DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIASDictionaries and encyclopedias provide starting points for definitions, background information and, often, further references on a topic. The following are authoritative sources: Cambridge dictionary of classical civilization (2006) [print] [Survey of the classical world from post-Bronze Age Greece to the end of the later Roman Empire]
Oxford classical dictionary [print and electronic] [A comprehensive source of information covering all aspects of the classical world] There are also a range of Oxford Classics reference tools in Oxford Reference Online.
Brill's New Pauly : encyclopaedia of the ancient world, (on-going) [print and electronic] [Publication of the English language version of this classic reference work will proceed over a number of years. The complete work is available in German, as are Pauly's 19th century original work and the second series]
The library catalogue will identify additional dictionaries and encyclopedias covering The Classical world (Greece and Rome) and The Mediterranean, The Middle East and other Ancient Civilizations. Subject-specific dictionaries and encyclopedias are identified in individual Subject guides.
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