Use this selection of online encyclopedias and dictionaries to find and compare articles with background information, overviews and key resources from articles' bibliographies.
- Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Foundation. Note: Pop-up ads. "Seeks to create a comprehensive web portal dealing with the many facets of ancient history across the continents."
- The Oxford encyclopedia of ancient Greece and Rome, 2010, Oxford UP, edited by Michael Gagarin and Elaine Fantham.
500 essays, covering the ancient world from the Bronze Age to post-Justinian era (600 CE). Index recommended.
- The encyclopedia of ancient history, 2012, Wiley, edited by R. Bagnall et al.
Article updates not included in one-time purchase. Focus on ancient Mediterranean civilizations, from the Bronze Age to the 7th Century CE.
Step 1: See (at right) "More from This Reference Work"
Step 2: Click on "Search in this Book", and search for topics
- Livius: an online encyclopedia of articles on ancient history. For this class only!
- Perseus: Full text collection including articles on the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, ancient texts in tranation, maps, and images of ancient sites and objects.
