Classics Research Guide
Reference Materials

Reference materials provide background or factual information on a topic. Most reference sources reside in the Reference area on the Main Floor of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library (one flight down from the Entrance Floor). Some particularly useful classics reference sources follow:

Atlases

Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World (UM/REF G1033 .B3 2000 Folio 2000)
Includes a computer optical disc with a map-by-map directory.

Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece (UM/REF DF77 .K66 2003)
Coverage from 146 B.C. to A.D. 323

Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome (UM/REF DG209 .C6645 2003)
Includes color illustrations and maps.

Bibliographies

Ancient History from Primary Sources: A Literary Timeline (UM/REF D54.5 B58 2003)
Includes bibliographical references.

Checklist of Editions of Greek, Latin, Demotic, and Coptic Papyri, Ostraca, and Tablets (UM/REF Z6604 .C47 2001)
A bibliography of all monographic volumes, both current and out-of-print, of documentary texts on papyrus, parchment, ostraca or wood tablets.

Biographical Resources

Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman Women: Notable Women from Sappho to Helena (UM/REF HQ1136 .L54 2000)
Coverage up to the year A.D. 500.

Following Hadrian : A Second-Century Journey Through the Roman Empire (UM/W.E.B. Du Bois DG295 .S38 2003)
A biography of Roman emperors. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Roman Women (UM/W.E.B. Du Bois HQ1136 .R6613 2001)
Coverage up to the year A.D. 500.

Twelve Greeks and Romans Who Changed the World (UM/W.E.B. Du Bois DE7 .R53 2003)
Homer, Thales, Themistocles, Pericles, Plato, Alexander the Great, Scipio Africanus, Julius Caesar, Cicero, Augustus, Paul of Tarsus, and Augustine.

Who's Who in the Roman World (electronic resource)
Covering 5 B.C. to A.D. 364. Represents all walks of Roman life.

Dictionaries

A Dictionary of Latin Words and Phrases (UM/REF PE1582 .L3 M67 1998)
Illuminates the influences of Latin words and phrases on the English language.

Elsevier's Dictionary of Greek and Latin Word Constituents (UM/REF PB307.G7 1998)
Greek and Latin affixes, words, and roots used in English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, and Spanish languages.  

NTC's Dictionary of Latin and Greek Origins (UM/REF PE1582.L3 M66 1997)
A study of English-language derivations from Latin and Greek roots.

Oxford Reference Online
Includes a section on Classics.

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Greco-Roman Mythology (UM/REF BL715 .D56 1998)
Two-volume set of classical mythology.

Greek Thought: A Guide to Classical Knowledge (UM/W.E.B. Du Bois DF78 .S2813 2000)
Greek intellectual life up to 146 B.C.

Sport in the Ancient World from A to Z (UM/REF G573 .G654 2004)
An overview of sports in ancient Greece and Rome.

Indexes

L'Année Philologique: Bibliographie Critique et Analytique de L'antiquité Gréco-latine (UM/REF Z7016.A5)
Comprehensive index for scholarly research in Classical Studies. Indexes articles in many languages from hundreds of scholarly journals, books, theses, and conference proceedings. Includes brief abstracts. 

Credo
Searchable collection of online reference books on a wide range of general reference titles, together with a large collection of subject-specific books spanning 20 topics. Available on Library computers to all. Available off campus to UMass Amherst students, faculty, staff, and affiliates with an OIT account; enter your OIT username and password when prompted.