Research Guides: Classics: Getting Started

Dictionaries

Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell-Scott
Call Number: PA445.E5.L6 1996 Ref
The standard for finding the meaning of Greek words, including obscure forms and dialect variations. Comprehensive.
Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament
Call Number: PA881.B38 2000 Ref
Oxford Latin Dictionary by P.G.W. Glare
Call Number: PA2365.E5 Ref
Publication Date: 1982
Comprehensive dictionary with copious examples of usage and detailed etymologies.

Encyclopedias, Atlases

Brill's New Pauly (Encyclopedia of the Ancient World)
Call Number: DE5.N4813 2002 Ref
The standard reference work consisting of detailed factual information about the ancient world as well as larger, synthetic overviews.
Oxford Classical Dictionary
Call Number: DE5.09 2003 Ref
Factual information about all aspects of the ancient world in concise entries accessible to specialists and non-specialists alike.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome
Call Number: DE5. O95. 2010 Art Ref
Barrington atlas of the Greek and Roman World
Call Number: G1033.B3 2000 Maps (Knight)
Detailed, topographical maps of the classical world.

Pleiades: A Community-Built Gazetteer and Graph of Ancient Places

Oxford Reference
Use this link to connect to Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, an historical and thematic reference work on the cultural history of the Byzantine empire up to the 15th century.

The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium.
Call Number: DF 521.093. 1991. 3 vols. Knight & Art Ref
Historical and thematic reference work on the cultural history of the Byzantine empire up to the 15th century.

Knight Pickup Window - 2020/21

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Pickup and Delivery Options in Support of Remote Teaching and Learning
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How to Request a Book for Pickup (UO Video Tutorial)

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