PAID 112 Section 26: Thorne (2020)
Julius Caesar and the Rubicon
Introduction
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Ancient Roman History
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Late Antiquity
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Call Number: Ref DE5 .L29 1999Publication Date: 1999-11-18Available in print and online -
Brill's New Pauly: encyclopaedia of the ancient world: Antiquity
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The Oxford Classical Dictionary
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Call Number: eBookPublication Date: 2012Detailed articles, followed by bibliographies, about classical civilizations. Arranged alphabetically. -
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Literature
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Ancient Writers
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Call Number: Ref PA3002 .A5 1982Publication Date: 1982-09-01Available in electronic and print formats. -
A Companion to Latin Literature
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Call Number: Ref PA6004 .C66 2005Publication Date: 2005-01-28Available in print and online -
Religion and Mythology
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Encyclopedia of Religion
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Mythologies
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Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion
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Call Number: Ref BL458 .E53 1999In spite of the sexism that has denied women full active status in their religions, the editor calls this title a "celebration" of the scholarship of recent years. In order to offer a global perspective, contributions were sought from non-Western as well as Western scholars for the 600 signed articles. -
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Encyclopedia of Greco-Roman Mythology
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Call Number: Ref BL715 .D56 1998Publication Date: 1998-12-01
Archaeology
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Companion Encyclopedia of Archaeology
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Call Number: Ref CC70 .C59 1999Publication Date: 1999-08-03Available in electronic and print formats. -
The Oxford Companion to Archaeology
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Call Number: Ref CC70 .O96 1996Publication Date: 1996-12-05Available in electronic and print formats.
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Encyclopedia of Archaeology: History and Discoveries
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Call Number: Ref CC100 .E54 2001Publication Date: 2001-06-28
Biography
Atlases
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Atlas of Classical History
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Call Number: Atlas G1033 .A833 1985Publication Date: 1989-02-23Available in electronic and print formats.
This atlas combines text and maps to provide a thorough coverage of the sites important in classical history. Subjects covered relating to classical Greece include cities, wars, dialects, trade, and cultural areas. -
Atlas of the Greek and Roman World in Antiquity
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Call Number: Atlas G1033 .A84 1981Publication Date: 1982-01-01Topographical atlas of Greek and Roman lands from early times to 600 CE. -
Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
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Call Number: Atlas G1033 .B3 2000Publication Date: 2000-10-08Maps cover significant physical and cultural features of the ancient world. Volumes located on the Atlas shelves and in the Atlas Case. -
Past Worlds
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Call Number: Atlas G1046.E15 P3 1988Publication Date: 1988-10-01Contains sections on Greece and Rome
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Web Resources
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Encyclopaedia RomanaEssays on the people, events, architecture and culture of Ancient Rome, along with supplemental sections on Roman Britain, Spain, and Anglo-Saxon England. Site has a linked alphabetical index and bibliography.
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LacusCurtius: a Gateway to Ancient RomeComprehensive web resource on Roman antiquity. Roman gazetteer, Greek and Latin texts, dictionaries, encyclopedias, a catalogue of Roman Umbria, histories, maps, atlases, 200+ pages on military history, and a section on Latin inscriptions including a course in epigraphy for the student. Site is continually maintained.
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Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: RomePrimary texts from Ancient Roman philosophers and scholars, translated to English
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Voice of the Shuttle: Classical Studies PagePart of a larger Web site called "Voice of the Shuttle: Web Page for Humanities Research," provided by the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Internet Classics ArchiveSite of 400 classical Greek and Roman texts in English translation. Provides links to other text resources supplied by MIT.
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Bulfinch's MythologyThe age of fables: or stories of gods and heroes.
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DiotimaMaterials for the study of women and gender in the ancient world.
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Perseus Digital LibraryPrimary and secondary sources for the study of ancient Greece and Rome.
Online Reference Collections
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Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
An online collection of over 600 full-text reference works, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and more. -
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
A collection of over 3,000 reference works, covering all disciplines. -
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
This online source provides access to subject and language reference works from Oxford University Press. In addition to text, access is provided to maps and illustrations, timelines, web sites, and bibliographies. -
Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new window
Provides full text online access to the complete 250-plus volumes of Cambridge Histories reference series. Provides political, economic and social history, philosophy and literature of selected countries and subjects. Use the lower "Search Cambridge Histories" search box to find Luther-held content. -
Encyclopaedia Britannica This link opens in a new windowOver 72,000 articles from the encyclopedia and Britannica Book of the Year. Over 10,000 illustrations, including photographs, drawings, maps, flags and more. Includes Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary with over 75,000 definitions and pronunciation guides. Continuously revised.
Research Databases
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Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
An excellent starting point for research across a broad stretch of academic subjects with thousands of full-text journals and abstracted and indexed journals. This database is sourced with PDF images for the great majority of journals; many of these PDFs are native (searchable) or scanned-in-color. -
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A full-text collection of over 3,400 major scholarly journals and over 100,000 scholarly monographs. The digitized archive includes the first issue published for each journal (some are from 1665 to the present); but excludes the most recent 2 to 5 years for most journals. -
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Full text access is available to over 380 journals and over 13,000 scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences. Managed by the Johns Hopkins University Press. Coverage from 1993 - present. -
America: History & Life (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Indexes scholarly journal articles, books, and dissertations in the history of U.S. and Canada from prehistory to the present.
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Historical Abstracts (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Subjects: history of the world from 1450 to present excluding the U.S. and Canada. Citations and abstracts for journal articles, books, and dissertations published 1955 – present.
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