Abbreviations Help
Works by classical authors and classics journals are often abbreviated
Lists of abbreviations may be found in
The Oxford Classical Dictionary
and
Brill's New Pauly
A comprehensive source is the Dictionary of Biblliographic Abbreviations Found in the Scholarship of Classical Studies and Related Disciplines which is accessilble as an e-book through a link in its Pegasus catalog record
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Refer to the Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide for additional information
See the Haverford College Department of Classics website for helpful information on citing ancient sources
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- Oxford Classical DictionaryEntries on all aspects of the Greco-Roman world
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and RomeEntries on Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures from the Bronze Age to the 5th century
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient EgyptEntries on Egyptian civilization from the predynastic era to the 7th century
- Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient WorldEnglish edition of Der Neue Pauly, an encyclopedia focused on the ancient world and classical scholarship
- Database of Latin DictionariesIncludes dictionaries for translating Latin into modern languages, for semantic and etymological excplanations of Latin words in Latin, and for defining historical Latin terms
- Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and ArchitectureEntries on visual art in the Classical Period
- International Encyclopedia of LinguisticsEntries on historical linguistics, among other areas
- Oxford Reference Online: ClassicsSubject-specific dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks
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