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
Citation Tools
The online companion to A Writer's Reference provides rules and examples for Chicago, MLA, and APA formats
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
Copies of The Chicago Manual of Style and the MLA Handbook are available on every floor of the Information Commons and on reserve in Cudahy Library
GRE Practice Tool
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Testing & Education Reference CenterProvides online GRE (as well as GMAT, LSAT, and MCAT) practice; create an account to access the tests and explanations for why an answer is correct or incorrect
Most Used Resources
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Annee Philologique, L'Indexes journals (and other materials) on all aspects of classical studies; updated annually but with a two-year delay
Online Reference Sources
Start here to discover a topic, define a term, check a name or event, or identify recommended sources.
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Oxford Classical Dictionary, 4th editionEntries on all aspects of the Greco-Roman world
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and RomeOffers a comprehensive overview of the major cultures of the classical Mediterranean world from the Bronze Age to the fifth century CE. It also covers the legacy of the classical world and its interpretation and influence in subsequent centuries.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient EgyptFeaturing 600 original articles written by leading scholars covering Egyptian civilization, from the pre-dynastic era to its eclipse in the seventh century.
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Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient WorldEnglish edition of Der Neue Pauly, an encyclopedia focused on the ancient world and classical scholarship plus four topical supplements published to date
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Database of Latin DictionariesComprised of 3 kinds of dictionaries: dictionaries to assist translation from Latin into modern languages, dictionaries providing semantic and etymological explanations in Latin of Latin words, and historical Latin dictionaries.
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Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art & ArchitectureIn-depth articles on the visual arts of the Classical period -from biographies to thematic entries on architecture, ceramics, metalwork, mosaics, painting and sculpture.
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International Encyclopedia of Linguistics, 2nd EditionCovers historical, comparative, formal, mathematical, functional, philosophical, and sociolinguistics. Special attention is given to interrelations within these branches of the field and to relations of linguistics with other disciplines.
Reference Universe
Greek-English and Latin-English dictionaries are shelved in the Reference Collection
on the first floor of Cudahy Library at the call numbers PA 445 and PA 2365 respectively
Use Reference Universe to search back-of-the-book indexes and entry titles in our reference collections; link to Pegasus to check location information or link to the entry if it is available online
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