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Library-Supported Electronic Resources

Academic Search Elite Provides access to scholarly journals and general interest magazines from all academic disciplines. Full text is available for approximately 1/3 of the titles.
ATLA Religion Database Contains citations from journal articles, essays within multi-author works, book reviews, and doctoral dissertations focusing on religion and theology, from around the world. Approximately 35% of the articles indexed are not in English. This database combines three of ATLA's print indexes.
Encyclopædia Britannica The electronic version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. An excellent starting point for almost any topic of research, the Britannica offers both concise descriptions, and longer, more comprehensive articles on a wide variety of topics.
Grove Dictionary of Art
A comprehensive online resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide, from prehistory to the present.

Reference Books

Archaeology

Ref. DE5 .E5 1996
An encyclopedia of the history of classical archaeology. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996. 2 vols.

Descriptions of ancient sites from the archaeological perspective.

Ref. DE59 .P7
The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1976.

Descriptive information about sites with remains from the Classical period. No illustrations.

Art and Architecture

Ref. N31 .D5 1996
The dictionary of art. Editor, Jane Turner. New York: Grove’s Dictionaries, 1996. 34 v. Volume 13 contains 242 pages on ancient Greece.
Ref. N7560.H34 1974
Hall, James. Dictionary of subjects and symbols in art. New York: Harper & Row, 1974. Describes how subjects and themes are illustrated through artistic works.
Ref. NA31 .H56 1983
Illustrated dictionary of historic architecture. New York: Dover Publications, 1983. Simple but numerous illustrations of architectural styles and features.
Ref. N7760 .L49 1981
Lexicon iconographicum mythologiae classicae (LIMC). Zurich: Artemis, 1981. Multiple vols. A dictionary of classical mythology and art written in English, French, German and Italian. Includes wonderful photos of vase-paintings, sculptures, etc.
Ref. N5633 .N39
The New Century handbook of Greek art and architecture. Edited by Catherine B. Avery. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1972.

Ref. NA280 .T68 1971
Travlos, John. Pictorial dictionary of ancient Athens. London: Thames and Hudson, 1971.

Diagrams and photographs of ancient sites in Athens.

Atlases/Geography

Ref. Atlas G1033 .A84
Atlas of the Greek and Roman world in antiquity. Nicholas G.L. Hammond, editor-in-chief. Park Ridge, N.J.: Noyes Press, 1981. Maps illustrating migration, wars and cities, including Athens.
Ref. Atlas DE29 .H463
Heyden, A. A. M. van der. Atlas of the classical world. London, New York: Nelson, 1959. Maps and photographs of ancient sites.
Ref. DF214 .M6 1996
Morkot, Robert. The Penguin historical atlas of Ancient Greece. London, England; New York: Penguin Books, 1996. Maps, with descriptive essays and timelines, illustrating periods in Greek history.
Ref. N5300 .S85 1994
Steer, John. Atlas of western art history : artists, sites, and movements from ancient Greece to the modern age. New York; Oxford: Facts on File, 1994.

Culture/History

Ref. DF77 .A35 1997
Adkins, Lesley. Handbook to life in ancient Greece. New York: Facts On File, 1997.

Topics include: City States, Rules and Leaders, Military Affairs, Geography, Economy, Towns and Countryside, Written Evidence, Religion and Mythology, Art, Science, Philosophy, and Everyday Life.

Ref. DE5 .A57 1998 v.1-4
Ancient Greece and Rome : an encyclopedia for students. New York: Scribner, 1998. 4 vols. General essays present a history of ancient Greece and Rome as well as information about the literature and daily life of these early civilizations.
Ref. DE59 .C55
Civilization of the ancient Mediterranean: Greece and Rome. Edited by Michael Grant and Rachel Kitzinger. New York: Scribner's, 1988. 3 vols. A topic-based encyclopedia including essays on: History, Population, Agriculture, Technology, Government and Society, etc.
Ref. DE5 .O9 1996
The Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.

A dictionary of people, places and general topics. An abridged version, which includes some illustrations, is also available as Oxford companion to classical civilization (Ref. DE5 .O94 1998)

Ref. DF16 .S23 1996
Sacks, David. A dictionary of the ancient Greek world. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. More focused on people, places, and topics from ancient Greece. Some illustrations.

Gender

Ref. BL715 .B445
Bell, Robert E. Women of classical mythology: a biographical dictionary. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1991.

Literature/Drama

Ref. PA31 .H69 1989
Howatson, M. C. The Oxford companion to classical literature. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. Brief descriptions of authors, characters, geographic areas, and literary terms. Also includes brief synopsis of literary works.
Ref. PN771 .D43 v.176
Ancient Greek authors. Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research, 1997. Contains biographical information and commentary on the writings of major ancient Greek writers, including Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Aristotle, Plato, and Thucydides.
Ref. PA3002 .A5 v.1-2
Ancient writers: Greece and Rome. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1982. 2 vols.

Another source for biographical information and analysis of ancient writers.

CD-ROMs

Ref. E-Media PA31 .D37
Database of Classical Bibliography (DCB)

Provides access to a wide variety of publications that deal with Greco-Roman antiquity. Includes L'Annee Philologique (APH) vol. 45, 1974-vol. 60, 1989, the primary index in the field of classical studies. Contains citations to materials published internationally in any language.

Ref. E-Media DF78 .P47
Crane, G. Perseus 2.0: Interactive sources and studies on ancient Greece. New Haven, 1996. A CD-ROM collection of texts and images from ancient Greece. A good portion of these resources can also be found on the Perseus Project web page
Ref. E-Media JC75 .D36 O5 1998
On the Acropolis when Democracy was Born [interactive multimedia] Athens, Greece : MultiPublica, S.A., [1998] Temples and monuments (the Parthenon, the Propylaea, the Erechteion, the Athena Nike temple, and the Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia) of the 5th century B.C. are shown as they looked at the time, and as they look now. The origins of democracy are examined along with the lives of eight Athenian statesmen, Perikles, Miltiades, Aristides, Kimon, Themistokles, Nikias, Alkibiades and Kleon
Ref. E-Media PA3201 .B48 1996
Betancourt, Philip P . The Ancient Greek Theater [interactive multimedia] : an Interactive Educational Experience in Pictures and Sound. Moorestown, NJ : PseudoNewsFilms and CD-ROMS, c1996. This CD-ROM includes information on theater architecture, theatrical production, costumes, music, and history. It is illustrated with ancient Greek art, more than 100 images and includes a piece of music and pronunciation assistance
Ref. E-Media DF78 .P47
Betancourt, Philip P . The Parthenon [interactive multimedia] : an Interactive Educational Experience in Pictures and Sound. Moorestown, NJ : PseudoNewsFilms and CD-ROMS, c1996. The Parthenon, regarded by many as the greatest building ever constructed ... set the standard for Doric architecture. Text, sound and pictures (over 250 photographs) introduce the user to this building
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