Subject Librarian
Key Resources
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Brill's New PaulyA comprehensive encyclopedia of ancient Greece and Rome, and the classical tradition.
Print: Baker-Berry Ref. DE 5. P33214 2007 -
Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and RomeBroad overview articles with an emphasis on interpretation and trends.
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Oxford Art OnlineIncludes the Grove Art Online, which is a must for research in classical art and architecture.
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Brill’s Encyclopaedia of the Neo-Latin World"Traces the enduring history and wide-ranging cultural influence of Neo-Latin, the form of Latin that originated in the Italian Renaissance and persists to the modern era."
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Gnomon Bibliographic DatabaseThe Gnomon Bibliographic Database is one of the most extensive database systems in Classical Studies.
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L'Année Philologique (APh)The main bibliographical database for classical scholarship. Covers scholarship published since 1924.
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Oxford Bibliographies Online: ClassicsHelpful annotated bibliographies for a wide variety of areas and ancient authors in Classical Studies.
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Projekt DyabolaA major database for research in Classical Archaeology. Don't be deterred by the clumsy interface.
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TOCS-IN: Tables of Contents of Journals of Interest to ClassicistsA useful source to keep up with the latest articles in Classics, Religious Studies, and Ancient Near Eastern Studies. An archive of older material is kept.
Greek Grammars
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Smyth's Greek GrammarThe old workhorse for advanced students. The print version is easier to use (Baker-Berry 882.5 S667g).
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Cambridge Grammar of Classical Greek by Call Number: Baker-Berry PA258 .E45 2019"The first work of its kind to reflect significant advances in linguistics made in recent decades, it provides students, teachers and academics with a comprehensive yet user-friendly treatment." -
Oxford Grammar of Classical Greek byCall Number: Baker-Berry PA258 .M89 2002For intermediate students.
Latin Grammars
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Allen & Greenough's New Latin GrammarThe standard grammar for intermediate and advanced students.
The print version is easier to use (Baker-Berry PA2087 .A525 2000).
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Latin Grammar byCall Number: Baker-Berry PA2087 .P275 2006An "innovative reference that makes use of many of the advances that have taken place in linguistics during the last half century."
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Latin Grammar byCall Number: Baker-Berry PA2087.5 .M67 1999Clear, concise grammar for intermediate level students.
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New Latin Syntax byCall Number: 872.52 W853nPublication Date: 1959A lucid account of the most important constructions.
Greek Dictionaries
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Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek [online]Print: Baker-Berry Ref. PA445.E5 M66 2015
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Liddell & Scott's Greek-English Lexicon (LSJ) (Big Liddell)Print: Baker-Berry Ref. PA 445.E5 L6 1996
Latin Dictionaries
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Lewis & Short Latin DictionaryPrint: Baker-Berry PA2365 .E5 A7 1969
Includes some Late Latin words.
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Oxford Latin DictionaryCall Number: Baker-Berry Ref. PA2365.E5 O9 2012 v.1-2Covers Latin from its beginning until 200 AD.
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Bryn Mawr Commentaries [Library Catalog]Concise commentaries on short texts for intermediate students.
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Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries [Library Catalog]The orange series.
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Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics [Library Catalog]"Green and Yellows," commentaries for advanced students.
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Dickinson Classical CommentariesFor students. "Latin and Greek texts for reading, with explanatory notes, essays, vocabulary, and graphic, video, and audio elements."
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Texte und Kommentare [Library Catalog]De Gruyter's series includes commentaries in German, English, and Italian. Many are available as e-books.
English Translations
Series with dual-language texts:
Aris & Phillips Classical Texts -- chiefly classical authors; extensive notes, mostly historical and literary.
Loeb Classical Library (available in print and online) -- for mostly classical (with some late antique) works in Greek and Latin. Older works in the series tended to be bowdlerized. Translations are workmanlike rather than literary.
Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library -- for medieval Latin, Greek, and Old English works.
I Tatti Renaissance Library -- for Renaissance Latin works.
Series with English translations only:
Translated Texts for Historians -- for late antique works in Latin, Greek, and other languages.
Most canonical classical works have been translated for the Oxford World's Classics and Penguin Classics series.
Foreign-Language Translations
Collection Budé (= Collection des universites de France) -- a wide variety of Latin and Greek texts with extensive notes. Dual-language.
Sources Chrétiennes -- Patristic texts in Greek, Latin, and Syriac with extensive notes. Dual-language.