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The main bibliography for Classics. Available online from 1949-present and in print from 1924 (Langson Reference PA 29 A564). The bibliography is in French, but works in English keep their English title and summary (if available).

Includes Latin texts from antiquity, late antiquity, medieval and modern Latin consisting mainly of scholia, texts of grammarians, and lexicon articles.

New edition of the 856 fragmentary historians that comprise F. Jacoby's monumental Die Fragmente der griechischen Historiker Parts I-III, but with significant additions.

Major reference work for Classics. Contains lengthy articles by specialists, each with a substantial bibliography for further research. Also in print in Langson Library Reference: 5 N38 1996 (German), DE 5 N813 2002 (English).

Contains concise definitions and explanations of terms relating to classical literature and history. These articles, written by experts, also contain valuable bibliographies for further reading.

Searchable online version provides a survey of the Greek and Roman worlds in all their aspects. Drawing on the latest edition of the Oxford Classical Dictionary, the Companion offers articles on diverse fields such as, history and politics; ethics and morals; law and punishment; social and family life; language, literature, and art; religion and mythology; technology, science, and medicine.

Gives accounts of the lives of many classical authors and character entries and plot summaries for their works. General entries trace the development of literary forms such as comedy and tragedy. There is also wide coverage of the historical, political, social, and artistic background.

Perseus provides access to full-text resources in the original Latin & Greek (with translations), linguistic tools such as dictionaries and lexica, and useful secondary sources such as encyclopedias.

Based at UC Irvine, the TLG has collected and digitized most literary texts written in Greek from Homer to the fall of Byzantium in AD 1453. Its goal is to create a comprehensive digital library of Greek literature from antiquity to the present era.

Includes Latin texts from antiquity, late antiquity, medieval and modern Latin consisting mainly of scholia, texts of grammarians, and lexicon articles.