Reference sources

Reference sources usually summarize big topics and can provide a starting point for diving into secondary literature and further research. They include: dictionaries, catalogs, databases, atlases, encyclopedias, and other knowledge archives.

List of Useful Reference Sources

General

  • Dictionaries and Lexicons linked through InterLibros (e.g., TLL, TLG, OLD)
  • Oxford Bibliographies Online  
  • L’Année Philologique: Bibliographic information for publications by date, searchable by topic/subject. ❖ Barrington Atlas: Maps and geography for the ancient world (available in Smyth) 
  • Dyabola: Archeological bibliographies   
  • The Beazley Archive: Greek pottery and gems  
  • Arachne: Ancient Art (primarily sculpture) 
  • Prometheus: Art history and ancient art  
  • LIMC (Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae): for mythological figures in ancient art (available in both Widener and Smyth); organized alphabetically. Each entry has 2 Volumes: Volume 1 contains images of objects, while Volume 2 contains the objects’ information, description, and a brief analysis. Use both volumes in tandem when looking up an entry. Entries can be written in English, French, German, and Italian.
  • ThesCRA (Thesaurus Cultus et Rituum Antiquorum): for ancient religion, currently 7 volumes (available in Smyth). Entries can be written in English, French, German, and Italian.

Inscriptions

  • CIL = Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum
  • ILS = Inscriptiones Latinae Selectae 
  • IG = Inscriptiones Graecae 
  • CRGN = Collection of Greek Ritual Norms
  • AE = L’Année épigraphique
  • SEG = Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum
  • PHI (Packard Humanities Institute): Greek Inscriptions  
  • Epigraphik Datenbank Clauss-Slaby