Early Roman Empire: Selected Resources
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The Basics
Restricted Access
Many of the resources listed in the sections below are marked Restricted Access. You should have no problem connecting to these from any networked computer on campus. However, in order to use these from off-campus, you must log in with your Rutgers NetID. For instructions see the Libraries' Remote Access to Library Resources.
Off-Campus Links
Once you have gone to a Rutgers Libraries page and logged in with your NetID [your pegasus username and password] you can use the "Off-Campus Link" provided for each Rutgers-restricted resource below to connect to that database or article. Use the link embedded in the citation to access these resources on campus.
E-Reserves
To get to readings that your instructor may have placed on Reserve in the Library, click here. Once you get to the Lookup box, the easiest way to get to the right list is to search by the Instructor's name.
IRIS: Find Books
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Getting Books From Other Rutgers Libraries
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Becoming an 'Expert' User
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Citing Your Sources
You will most likely be using Chicago/Turabian style when citing the sources that you use in your research papers. The Chicago Manual of Style and Turabian's Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations are both available at the Dana Library Reference Desk. The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison also has a nice introduction to Chicago/Turabian Documentation that will give you the basic information you need to create bibliographic citations.
The above site does not, however, cover citing online resources. The Library of Congress has a guide on How to Cite Electronic Sources that show Turabian-style examples; the Bedford/St. Martin's site also offers useful information on Using Chicago Style to Cite and Document Sources
You can also import references from IRIS and many of the electronic databases into RefWorks, a web-based bibliography and database manager. RefWorks will build your bibliography for you based on whatever style sheet you specify (MLA, Chicago, etc.). For information on setting up your (free) RefWorks account see the RefWorks FAQ.
Not sure when you need to cite something? Check out the Plagiarism Guide
Remember that plagerism is a violation of the Rutgers University Policy on Academic Integrity for Undergraduate and Graduate Students and could result in your dismissal from the University!
Getting Started
- Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean: Greece and Rome.
- Edited by Michael Grant and Rachel Kitzinger. New York, 1988. 3 volumes.
- 97 signed essays on topics relating to Greece and Rome from prehistory to the fall of Rome. Arranged by broad catagories , e.g., government, technology, economics, religion, social and family life, the arts, etc. Extensive bibliographies. A good place to find background materials as well as references for your topic.
- Dana Call Number: Ref. DE59 .C55 1988.
- The Oxford Classical Dictionary
- Edited by Simon Hornblower and Antony Spawforth. 3rd edition. New York, Oxford University Press, 1996.
- The best one-volume guide to the Greco-Roman world. Over 6000 signed entries and thematic essays with bibliographies.
- Dana Call Number: Ref. DE5 .O9 1996
Bibliography
- Ancient Greece and Rome: A Bibliographic Guide
- Compiled by Keith Hopwood. New York, 1995.
- Selective, classified listing of some 8,000 English-language books and articles relating to the history of the ancient world from c. 950 BC to AD 565.
- Dana Call Number: Ref. DE86 .A67 1995.
Primary Sources
- Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
- A collection of links to public domain translated primary sources related to the ancient world. Organized by region and topic. Part of Paul Halsall's outstanding "Internet History Sourcebooks Project."
Finding Books
- IRIS
- IRIS is the online catalog for all the Rutgers University Libraries except the Newark and Camden Law Libraries. Use IRIS to find out if the Rutgers Libraries have the specific books or journals that you need, or to locate books on topics that you're researching.
Finding Articles: Indexes and Databases
- Humanities Full Text
- Humanities Full Text is the basic index for finding articles in the humanities disciplines, including history. It indexes over 550 of the core, English language journals in history, literature, art and music, philosophy and religion. It indexes many journals back to 1984 and, beginning with 1995, includes many full-text articles.
- Off-Campus Access Restricted Access.
- L'Annee philologique
- The primary database for classical studies. Indexes over 1500 journals, as well as articles in books, dissertations, and conference papers relating to the history, literature, philosophy, science and technology, etc., of Ancient Greece and Rome. 1949-
- Off-Campus Access Restricted Access.
- TOCS-IN :Index to Table of Contents of Interest to Classisists
- Searchable index to the tables of contents of over 185 journals (over 45,000 articles) in Classics, Near Eastern Studies, and Religion. 1992-
- Gnomon Online: The Eichstatt Information System for Classical Studies
- Searchable bibliographic database of articles in classical journals and series, as well as selected dissertations and books. Supplement to the Gnomon Bibliographische Datenbank on CD-ROM. Includes all entries from 1997 onward. The search page is in German but don't panic--it indexes all words in the record including any available abstracts and lots of them are in English. To Search:
- From the initial page select "Title Search."
- Click on the "Suche" button
- Enter your Keyword(s)
- Click on "Start"
Can't resist the urge to Google?
- Google Scholar
- Use the Google search engine to search specifically for scholarly literature including books, peer-reviewed articles, theses, preprints, and technical reports. Links to the full-text of articles from open access (available without a subscription) journals and preprint repositories.
Digital Libraries
- Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum
- Browse or search a digital library of Latin texts and translations from the earliest inscriptions to the Neo-Latinist writers of the 18th century.
- Perseus Ditigal Library
- The Perseus Classics Collection is an extensive digital library of resources for the study of Ancient Greece and Rome. The collection includes hundreds of searchable works by classical Greek and Roman authors, both in the original language and in translation, as well as thousands of images of architecture, sculpture, coins, vases, and sites, maps, and a number of important secondary sources including the Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, the full Liddell-Scott-Jones Lexicon of Classical Greek, and an on-line edition of the Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary.
- Diotima: Women & Gender in the Ancient World
- Wonderful searchable collection of online scholarly articles, bibliographies and images, plus De Feminis Romanis, an anthology of Latin readings on Roman women.
- LacusCurtius
- Bill Thayer's excellent resource for Roman history. Includes over 20 Greek and Latin texts, many classic reference works, a gazetteer and atlas, thousands of photographs of Roman, Etruscan and medieval remains, and a Roman Military History site.
Religion
- Dictionary of Roman Religion
- Lesley Adkins and Roy A. Adkins. New York, Facts on File, 1996.
- Dana Call Number: Ref. BL798 .A35 1996
Primary Sources
- Women's Religions in the Greco-Roman World: A Sourcebook
- Ross Shepard Kraemer. New York, Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Dana Call Number: Ref. BL625. M34 2004
Vestal Virgins
- Vesta
- Bibliography from the Diotima site.
Need More?
Check IRIS, the Rutgers Libraries online catalog. To locate books use a Subject Begins with search:
- rome religion
- rome relition and politics
- rome religion and state
- rome religious life and customs
- vestal virgins
Slavery
- Slaves and Masters in the Roman Empire: A Study in Social Control
- K.R. Bradley. New York, Oxford Universtiy Presss, 1984.
- Dana Call Number: HT863 .B72 1987
- Resisting Slavery in Ancient Rome
- Keith Bradley (University of Notre Dame). Article from the BBC History site.
- The Roman Slave Supply
- Walter Scheidel. Princeton/Stanford Working Paper in Classics. May 2007.
- "Survey of the scale and sources of the Roman slave supply."
Primary Sources
- Greek and Roman Slavery
- Thomas Wiedemann, ed. London, Croom Helm, 1981.
- Translations of 243 texts and inscriptions on slavery from fifth and fourth century Greece and Rome.
- Dana Call Number: HT863 .G73 1981b
Bibliography
- Slavery: A Worldwide Bibliography, 1900-1982
- Joseph Calder Miller. White Plains, N.Y., Kraus International, 1985.
- Ancient Rome and provinces: pp. 276-302. International bibliography of books and articles.
- Dana Call Number: Ref. HT861 .M543 1985
Need More?
Check IRIS, the Rutgers Libraries online catalog. To locate books use a Subject Begins with search:
- slavery roman law
- slavery rome
- slave insurrections rome
Women
Primary Sources
- Women's Life in Greece & Rome: A Source Book in Translation
- Mary R. Lefkowitz and Maureen B. Fant, compilers. 2d edition. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992.
- The standard collection of primary texts in translation.
- Dana Call Number: HQ1127 .W653 1993
- Women's Life in Greece and Rome
- Selections from the above title.
- Women in the Classical World: Image and Text
- Elaine Fantham et al. New York, Oxford University Press, 1994.
- Essays with supporting visual as well as written primary sources.
- Dana Call Number: HQ1127 .W62 1994
- De Feminis Romanis
- Collection of Latin texts on women.
Bibliography
- Law, the Family, and Daily Life
- Bibiliography from the Diotima site
Need More?
Check IRIS, the Rutgers Libraries online catalog. To locate books use a Subject Begins with search:
- women rome
- women rome history
The Roman Spectacle
- Public Spectacles and Roman Social Relations
- Jonathan Edmondson (York University). 2002.
- The Roman Games: A Sourcebook
- Alison Futrell. Oxford, Blackwell Publishing, 2006.
- Primary documents with commentaries on Roman gladiatorial contests and chariot races.
- Alexander Call Number: GV31 .F88 2006
Need More?
Check IRIS, the Rutgers Libraries online catalog. To locate books use a subject keyword search:
- ceremonies rome
- circus rome
- gladiators rome
- processions rome
Questions?
Natalie Borisovets (natalieb@andromeda.rutgers.edu)
John Cotton Dana Library
September 28, 2008