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Humanities Librarian
Leanna Goodwater
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lgoodwater@scu.edu
408-554-5434
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Encyclopedias of Late Antiquity and the Early Christian Period
These reference sources will help you understand the historical context of the Mediterranean region during late antiquity and the early Christian period.
- Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity [ONLINE RESOURCE]This comprehensive, multi-disciplinary reference work contains short articles on topics dealing with history, culture, religion, and life in Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Near East between 250 to 750 CE.
- Late Antiquity: A Guide to the Postclassical WorldThis reference work provides information on the world of late antiquity from the middle of the third century to the end of the eighth century CE, with articles devoted to historical figures and places, institutions, religion, philosophy, politics, the arts, and private life.
- Dictionary of the Middle AgesLong the standard multivolume encyclopedia of the Middle Ages, this set contains scholarly articles on the medieval world, from 500 - 1500 CE, in Europe, the Slavic world, Asia Minor, and the Muslim lands of the Middle East and North Africa.
- Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages [ONLINE RESOURCE]This four-volume encyclopedia covers all aspects of European history, society, and culture from 500 - 1500 CE., with particularly strong coverage of central and eastern Europe. Also included are relevant aspects of the Byzantine empire, the Islamic world, and the peoples of Asia (such as the Mongols) with whom medieval Europe came into contact.
- New Cambridge Medieval HistoryThis multivolume set provides excellent scholarly surveys of the history of the medieval world, from the late Roman empire to the end of the 14th century CE. Each volume is a narrative survey of the history and culture of the Middle Ages throughout Europe and the Slavic and Balkan regions.
General Encyclopedias of the Classical World
These reference works provide excellent coverage of the ancient world through the end of the Roman Empire, and sometimes beyond.
- Oxford Classical Dictionary This link opens in a new windowNow handily available online, this is the major one-volume scholarly encyclopedia in the English language on all aspects of the Greco-Roman world. To learn not only what we know about a topic in antiquity, but how we know it, this is the place to look. The articles tell which ancient (and modern) authors tell us about an event, and exactly where in their writings to find it. The list of abbreviations for ancient authors and their works is the standard system used by classical scholars.
- Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient WorldThis is the major scholarly encyclopedia about all aspects of the Greek and Roman world. Fifteen volumes are devoted to Greco-Roman antiquity, while five volumes are devoted to the influence of the classical heritage from the end of the Roman Empire to modern times.
- The Encyclopedia of Ancient HistoryThis 13-volume encyclopedia covers the entire Mediterranean world, including the Near East and Egypt as well as ancient Greece and Rome, from the late Bronze Age through the seventh century CE.
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and RomeThis multivolume encyclopedia, aimed at the student and general reader, serves not only as a reliable source of factual information, but also as a guide to recent approaches and interpretations of the significance of many aspects of the classical world.
- The Cambridge Ancient HistoryThis multivolume set provides excellent scholarly surveys of the history of the ancient world, including Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, and Rome. Each volume is a narrative history, arranged chronologically and geographically. Several supplementary volumes contain photographs of archaeological sites and objects, which are important primary sources for studying the ancient world.