Classical Languages

Ancient History Encyclopedia was founded in 2009 by Jan van der Crabben. All content material on Ancient History Encyclopedia is reviewed before publication by a group of volunteer peer-reviewers. Information tries to be balanced and neutral, presenting history from every angle.

4000 bce - 399 ce. Other historical periods also available.

Includes hypertext editions, translations of ancient medical works, AM/MA Essays, and other original contributions to Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiqua. Submissions pass through a process of peer review before being posted on the site. Announcements and other communications are posted as received.

Part of the Indiana Philosophy Ontology Project (InPhO).

This project began with a series of entries under the heading AWOL on the Ancient World Bloggers Group Blog, eventually moved to it's own space in 2009.

The primary focus of the project is notice and comment on open access material relating to the ancient world, but also includes other kinds of networked information as it comes available.

History, literature, epigraphy, art, archaeology, etc.

Online resources for the study of the ancient world. For students and advanced scholars. Compiled and maintained by Andrew Stiles.

The Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilization (DARMC) makes freely available on the internet materials for a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) approach to mapping and spatial analysis of the Roman and medieval worlds. Site also includes helpful LINKS to other digital mapping projects of this region and the chronological period.

The Digital Scriptorium is an image database of medieval and renaissance manuscripts that unites scattered resources from many institutions into an international tool for teaching and scholarly research. May be searched, or browsed by language. Includes Greek & Latin texts, as well as many others from the periods covered.

Collection of resources concerning women and gender in the Mediterranean world. Includes a searchable bibliography, links to art collections, anthology of translations and desired translations of primary sources, and links to many other resources.

Information gateway created and maintained by Maria C. Pantelia,University of California, Irvine.

Classical philology and archaeology bibliographical database. Supplement to the CD-ROM product (not held), focusing on 1998-present citations. Index and abstracts of classical scholarship.

Corresponds to the 1898 print volume of the same name. Click HERE for copy at UND. Part of the Perseus Project collection.

Universidad de Murcia (Spain). Research on the diffusion of Greek and Roman culture in the ancient world. Website in Spanish. Includes extensive journal library (Hemeroteca) with table of contents information and notification service. Maps & other full-text resources as well.

Outline and links to full texts and online collections for the entire ancient world, from human origins to late antiquity and the early Christian era.

Select from a list of 441 works of classical literature by 59 different authors. May be browsed or searched.

The database attempts to collect the basic information on all ancient literary texts, as opposed to documents. At present, it includes works dating from the fourth century B.C. to A.D. 800 and incorporating authors from Homer (8th cent. B.C.) to Romanus Melodus and Gregorius the Great (6th cent. A.D.), including 3671 texts of which the author can no longer be identified. Greek, Latin, Coptic, and Demotic texts.

Website devoted to information about the classical world. Read articles on various topics, or use an interactive map to view content by geographical focus. Livius is written and maintained since 1996 by the Dutch historian Jona Lendering.

Nestor is an international bibliography of Aegean studies, Homeric society, Indo-European linguistics, and related fields.

Translation of Medieval and Classical era texts. May search or browse texts.

The catalog can be sorted by “language,” which is an quick way of chronologically grouping texts by language. Some works are restricted, but many are free to download. Try selecting Legacy Formats tab for most Greek & Latin language content.

Under development since 1987, the Project covers the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world using textual and visual online collections.

The Radical Academy is a project of the Center for Applied Philosophy, founded by Priscilla F. Harris (1936-2003) and Jonathan Dolhenty.

Website visitors are invited to share the experience in hearing and reproducing the true sounds of Homer, Vergil, and the other Classical authors.

Currently part of the Social Sciences Research Network (SSRN) "Humanities Network" category. Use the plus sign in front of this category to expand the listings to show all the subject areas covered for Classical Research. There is also a (somewhat primitive) search box to do basic keyword searching of all SSRN content.

Educational and instructional tools for secondary+ aged student audiences. Gathered and evaluated by the United Kingdom news & media company, Times of London, specifically their Times Educational Supplement (TES). Viewing some resources requires free sign-up. See also list of Classics resources for ages 11-14, and ages 14-16.

Educational and instructional tools for secondary+ aged student audiences. Gathered and evaluated by the United Kingdom news & media company, Times of London, specifically their Times Educational Supplement (TES). Viewing some resources requires free sign-up. See also list of Classics resources for ages 11-14, and ages 14-16.

Grammars, readers, textbooks and learning keys for Greek & Latin. Also hosts community forum for Classical language learners.

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 available online.

UC Santa Barbara's humanities on the web links for classical studies.

Nicely categorized list of recommended sites of interest to classicists compiled by Joan Reitz, of the Haas Library at WCSU.