek inscriptions. Available in three formats:
- Microfiche edition of the complete run until 1956.
- Printed copy, currently being bound. The set remains incomplete, but the library is striving to acquire the missing volumes.
- Online edition of some of the more recent volumes [Includes IG IX, 1(2), 1; IG XII 6, 1, 1 - IG XII 6, 2, 1290]
- Princeton offers a useful table of contents for the various volumes, parts and fascicles
- Images of inscriptions in IG I and II are also available
Location: LAU Microforms Mfiche 569 (Cabinet 119)
STX flat folio CN360 .I62
http://www.papyri.info/
"papyri.info is dedicated to the study of ancient papyrological documents. It offers links to papyrological resources and a customized search engine (called the Papyrological Navigator) capable of retrieving information from multiple related sites. The Papyrological Navigator currently retrieves and displays information from the Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS), the Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri (DDbDP) and the Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis (HGV)."-- home page
Searchable Greek Inscriptions (PHI online)
http://epigraphy.packhum.org/inscriptions/
Free online access to the full text of Greek inscriptions; this version includes a selection of the larger PHI CD-Rom, which is available on a standalone PC in the reference area on the 3rd floor.
Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum
"Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum is an annual publication collecting newly published Greek inscriptions and studies on previously known documents. Every volume contains the harvest of a single year and covers the entire Greek world. Material later than the 8th century A.D. is not included.
SEG presents complete Greek texts of all new inscriptions with a critical apparatus; it summarizes new readings, interpretations and studies of known inscriptions, and occasionally presents the Greek text of these documents. However, texts which are published in epigraphical corpora, repertoria or monographs containing elaborate indices are normally not included."
Location: LAU Stacks CN350 .S95
Text Collections
http://0-www.brepolis.net.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Contains texts from the beginning of Latin literature (Livius Andronicus, 240 BC) through to the texts of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). Includes the classical period, important patristic works, Medieval Latin literature, and the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. Provides the complete works of writers such as Cicero, Virgil, Augustine, Jerome, Gregory the Great, Anselm of Canterbury, Bernard of Clairvaux and Thomas Kempis. Search by author or title; results appear in the context of a sentence leading to the full text of the work.
Loeb Classical Library (Greek Authors)
Collections of the writings of Greek and Latin writers. Find books in these series by doing a title search in GEORGE for "Loeb Classical Library" and LIMIT by author. Books in each series are shelved together in the stacks by the indicated call numbers. Provides the original text paired page by page with an English translation.
Location: PA 3611 and PA 3612 - 5th floor
Loeb Classical Library (Latin Authors)
See the description for The Loeb Classical Library (Greek Authors).
Location: PA 6156 - 5th floor
http://0-purl.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/reltech/Migne
A full-text electronic version of the Greek portion of the Patrologiae Cursus Completus, published by 19th-century ecclesiastical publisher Jacques-Paul Migne. Its 161 volumes cover the works of church leaders who wrote in Greek. Includes such authors as Origen, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa and Eusebius.
http://webu2.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/Cours/Ak/
A collection of primary texts of Roman law, in Latin. Mostly in HTML format, with some PDF. Includes a search function.
http://0-stephanus.tlg.uci.edu.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/inst/fontsel
700 B.C. - A.D. 1453
The Thesaurus of the Greek Language Digital Library now contains virtually all Greek texts surviving from the period between Homer (8th century B.C.) and A.D. 600 and the majority of surviving works up the fall of Byzantium in A.D. 1453. The center continues its efforts to include all extant Greek texts from the byzantine and post-byzantine period. The web version currently provides access to 3,700 authors and 12,000 works, approximately 91 million words. It is updated quarterly with new authors and works.
Texts
Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby
http://www.manfredclauss.de/gb/index.html
A large database of Latin inscriptions; returns plain reconstructed texts without detailed information or apparatus, and without images. However, the results often contain links to external resources where additional information can be found.
Electronic Archive of Greek and Latin Epigraphy
http://www.eagle-eagle.it/
This site, hosted by the Association Internationale d'Épigraphie Grecque et Latine (AIEGL), provides a common search interface for the following:
- Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelberg (EDH)
- Epigraphic Database Roma (EDR
- Epigraphic Database Bari (EDB)
http://www.stoa.org/sol/
"The Suda is a massive 10th century Byzantine Greek historical encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, derived from the scholia to critical editions of canonical works and from compilations by yet earlier authors."
Greek text, English translations, and cross-references to other sources.
Specialized Resources
Artifacts
http://www.cvaonline.org/cva/projectpages/CVA1.htm
Illustrated online catalogue of more 100K+ ancient vases; digital version of a massive printed catalogue prepared under the auspices of the Union Académique Internationale.
http://www.stoa.org/metis/
Virtual tours of archaeological sites throughout Greece, with breathtaking 360º views, and clickable maps of the sites for navigation.
Criticism
Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism
Each volume in the series covers four or five authors (and in some cases, anonymous works) providing a biographical and critical introduction and long excerpts of criticism since the time the work was written through the present.
Location: Ref. PN 610 .C53, v. 1-35; continued in Literature Resource Center.
Classical Greek and Roman Drama
Annotated lists of the basic translations, commentaries and criticism of major classical dramatists and their plays.
Location: Ref. Z 7018 .D7 F67 1989
Greek and Roman Authors: A Checklist of Criticism
A comprehensive list of literary criticism of authors in ancient Greece and Rome.
Location: Ref. Z 7016 .G9 1982
Writing & Citing
Citation Management
http://0-www.refworks.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/refworks
RefWorks is an online research management, writing, and collaboration tool designed to help researchers gather, manage, store, and share information and generate citations and bibliographies.


