The Roman Empire: Books
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A Companion to the Roman Empire by
Call Number: UI Main Library Stacks DG311 .C667 2006ISBN: 0631226443Publication Date: 2006-05-22The Edinburgh Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome by
Call Number: UI Main Reference Collection DE59 .E45 2006ISBN: 0748616292Publication Date: 2006-07-24Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire by
Call Number: UI Main Reference Collection FOLIO DG270 .B86 2002ISBN: 0816045623Publication Date: 2002-06-01Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome by
Call Number: UI Main Reference Collection DG77 .A35 1994ISBN: 0816027552Publication Date: 1994-03-01
Have a Listen!
- The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireListen to all six volumes of Edward Gibbon's 'The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'.
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Oxford
- Oxford Handbooks : Classical Studies This link opens in a new windowOHO Classical Studies brings together the world's leading scholars to discuss research and the latest thinking in a range of major topics in classics. Containing specially-commissioned essays with extensive referencing to further reading, the handbooks offer both thorough introductions to topics in the discipline, and a useful reference resource for scholars and advanced students.
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- Oxford Research Encyclopedia – Oxford Classical Dictionary This link opens in a new windowContains over 6,200 entries. The Oxford Classical Dictionary has been regarded as the unrivalled one-volume reference work on all aspects of the Graeco-Roman world. It provides both scholars and non-specialists with a comprehensive source of reference which aims to answer all their questions about the classical world. The Dictionary provides coverage of Greek and Roman history, literature, myth, religion, linguistics, philosophy, law, science, art and archaeology, and topics in near eastern studies and late antiquity. The approach is interdisciplinary: all areas, regions, and cultures are represented beyond the core areas of Greece and Rome. As well as providing factual information, the Dictionary contains many thematic entries on subjects relevant to the 21st century such as nationalism, race, and ecology. The text is written in an accessible style and all Latin and Greek words have been translated.
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Cambridge Histories
- Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new windowThis unique historical reference compendium allows instant access to the renowned texts of the Cambridge Histories series. With access to the most up to date and authoritative scholarly content, Cambridge Histories Online is an invaluable resource, for undergraduates, graduates, lecturers and researchers alike.All the available volumes are grouped into topics, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical subject areas. The extensive bibliographic referencing and other leading functionality, enhances usability and makes this resource ideal for any type of historical research.
Brill
- Brill's Companions in Classical Studies Online I This link opens in a new windowBrill’s Companions in Classical Studies Online I presents the best in current scholarship in a variety of subjectsm ranging from Homer to Ovid and from Aegean Greece in the Fourth Century BC to Flavian Rome.
- Brill's Companions in Classical Studies Online II This link opens in a new windowThe topics of the volumes in this collection range from the History of Ancient Scholarship to Sophocles, Seneca and more.
- Brill's Companions in Classical Studies Online III This link opens in a new window
- Brill's New Pauly, (incl. Supplements I volumes 1 - 6) This link opens in a new windowBrill´s New Pauly is the English edition of the authoritative Der Neue Pauly, published by Verlag J.B. Metzler since 1996. The encyclopaedic coverage and high academic standard of the work, the interdisciplinary and contemporary approach and clear and accessible presentation have made the New Pauly the unrivalled modern reference work for the ancient world.
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