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DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, GRAMMARS, SYNTAXES
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Brill's New Pauly
online at Brill |
Encyclopedia Britannica 11th ed.
the LoveToKnow website: 11th edition plus reader updates etc. |
German-English/English-German
Leo, by Technische Universität Munich |
| English-German Dictionary |
| German-English Dictionary |
| French, Italian, Spanish (/English) Dictionaries |
Heidelberg WordLists
Dictionary of names, terms, vocab in documentary papyri & ostraca from all provenances (including reverse-index) |
| Kühner-Blass |
| Kühner-Gerth I |
| Kühner-Gerth II |
| Lexicon of Greek Personal Names |
| Neue Pauly Online |
Oxford Classical Dictionary
[UC Berkeley only] |
Seyffert's Dictionary of Classical Antiquity
no history or geography, & to be used with caution, in view of its age: but surprisingly full, & it was revised by Nettleship & Sandys |
Smith's Dictionary of Greek & Roman Biography & Mythology
Old but very useful & full reference work |
Dictionary of Greek & Roman Antiquities
Smith's dictionary of 'everything that isn't a person or place' |
Wiki Classical Dictionary
the 'open house' dictionary |
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Textkit
Useful collection of online grammars, composition books etc., including Smyth, Goodwin, North & Hillard, Sidgwick, Pharr etc. |
ANCIENT LEXICA, GLOSSARIES, COMPILATIONS etc. |
Homer Scholia - D scholia etc.
van Thiel's various online publications of Homeric scholia and related texts (including Cyril's lexicon) |
Lexica Minora in Homerum
John Lundon's consolidated list (alphabetical index) of the entries in the more than 90 word-lists etc. in ancient word-lists on papyri
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BIBLIOGRAPHIES |
L'Année Philologique
(UCB only) |
Books & Writers
Huge list of authors, ancient to modern, with very full, informative biographies, bibliographies etc. |
Checklist of Editions of Greek, Latin, Demotic & Coptic Papyri, Ostraca & Tablets
definitive bibliography maintained by John Oates & Roger Bagnall |
Classical Folklore Scholarship
Adrienne Mayor's useful bibliography (April 2000) of material on Greek & Roman myths and legends of potential interest to folklorists |
| Costume |
| DYABOLA |
| DYABOLA - a User's Guide |
Hellenistic Bibliography
Martijn Cuypers' extensive bibliography of Hellenistic authors (more than 15,000 entries) |
| Heracles: a bibliography |
| History Journals Guide |
Liber Antiquus
general bibliography of the ancient book |
Pinax Online
Marc Huys' list of web bibliographies on the ancient Greek world |
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TOCS-IN
searchable tables of contents of 185 journals 'of interest to classicists' (mostly since 1992) |
Traditio Classicorum
Charles Lohr's bibliography of works on the fate (fortuna) of Classical authors down to 1650 |
eBooks @ Adelaide
List of writers, ancient to modern, with brief biographies, lists of e-texts etc.
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| Zenon DAI |
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FONTS |
Gary Dykes Fonts
Aramaic, Ugaritic, Hebrew, Coptic, Syriac etc. - including Greek abbreviations and a minuscule font
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MAJOR SEARCH RESOURCES |
| Perseus 4.0 (beta) |
| Perseus 4.0 Greek & Latin texts |
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| Thesaurus Linguae Graecae |
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| JSTOR Journal Search |
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Papyrological Investigator
papyri.info: access tool for APIS, DDBDP, HGV |
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| Perseus |
| Perseus - Berlin mirror |
| Perseus - Chicago mirror |
| Perseus - Oxford mirror |
| Perseus Buildings Catalog |
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LIBRARIES |
| UCB Pathfinder Search |
| UCB Art History-Classics |
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UB Karlsruhe Virtual Katalog
search catalogs of German, Austrian, Swiss, English, French etc. libraries & booksellers |
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| British Library |
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LINKS CATALOGS |
Abzu
Networked data access for materials concerning the ancient Near East and Mediterranean |
| Ancient Greek (Hellenic) Links |
Ancient World Journals on JSTOR
a list with links |
| Cambridge U. Classics Resources on the Web |
Classical Studies Research Guides
Boston University Libraries' full list of online & offline material for all areas of Classical Studies |
| Classics/Med Links |
Cultural Map of Hellas
the 'official' site of the Greek Ministry of Culture with links to their individual websites for museums, sites etc. - a mixed bag, but very useful. |
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| Diotima: Women & Gender in the Ancient World |
Electronic Resources for Classicists
very full list of all kinds of resources (UC Irvine) |
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Graeca im Internet
rich & systematic collection of material on all aspects of Ancient Greece |
Greek Travel Places
very rich in information, images, links etc. - difficult to find things, but search first by region, place etc. & then select information categories ('archaeological', 'ancient', 'mythology' etc.) & poke around |
Intute
database of Classics resources of all kinds |
| Latin Link Lexikon |
| Hellenic Resources Network |
Humbul Humanities Hub
catalog of online humanities resources |
| Kapatija: Aegean Information Sites |
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A Journey Through Ancient Greece
extensive coverage, by an enthusiast, of all aspects of Greece, with full sections on religion, cults, myth |
Michael Lahanas
rich resources (text, images) on Greece and Cyprus, Classical, Medieval and contemporary |
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MYTH |
Parada: Greek Mythology Link
Carlos Parada's comprehensive site for Greek Myth, with refs. to sources and material helpfully arranged into (sub-)categories by theme etc. |
Theoi Project
good collection of primary sources (textual, iconographic) |
Michael Lahanas
rich collection of texts and images |
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| Flood Stories from around the World |
Genealogies
Peter Hawlina's genealogical charts - go to the list of names & click on a name |
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USEFUL TOPIC RESOURCES |
Classical Athens, Culture & Society
high quality survey, from FHW, of society, economy, politics, religion etc. of ancient Athens. |
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| Marriage |
| Ancient Weddings |
Greek & Roman Weddings
Jennifer Powers' MA thesis |
| Death |
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| THEATRE: |
Ancient Theatre Archive
Thomas Hines' virtual reality tour of numerous theatre sites in Greece, Italy, Turkey etc. - still under development, but very useful. |
| Didaskalia |
| Dr.J's Illustrated Theater |
Skenotheke
a full collection of images of theatres, vase-paintings, monuments etc. |
Overview & Sites
numerous sites -click on the map dots |
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| ORACLES: |
Overview & Sites
click on the dots on the map |
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RELIGION |
Ancient Divination & Astrology
a selection of major online resources |
Ancient Goddesses
a useful review survey |
| Animal Sacrifice Database |
Eleusinian Mysteries (Beck)
a very full collection (& citation) of the texts |
Eleusinian Mysteries (Beach)
essay and bibliography by Edward Beach. |
| Halliday's Greek Divination |
| Herms |
| Hero Cults |
Heroines in Myth & Cult
the complete text of Deborah Lyons' book |
| Minoan Religion |
| Mycenaean Religion |
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Nikosthenos Painter - Hermitage
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ART - ICONOGRAPHY |
| Hartmann's KunstLexikon |
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| Beazley Archive Dictionary |
Beazley Archive: Pottery
images of many of the major pieces of Greek pottery (vase painting) - sort by divinity, theme, site etc. |
Beazley Archive: Sculpture
a collection of many of the major pieces of Greek sculpture - sort by divinity, theme, site etc. |
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum
more than 100,000 items, searchable |
Theoi Project
useful selection of images & info |
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Athena
a useful collection of images, links, texts etc. for the iconography & numerous sanctuaries of Athena |
Centaurs
catalog of centaurs in vase painting |
Olympian Gods in Vase Painting |
the Trojan War
images of the causes, the War, and homecomings (incl. Odyssey) |
| 'Sites & Photos' |
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BOOKS ONLINE |
Ancient Library: Bookshelf
various interesting & rare works (mostly secondary & reference) |
Athena
links to more than 10,000 literary & historical texts online from all periods - Greek, English, French, Russian... |
Classics: UC Press
more than 110 books published by UC Press available online (for UC members only) |
Electronic Text Archive
list of numerous sites offering texts online |
eScholarship editions
Books online from several presses, including more than 90 in Classics - mostly accessible only to UC with CalNet ID |
Project Gutenberg
More than 13,000 texts freely available as eBooks, including many Classical authors. |
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AUTHOR RESOURCES |
Many Greek authors and texts are to be found (Greek & English versions) on Perseus. Listed below is a supplement: texts or authors not on Perseus, additional versions of particular interest, & language tools & resources.
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| Aesop's Fables, Babrius etc. |
Ancient Greek Online Library
author biographies and texts |
Apollonius of Rhodes Argonautica
Seaton's prose translation |
| Aratus |
Aristotle & Plato
Authoritative English translations [UC Berkeley only] |
| Arrian Anabasis |
| Bion |
| Callistratus |
| Colluthus |
| Diodorus Siculus bk. 4 |
Dion of Prusa
(Dio Chrysostom) |
Euripides
Useful synopses of plays, evidence for dating etc. |
Herodotus on the Web
a major collection of quality resources (200+) of all kinds on one of the key historians |
Homer: the Chicago Homer
a very useful resource: all of Homer & Hesiod, with Greek & English line by line, linked to word & phrase frequency data, scholia & papyri |
Homer (pdf file)
searchable pdf version of van Thiel's Homer text |
Homer's Odyssey
Samuel Butler's fine prose translation |
Jacoby: FGrHist
online at Brill |
LIbrary of Ancient Texts Online
LATO |
Longus Daphis & Chloe
W.B.Tyrell's translation |
| Lycophron |
Menander Dyscolos
English translation |
| Moschus |
| Nonnus Dionysiaca 1-14 |
Odyssey Resources
mostly different translations to compare, helpfully arranged book by book |
| Orphic Hymns |
| Parthenius |
| Philostratus the Elder |
| Philostratus the Younger |
Plutarch - Chaironeia
'Plutarch's Home on the Web': texts, biographies, bibliography, influence etc. |
Polybius
the only translation online of the whole of Polybius (the Loeb version). |
| Presocratics |
| Quintus of Smyrna |
| Tryphiodorus |
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| Cicero - de amicitia (On friendship) |
| Cicero - Scipio's Dream |
| Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum |
Greek Authors Online
the UBasel database - texts & links |
| Hyginus |
| Hyginus Astronomica |
| Hyginus Fabulae |
Latin Authors Online
the UBasel database - texts & links |
| Latin & Greek Authors on the Web |
The Latin Library
A large collection of Latin texts (Classical & post-Classical) online. |
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The Little Sailing
Agelos Perdikouris' collection of (mostly ancient) Greek texts, in Greek & translation |
Livy
complete English translation of the Histories (scroll down through the Ls to find Livy) |
Patrologia Latina
Migne online (UCB only) |
Philoctetes
Presocratics & Zeno in Greek & English |
Propertius
elegies trans. A.S.Kline |
| The Roman Law Library |
| Statius Achilleid |
| Statius Thebaid |
Texts in translation online
the MIT Internet Classics Archive |
University of Virginia eTexts
a huge collection of authors/texts available online (original lang. & English translations). Many are very obscurely classified & almost impossible to find - try starting here... |
| Valerius Flaccus |
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HISTORY |
Alexander the Great
In the Footsteps of Alexander: the Michael Wood TV documentary recreation of the journey of Alexander, here very fully presented in website form by Maryland Public TV |
Alexander the Great on the Web
1,000+ resources of all kinds on Alexander |
Alexander Sources
most of the important primary sources, Greek and non-Greek, listed and translated |
Ancient History Sourcebook
huge collection of texts by period |
Ancient World
a sound & lively comprehensive history by an unusual author |
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Late Antiquity Bibliography
(Neue Forschungen zur Spätantike) from the Freie Universität, Berlin: Bibliography (1990 - 2002) and links of topics, emperors, authors etc. |
Marcus Aurelius
Bibliography and links of MA and his times (Freie Universität, Berlin) |
| Prosopographia Ptolemaica |
Roman Emperors
de imperatoribus Romanis: an encyclopedia of Roman rulers & their families |
Sparta
a good collection of texts & resources on the history & society of Sparta |
Sparta II
a selection of material on Spartan history, religion, culture etc. |
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OTHER RESOURCES |
Ancient Greek
online resources from which to learn and read ancient Greek |
Ancient Greek Music
all published fragments of music & recordings of them |
| Archimedes Palimpsest |
BBC History, Arts, Literature
a very rich site - use the Search facility for best results |
Byzantine Manuscripts & Palaeography
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Byzantine Studies on the Net
intro to Byzantium and comprehensive resources for Byzantine studies of all kinds |
Calendar - Hellenic Month (HMEPA)
detailed reconstruction of the Athenian calendar & synchronisation with the modern calendar- sections on festivals, Olympiads etc., monthly day-to-day calendar |
Crete in Pictures
a comprehensive collection |
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Franchthi Cave, the Argolid
17,000 years of Greek pre-history from the palaeolithic to the late neolithic, 20,000 - 3,000 BC |
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The Parthenon Marbles
very good photos & presentation, along with detailed arguments for the Return of the marbles |
| The Peplos Kore |
| Santorini Volcano |
Silva Rhetoricae - Forest of Rhetoric
Gideon Burton's Guide to the terms of Classical & Renaissance Rhetoric |
Sumerian Mythology & Religion
a comprehensive intro and FAQ |
Women in the Greek World
a whole course, with bibliographies etc. |
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Ancient World on Television
TV listings for the week of programs to do with the ancient world |
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| Current Weather in Greece... |
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| NOTE |
This is a private page intended to be a rough and ready selection of internet resources that I and other Classicists find useful in our work. Nothing systematic - just a convenient place to store links to useful research and reference material for quick access. If there's anything you'd like to see added, or if you spot anything that's not working, let me know.
There are a few other related resources you may find useful (though they are not focussed on research and reference so much).
GreekMyth.org
GreekReligion.org
PhilHellenika
a subscription newsgroup for Philhellenes who enjoy occasional emails with news about the Greek world, ancient medieval and modern |
ANCIENT SITES |
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Aegina, Temple of Aphaea
good photos |
Amyclae (Sparta)
(& esp. the sanctuary of Apollo) |
Argos
history, monuments, sculpture, coinage etc. |
Asea, Arcadia
a new Demeter sanctuary |
Athens: Art & Archaeology of Attica
David Gill's excellent site covering the Acropolis, Agora, Kerameikos, Pnyx, Attica, Sounion & Thorikos |
Athens
very good images on art, monuments, coinage |
| Athens Acropolis - Greek Ministry of Culture |
| Athens, Acropolis, the Parthenon |
Athens Acropolis, South Slope
photos |
Athenian Agora Site Guide
the official guide to the agora by the American School of Classical Studies |
| Athens, Agora (II) |
Athens: sites and monuments
a rich collection of images |
Attica: Art & Archaeology
David Gill's excellent site |
| Aulis, Temple of Artemis |
| Brauron, Sanctuary of Artemis |
| Brauron II - good information about history & cult practices |
| Corinth |
Corinth (II)
history, monuments, sculture, coinage etc. |
Crete - Minoan Crete
50 Minoan sites: pictures & descriptive text |
| Delos: some good photos |
| Delphi - images |
| Delphi - good photos |
| Dodona |
| Eleusis (basic) |
| Epidaurus |
Isthmus: sanctuary of Poseidon
excavation reports from U Chicago |
Isthmian Sanctuary of Poseidon
Hero Cults - Palaimon-Melicertes |
Kalymnos - rich in recently found statues |
Macedonia: Hellenic Macedonia
Extensive material on history, culture, sites etc. of Macedonia, with an excellent and full gallery of images |
Mycenae
history, monuments etc. |
| Nemea - Berkeley's own..... |
| Olympia |
| Olympia II - images |
| Olympia III - good photos |
Olympia IV
history, monuments, art, coinage - and a victor list... & good images |
The Peloponnese
Good historical accounts, with good photos, of all the districts of the Peloponnese. |
Pergamum: Altar of Zeus
some lapses in English & spelling, but good information & photos |
Pergamum: Altar of Zeus II
Good collection of photos of the Telephus frieze & gigantomachy |
| Psychro, Crete: Cave of Zeus |
| Sounion - a good account of the history & archaeology |
| Sparta |
| Sparta, Menelaion |
Thebes
history, monuments, sculpture, coinage, society etc. |
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Lost Trails
Shane Solow's fine b & w photos of numerous Greek sites, including Aigeira, Aigion, Alabanda, Amphiareion, Argos, Asine, Brauron, Caria, Delphi, Dyme, Elis, Icaria, Ister, Kardamyle, Karpathos, Kythera, Labranda, Lepreum, Lydia, Mantinea, Marathon, Mycenae, Olympia, Orchomenos, Patrai, Pellene, Pylos, Rhodes, Samos, Sardis, Sparta, Symi, Taenarum, Tegea. |
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