Classics Resources

Research Guide for Classics 238: Pompeii

The main index for classical research is L'Année Philologique.

The  Brill's New Pauly is the most authorative encyclopedia for Classicists.This work-in-progress is the English-language edition of Der Neue Pauly , the encyclopedia of the ancient world, with a focus on Greco-Roman antiquity and its long and influential aftermath.

The Humanities Research Guide points you to resources needed for research in the Humanities. It includes information about where to find books and periodical articles, and has direct links to specialized databases.

How to check if we have a certain journal article available:
The Periodical Finder (help page) is a complete listing of journals, magazines, newspapers available at W&L.

RefWorks : bibliographic management tool

Online Dictionaries

Oxford Reference Online: Classics. Growing collection of online reference works published by Oxford UP.

Didaskalia: Ancient Theatre today

                                               
Collections of texts
Thesaurus Linguae Graecae. Online database of Greek texts.
Patrologiae Latinae  (Cetedoc library of Christian Latin texts). CD-ROM 14, at Circulation Desk.
Online Medieval and Classical Library  Some of the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization. 
Latin Texts  Via the E-text Center at UVA 
Latin Culture Resources  from Georgetown Univ. 
The Internet Classics Archive  Collection of >400 Classical Greek and Roman texts in English translation. Student project at MIT.
An Analytic bibliography of on-line neo-Latin texts  Part of Philological Museum at U.California, Irvine. Texts composed during and after the Renaissance.

Links to Classics Resources
The Perseus Project  Digital library on Ancient Greece, created by Tufts' Department of Classics. 
Classics Collections Page  From U.Florida. Contains many full-text classics journals..
Encyclopedia Mythica  an encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and legend. Award winning and online since 1995.
The Rome Project   Large site maintained by the Dalton School at Columbia University. 
The Ovid Project   From the U of Vermont.
The Virgil Project   From the U of Pennsylvania.
The Peraldus Project  From the U of Pennsylvania.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures  An exhibition of WWW sites pertaining to world cultures with introductory comments by Bill Hemminger 
Glossary of Literary Terms and Handbook of Rhetorical Devices  Short, concise definitions of terms are provided along with examples.
Voice of the Shuttle - Classics  Excellent site linking to a multitude of Classics sites.

Associations, Departments 

American Philological Association
Classics Departments World Wide  (Oxford U.)
Classics Departments Worldwide  (U. Cambridge)
Department of Classical Studies  (U. Michigan)

Citation style guides and tools

In the Humanities, the most often used bibliographic citation styles are "Chicago/Turabian" and "MLA Style". Also includes a link to "RefWorks", an online bibliographic management tool.