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Cambridge Ancient History
Reference D 57 .C25-252 | The Cambridge Ancient History is the most comprehensive collection of scholarship on the ancient world in existence. The first edition was published in the 1920's; most volumes are currently in their second or third editions. |
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Brill's New Pauly Encyclopedia of the Ancient World
Reference DE 5 .N4813 2002 | This is a comprehensive update of a landmark work originally written in German. As of 2005, volumes A-J had been translated into English. |
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Civilizations of the Ancient Near East
Reference DS 57 .C55 1995 | An excellent four volume compilation of essays on the cultural history of civilizations in the ancient Near East, including Asia Minor, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Palestine. |
| Dictionary of the Ancient Near East Reference DS 56 .D5 2000 | More a short entry encyclopedia than a dictionary, this covers the Near East from pre-history to the fall of Babylon in 539 BC. |
| Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt Reference DT 58 .O94 2001 | A comprehensive three volume encyclopedia on all aspects of the history and culture of ancient Egypt. |
| Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean: Greece & Rome Reference DE 59 .C55 1988 | An excellent three volume compilation of essays on the cultural history of Greece and Rome in the classical period. |
| The Oxford Classical Dictionary Reference DE 5 .O9 1996 | An outstanding encyclopedic dictionary of classical history and culture. |
| Illustrated Encyclopaedia of the Classical World Reference DE 5 .I55 | A short entry encyclopedia of people, places, and events from classical history. |
| Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition Reference DF 757 .E53 2000 | A two volume encyclopedia on all aspects of Greek history with an emphasis on the classical era. |
| Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire Reference DG 270 .B86 1994 | A short entry encyclopedia on the imperial era of Roman history. |
| Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture Reference CB 201 .E53 1997 | An encyclopedia on what is known about early Indo-European culture based on archaeology and linguistic. |
| Ancient Europe 8000 BC - A.D. 1000: Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World Reference DG 270 .B86 1994 | While most of Europe was a cultural backwater during ancient times, this encyclopedia provides detailed information on civilizations and preliterate societies from the Aegean to the North Sea. |
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| Oxford Companion to Archaeology Reference CC 70 .O96 1996 | This guide presents excellent brief overviews of findings in archaeology with entries for cultures, sites, and topics. |
| Encyclopedia of Archaeology: the Great Archaeologists Reference CC 110 .E54 1999 | This work is divided biographically, but details each archaeologist's work and provides excellent bibliographies. |
| Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt Reference DT 58 .E53 1999 | A guide to Egyptian archaeological finds in historical context. |
| Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East Reference DG 270 .B86 1994 | A five volume encyclopedia with in depth information on archaeological sites in the Near East. Geographic coverage is broad, but there is a special focus on Palestine and Syria. |
| New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land Reference DS 111 .A2 N488 1993 | An in depth and profusely illustrated guide to archaeological sites in Israel and Palestine. |
| The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites Reference DE 59 .P7 | A guide to a wide array of archaeological findings at Hellenic and Roman sites. |
| An Encyclopedia of the History of Classical Archaeology Reference DE 5 .E5 | While more a history of archaeological excavations than of ancient history, this source includes a significant amount of useful information. |
| Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy Reference B 163 .E53 | Biographical and topical articles on Greek and Roman philosophy. |
| Encyclopedia of Religion Reference BL 31 .E46 1986 | This religion encyclopedia has a wealth of information on the history and cultures of the ancient world. |
| Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Reference BR 162.2 .E53 1990 | This source deals extensively with the early church and its cultural context in the Roman Empire. |
| Encyclopaedia Judaica Reference DS 102.8 .E496 | An excellent source for the history of the biblical era. |
| Cambridge Encyclopaedia of the World's Ancient Languages Reference P 371 .C357 2004 | Beginning with Sumerian, this work details what is known about the languages of the ancient world. |
| Larousse Encyclopedia of Prehistoric and Ancient Art Reference N 5300 .H953 | This art encyclopedia is dated but still useful, with thorough illustrations and many color plates. |
| Classical and Medieval Literary Criticism Reference PN 610 .C53 | This multi-volume set includes background and criticism on classical authors. |
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Atlas of Classical History
Reference G 1033 .A833 1985 | Historical maps of the ancient Mediterranean. |
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Atlas of the Roman World
Reference DG 77 .C597 1982 | Historical maps of the Roman Republic and Empire. |
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Smithsonian Timeline of the Ancient World
Reference D 54.5 .S65 1993 | An interesting timeline of events in ancient history. |
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| Humanities Abstracts/Full-Text | Humanities Abstracts indexes about 400 English language journals in a wide variety of subjects including history, archaeology, classical studies, folklore, and religion. Articles from about 100 of the journals indexed are available in full-text. |
| The Database of Classical Bibliography (L`Annee Philologique) | This database is available on CD-ROM at the Circulation Desk. It contains citations of all known scholarly work published in any language anywhere in the world in the areas of Greek and Latin scholarship. |
Ancient History Journals
Videos and Multimedia
Title and Location
Description
Messages from the Past: reassessing ancient civilizations
Media Video: CB 311 .M47 2001
The Greeks
Media Video: DF 77 .G73 1988
I, Claudius
Media Video: PN 1997 .I173 1991
Ideas: shadows in the cave
Media Video: B 398 .I3 1991
Exploring ancient cities: Crete, Petra, Pompeii, Teotihuacan [interactive
CD-ROM]
CD-ROM Coll : D 80 .E86 1994
The Parthenon: an educational CD-ROM introduction to ancient Greece
CD-ROM Coll NA 281 .B47 1996
Web Resources
Ancient
History Sourcebook
A collection of resources on ancient history, intended as an aid to
teaching.
Diotima:
Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient WorldDiotima takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of women and
gender in antiquity. It includes a bibliography of useful sources and
a number of links to online information.
Interactive Ancient Mediterranean
A searchable online atlas with downloadable and printer friendly maps.
Duke
Papyrus Archive
The Duke Papyrus Archive provides electronic access to texts about and
images of 1,375 papyri from ancient Egypt.
Perseus Project
A comprehensive source for ancient Greek literary texts.
ArchNet
The website of the Archaeological Research Institute includes thousands
of links to other archaeology and artifact sites.
Archaeological Resource
Guide for Europe
A searchable guide to resources on European archaeology.
