Classical Studies

An guide to the military history of the classical world, with descriptions of more than 600 battles.

Provides a history of life in Greece and Rome from the first millennium B.C. to the late fifth century A.D. Topics include land and sea, population, agriculture and food, technology, government, economics, religion, private and social life, women and family life, the arts, and philosophy. 3 volumes.

A guide to information resources in classical studies, with nearly 700 annotated entries.

Alphabetical entries covering the archaeology of Egypt from the earliest finds of the Paleolithic period through to the fourth century AD.

Entries describing excavations in Israel, Ancient Palestine, Syria, Jordan and Sinai Peninsula. 4 volumes.

Entries detail archaeological finds originating from prehistoric times through the rise of Islam and the Crusades, covering regions from the eastern Mediterranean to Iran and from Anatolia to the Arab Peninsula, with Egypt, Cyprus, and parts of North and East Africa also included. Five volumes.

An accessible alternative to the Oxford Classical Dictionary.

An alphabetical guide to Greek and Roman cultures, with 6,000 entries ranging from long articles to brief definitions.

A comprehensive reference source on women's roles in ancient civilizations

Provides more than 1,400 descriptions of deities, myths, persons, places, and practices of the religions of the Roman Republic and Empire. This dictionary includes not only Greco-Roman myth, but also Roman beliefs drawn from Germanic, Iberian, Celtic, Anatolian, Syrian, and Egyptian Greco-Roman, Christian, and Jewish religion.

A reference guide with sections covering the republic and the empire, military affairs, geography, town & country, travel & trade, literature, religion, economy & industry, and everyday life.

Texts in translation regarding Roman sports, with an introductory essay.

The World Eras series provides an overview of world history, describing the events, lifestyles, and key figures of each era.

Less comprehensive than the Oxford Latin Dictionary, but with English to Latin as well as Latin to English translation.

Comprehensive and authoritative coverage of classical Latin with entries for approximately 40,000 words, with quotations that illustrate the meaning and use of words from the earliest known instance.

Provides information about life in Ancient Greece from 3000 B.C. to 30 B.C. Topical chapters include civilizations, city states, and empires; rulers and leaders; military affairs; geography of the Greek world; economy, trade, and transport; towns and countryside; written evidence; religion and mythology; art, science, and philosophy; and everyday life.

Comprehensive overview of life in Ancient Greece. Includes chapters about geography, the arts, communication, social class system and the economy, politics, law and the military, recreation, daily life, family life, religion and philosophy, science, technology, and health.

The Liddell & Scott Greek-English Lexicon is the most comprehensive and authoritative ancient Greek dictionary available.

This abridged version of Liddell and Scott is for many users more useful than the complete version.