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internet resources 
John Jaeger 

Classical studies on the Web 
A guide to some of the best sites 

Classical
studies
involves
the
examination
of
Greek
and
Roman
culture,
including

such
areas
as
art,
language,
literature,
history,

philosophy,
and
religion.
One
advantage
to

considering
classical
studies
in
an
academic

library
 setting
 is
 its
 wide
 interdisciplinary

appeal.
Faculty
from
a
number
of
different

subject
 areas
 might
 well
 be
 interested
 in

resources
on
this
topic.


Classical
studies
also
are
well
represented

on
the
Internet.
Excellent
directories,
sub­
ject­specific
 sites,
 and
 other
 resources
 are

available.
Likewise,
there
are
good
sites

for
classical
studies
organizations
and
for

free
classical
studies
journals.
This
article

seeks
to
guide
the
reader
to
some
of
the
best

Internet
resources
available.


Directories 
•
 Electronic Resources for Classicists. 

This
 directory
 site
 for
 classical
 studies
 is

perhaps
the
best
single
resources
for
fi
nding

quality
resources
on
the
subject.
There
are
20

categories
available,
addressing
such
areas
as

gateways,
bibliographies,
archives,
publica­
tions,
and
organizations.
Access:
http://www.

tlg.uci.edu/index/resources.html.


•
 LSU Libraries: Classics Resources. 
The
LSU
subject
guide
to
classical
resources

covers
 such
 areas
 as
 Web
 guides,
 guides

to
 Roman
 resources,
 guides
 to
 Greek

resources,
 online
 Greek
 and
 Latin
 texts,

ancient
 Greek
 and
 Roman
 images,
 and

dictionaries
 and
 language
 sites.
 This
 is

one
 of
 the
 best
 places
 to
 begin
 a
 search

on
 classical
 sites.
 Access: http://www.lib.

lsu.edu/hum/classics.html.


•
 Pomoerium: Classical Resources. 
Pomoerium
has
28
subject
categories,
and

each
category
has
links
to
a
number
of
re­

sources.
Interestingly,
some
of
the
suggested

resources
from
this
site
are
different
from
the

ones
at
other
directory
sites.
Access: http://

www.pomoerium.eu/links.htm.


•
 Voice of  the Shuttle: Classical Stud-
ies. Voice
 of
 the
 Shuttle
 covers
 a
 whole

range
of
time
periods,
but
its
resources
on

the
classical
period
are
excellent
and
wide­
ranging.
It
links
to
most
of
the
other
quality

sites
on
classical
studies
and
provides
cov­
erage
of
a
breadth
of
topical
areas.
Access: 
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2708.


Art 
•
Beasley Archive. The
Beazley
Archive,


affiliated
 with
 the
 University
 of
 Oxford,
 is

a
 large
 repository
 of
 classical
 period
 im­
ages
related
to
art
and
archaeology.
As
the

site
 states,
 “the
 Beazley
 Archive
 aims
 to

make
 its
 original
 and
 electronic
 archives

on
 classical
 archaeology
 and
 art
 available

as
widely
as
possible.
.
.
.”
The
archive
has

tens
 of
 thousands
 of
 quality
 photographic

images.
 Access: http://www.beazley.ox.ac.

uk/index.htm.


•
 Kelsey Museum of  Archaeology.
 The

Kelsey
 Museum
 of
 Archaeology,
 affi
liated

with
 the
 University
 of
 Michigan,
 contains

more
than
100,000
objects
related
to
civili­
zations
existing
around
the
Mediterranean.

A
selection
of
these
objects
can
be
viewed

online
 by
 clicking
 on
 “Galleries”
 and
 by

clicking
on
“past
exhibitions.”
Access:
http://

www.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey.


John Jaeger is doctoral research and reference librarian 
at Dallas Baptist University, e-mail: johnja@dbu.edu 
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www.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey
http:http://www.beazley.ox.ac
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2708
www.pomoerium.eu/links.htm
http://www.lib
http://www


•
 Perseus Art and Architecture Brows-
er. This
tool
allows
one
to
focus
on
a
specifi
c

aspect
of
art
during
a
specific
period
of
time.

One
can
limit
the
search
to
architecture,
coins,

gems,
sculpture,
vases,
or
sites.
Then,
one
can

search
 rather
 precisely
 through
 all
 available

art
or
architecture
items.
Access: http://www.

perseus.tufts.edu/cgi­bin/browser.


Language 
•
 Greek and Latin Language Resources. 

This
site
provides
links
to
quality
Greek
and

Latin
 research
 resources.
 Items
 include
 an

English/Greek
dictionary,
an
ancient
Greek

phrase
 tool,
 a
 pronunciation
 guide
 for
 an­
cient
Greek,
a
Latin
grammar
aid,
and
a
large

Latin
 word
 list.
 Access:
 http://www.cs.utk.

edu/~mclennan/OM/grk­lat.html.


•
 Perseus Language Tools. Perseus
 is

primarily
known
for
its
large
digital
library,

but
 it
 also
 has
 some
 excellent
 language

resources
 related
 to
 classical
 studies.
 They


have
 online
 tools
 for

Latin/Greek
 dictionary

help,
 English­to­Greek

word
search,
Greek
mor­
phological
analysis,
Latin

morphological
 analysis,

Greek
 vocabulary,
 Latin


vocabulary,
 Greek
 words
 in
 context,
 Latin

words
 in
 context,
 and
 several
 others.
 Ac­
cess:
 http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cache

/perscoll_PersInfo.html.


•
 Textkit: Greek and Latin Lear ning 
Tools. As
 the
 site
 indicates,
 “Textkit
 is
 the

Internet’s
 largest
 provider
 of
 free
 and
 fully

downloadable
 Greek
 and
 Latin
 grammars

and
readers.
With
currently
146
free
books
to

choose
from,
Greek
and
Latin
learners
have

downloaded
687,131
grammars,
readers
and

classical
 e­books.”
 This
 popular
 site
 is
 an

excellent
place
to
begin
learning
the
classi­
cal
languages
or
to
check
on
a
grammatical

issue
 you
 note
 in
 a
 particular
 text.
 Access: 
http://www.textkit.com.


Literature (text collections) 
•
 Forum Romanum. This
 site
 includes


a
comprehensive
listing
of
Roman
texts
and


also
the
available
online
translations
of
those

texts.
 This
 is
 a
 very
 large
 collection,
 and
 it

complements
the
Latin
Library
(listed
below)

by
 locating
 the
 translated
 works.
 Forum

Romanum
 also
 has
 a
 helpful
 digital
 library

of
 Latin
 literature
 searchable
 by
 author,

title,
 genre,
 or
 date.
 Access:
 http://www.

forumromanum.org/index2.html.


•
 The Internet Classics Archive.
 This

site
contains
441
works
from
more
than
50

different
 classical
 authors.
 The
 texts
 are
 all

translated
 into
 English.
 The
 site
 also
 has
 a

search
engine
allowing
for
searching
specifi
c

words
or
phrases
within
the
works.
Access: 
http://classics.mit.edu.


• The Latin Library. The
Latin
Library
is

a
collection
of
Latin
texts
by
more
than
50

major
 classical
 figures.
 Authors
 in
 this
 col­
lection
include
Ovid,
Cicero,
Horace,
Sueto­
nius,
and
Virgil.
There
also
is
a
“Miscellany”

category
that
includes
more
than
60
works

by
lesser
Latin
fi
gures.
 Access: http://www.

thelatinlibrary.com.


•
 Perseus Digital Library. Perseus
 is
 an

excellent
 resource
 for
 online
 primary
 texts

in
general,
but
within
this
site
is
a
great
col­
lection
of
classical
texts.
There
presently
are

489
classical
texts,
and
included
in
the
collec­
tion
are
works
in
Greek
and
in
Latin.
There

also
are
112
secondary
sources
on
classical

studies.
Access:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu

/cache/perscoll_Greco­Roman.html#text1.


• Virgil.org.
 The
 Virgil.org
 site
 provides

biographical
and
bibliographical
information

on
Virgil,
as
well
as
a
database
for
searching

within
 his
 writings.
 Additionally,
 there
 are

links
to
English
translations
of
Virgil’s
works.

Virgil.org
also
provides
links
to
other
helpful

Virgil
 sites,
 including
 ones
 providing
 Latin

texts.
Access: http://virgil.org.


History 
•
 Ancient Histor y Sourcebook. The


Ancient
 History
 Sourcebook
 is
 one
 of
 a

large
number
of
large
history
sites
created

by
 Paul
 Halsall
 of
 Fordham
 University.

This
 particular
 sourcebook
 focuses
 on
 the

ancient
 and
 classic
 periods,
 with
 specifi
c

categories
for
Greek
civilizations,
the
Hel­

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http:http://classics.mit.edu
http://www
http:http://www.textkit.com
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cache
http://www.cs.utk
http://www


lenistic
 world,
 Rome,
 late
 antiquity,
 and

Christian
 origins.
 Halsall
 has
 organized

links
 to
 full­text
 documents
 related
 to
 all

areas
 within
 a
 time
 period,
 including
 art,

literature,
history,
philosophy,
and
religion.

Access:
 http://www.fordham.edu/HALSALL

/ancient/asbook.html.


•
 Diotima. Diotima
 provides
 resources

for
 the
 study
 of
 women
 and
 gender
 in
 the

ancient
 world.
 As
 the
 site
 states
 it
 “serves

as
 an
 interdisciplinary
 resource
 for
 anyone

interested
in
patterns
of
gender
around
the

ancient
 Mediterranean
 and
 as
 a
 forum
 for

collaboration
 among
 instructors
 who
 teach

courses
 about
 women
 and
 gender
 in
 the

ancient
world.
This
site
includes
course
ma­
terials,
 the
 beginnings
 of
 a
 systematic
 and

searchable
bibliography,
and
links
to
many

on­line
 resources,
 including
 articles,
 book

reviews,
 databases,
 and
 images.”
 Access: 
http://www.stoa.org/diotima.


•
 Maps (from Virgil.org). This
 site

provides
links
to
maps
of
the
ancient
Greek

and
 Roman
 world.
 It
 also
 provides
 maps

that
 associate
 key
 literary
 allusions
 to
 their

geographical
locations.
One
particularly
help­
ful
map
assists
readers
in
understanding
the

Latin
names
of
geographical
locations.
Access: 
http://virgil.org/maps.


Philosophy/religion 
•  Ear l y Church Father s. This
 site,


which
provides
the
full
text
of
the
complete

Ante­Nicene Fathers
 and
 the
 Nicene and 
Post­Nicene Fathers, is
 part
 of
 a
 larger
 site

called
the
Christian
Classics
Ethereal
Library

(CCEL).
 CCEL
 is
 a
 very
 large
 collection
 of

online
texts
related
to
Christianity.
The
Early

Church
Fathers
online
volumes
provide
the

major
 writings
 of
 early
 church
 leaders
 and


theological
thinkers.
Access: http://www.ccel.

org/fathers.html.


• Encyclopedia Mythica.
 This
 encyclo­
pedia
covers
the
topics
of
mythology,
folk­
lore,
and
religion
in
an
online
site
containing

more
 than
 7,000
 articles.
 One
 can
 quickly

select
 the
 particular
 area
 of
 mythology
 to

search
by
selecting
from
a
pull­down
menu.

Categories
 include
 both
 Greek
 and
 Roman

mythology,
and
an
abundance
of
information

is
 available
 under
 those
 categories.
 Access: 
http://www.pantheon.org.


•
 Philosophy Around the Web: Indi-
vidual Philosophers. This
 site
 provides

links
 to
 approximately
 one
 hundred
 fi
fty

philosophers,
 and
 these
 links
 then
 lead
 to

the
 writings
 of
 and
 about
 these
 signifi
cant

figures.
 While
 the
 philosophers
 cover
 all

time
periods,
there
are
specific
ones
related

to
classical
studies,
such
as
Aristotle,
Plato,

Lucretius,
Plotinus,
Epictetus,
and
Epicurus.

Access:
 http://users.ox.ac.uk/~worc0337

/philosophers.html.


Classical studies online publications 
•
 Arion: A Journal of  Humanities and 

the Classics.
 Arion
 is

affiliated
 with
 Boston

University
 and
 provides

a
 selection
 of
 its
 articles

online
 for
 free.
 While

the
journal
has
a
broader

range
 than
 classical
 re­
search,
many
of
its
articles

do
 address
 the
 classical

era
and
classical
themes.

The
archive
dates
back
to


the
early
1990s,
and
at
least
two
articles
from


each
issue
are
available
without
a
subscription.


Access: http://www.bu.edu/arion.



• Br yn Mawr Classical Review.
 This

free
 online
 publication
 affiliated
 with
 the

University
of
Pennsylvania
provides
reviews

of
 recent
 books
 and
 electronic
 resources

published
in
the
area
of
classical
studies.
The

site
has
archived
issues
dating
back
to
1990.

Access:
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr.


•
 H-Net Reviews.
 H­Net
 is
 an
 online

site
containing
the
full
text
of
thousands
of


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http://users.ox.ac.uk/~worc0337
http:http://www.pantheon.org
http://www.ccel
http://virgil.org/maps
http:Virgil.org
http://www.stoa.org/diotima
http://www.fordham.edu/HALSALL


reviews
of
recent
publications
in
the
area
of

history.
While
the
focus
is
not
on
the
clas­
sical
 era
 in
 particular,
 a
 signifi
cant
 portion

of
 the
 books
 address
 that
 period.
 Access: 
http://www.h­net.org/reviews.


•
 Leeds International Classical Studies. 
This
journal,
according
to
its
Web
site,
“is
a

peer­reviewed
 on­line
 journal,
 associated

with
the
Leeds
International
Classics
Seminar.

It
 publishes
 articles
 and
 interim
 discussion

papers
on
all
aspects
of
Greek
and
Roman

antiquity,
and
of
the
history
of
the
classical

tradition.”
The
journal
is
freely
available
on­
line
and
has
archives
back
to
2002.
Access: 
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/classics/lics.


• TOCS-IN. As
 its
 Web
 site
 indicates,

“TOCS­IN
provides
the
tables
of
contents
of

a
selection
of
Classics,
Near
Eastern
Studies,

and
 Religion
 journals,
 both
 in
 text
 format

and
through
a
Web
search
program.
Where

possible,
 links
 are
 given
 with
 articles
 of

which
 the
 full
 text
 or
 an
 abstract
 is
 avail­
able
online
(about
15%).”
While
this
is
not

a
free
online
journal,
TOCS­IN
provides
free


access
 to
 journal
 information
 and
 includes

some
 free
 full­text
 articles,
 as
 well.
 Access: 
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/amphoras

/tocs.html.


The
resources
addressed
above
represent

some
of
the
best
available
in
the
area
of
clas­
sical
studies,
but
they
by
no
means
cover
the

topic
completely.
The
resources
might
best

be
seen
as
useful
starting
points
for
locating

the
abundance
of
material
online
in
this
large

subject
area.


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the
Sister
Libraries
Partnership
and
very

excited
 about
 exploring
 new
 opportunities

and
continually
growing
our
partnership.


Notes 
1.
 The
 presentation
 abstracts
 and


PowerPoint
slides
can
be
viewed
at
the
con­
ference
 Web
 site:
 www.lib.umd.edu/MCK

/monterrey2005.html.


2.
The
Virtual
Business
Information
Center

(VBIC)
is
at
www.vbic.umd.edu.


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