Online Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, etc.
The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization
- Provides an authoritative survey of the Greek and Roman worlds in all their aspects.
- Drawn from the latest edition of the Oxford Classical Dictionary.
- Published in 1998.
The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
- Based on the Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
- Gives accounts of the lives of many classical authors and character entries and plot summaries for their works.
- General entries trace the development of literary forms such as comedy and tragedy.
- Wide coverage of the historical, political, social, and artistic background.
- Published in 1998.
- Covering the “long” Enlightenment, from the rise of Descartes' disciples in 1670 to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815.
- Published 2002
The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World
Spanning almost one thousand years, from the first Olympic Games in 776 BC to the death of Marcus Aurelius in AD 180, this accessible and wide-ranging reference work draws on the groundbreaking Oxford Classical Dictionary to present more than 2,500 entries on the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome. The dictionary covers key aspects of ancient Greek and Roman life and literature, such as science, social structure, philosophy, and religion, and contains comprehensive articles on central figures, both real and mythological, from Achilles to Zeno.
Who's Who in the Classical World
- This is a dictionary of ancient biography focusing on real people.
- Covers Greek and Roman history and politics, literature, philosophy, science, and art.
- Shorter entries provide concise accounts, while the longer entries are short essays covering major historical and cultural themes in antiquity.
- Published in 2000.
- Contains entries on important figures from 750 BC to the end of the Roman Empire, such as Sappho, Plato and Alexander the Great.
- Also contains a chronology and list of Greek rulers.
- Published in 2000.
The Encyclopedia of Greco-Roman Mythology
- Contains brief definitions of important characters in Greek and Roman mythology.
- See also references point to related terms.
- Also contains a chronology and list of Roman emperors.
- Published in 1998.
The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary (English-Latin)
- Contains over 23,000 entries.
- Published in 2003.
The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary (Latin-English)
- Contains over 23,000 entries.
- Published in 2003.
