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A research guide to primary and secondary sources for ancient history.
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Starting Points: Books & eBooks
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- By Topic - Type in the keywords that broadly describe your topic. For example: aegean sea greece history
- By Title - Type in the first few words of the book title in quotations. For example: "decoding ancient history".
- By Author - Type in the last name followed by the first name of the author in quotations. For example: "joshel sandra"
Starting Points: Journal Articles
The following research databases will help you identify articles in the field of African history. Additional research databases are listed under Articles.
- L'Année Philologique This link opens in a new window
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Best database for Greek & Roman history & classics - JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly journals & books in all disciplines
- Oxford Bibliographies: Classics
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Annotated listing of the best books and articles on a range of topics in classics
Starting Points - Primary Sources
This is a small sampling of primary sources dealing with ancient history. Additional sources are listed under Primary Sources.
- Bibliotheca Teubneriana Latina This link opens in a new window
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Latin texts dating from antiquity and late antiquity to medieval and neo-Latin texts. - Loeb Classical Library This link opens in a new window
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Greek and Latin literature with English translations. - Patrologia Latina This link opens in a new window
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Writings of early Church fathers in Latin.
- Thesaurus linguae Graecae
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Collection of Greek texts from Homer to the fall of Byzantium.
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