Reference books
For quick fact-checking, historical background, and basic bibliography, the following trio is indispensable:
- The Oxford Classical Dictionary (OCD): Reference, DE5 .O9 2003 (and in the Classics Dept. office).
- The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion: Reference, BL715 .O845 2003.
- The Cambridge Ancient History: D57 .C252 1984.
- Simon Price. 1995. Religions of the Ancient Greeks. Cambridge.
- Louise Bruit Zaidman and Pauline Schmitt Pantel. 1992. Religion in the Ancient Greek City. Trans. Paul Cartledge. Cambridge.
- Jan Bremmer. 1994. Greek Religion. Oxford.
- Walter Burkert. 1985. Greek Religion: Archaic and Classical. Trans. John Raffan. Blackwell.
Web Resources
- Perseus: The premier classical web site, it contains English translations of major classical texts, images, reference articles on major persons, places and events, and much more. Take some time to get comfortable with this site; some of your reading assignments will be on Perseus, and the images and articles may prove useful in writing research papers.
- University of Pennsylvania, The Ancient Greek World: Religion and Death: Informative, well-organized exhibit on aspects of Greek religion including gods & heroes, sacrifice, religious games, and death.
- Anthony Bulloch, ed. Ancient Greek Religion: An extensive collection of links on a wide variety of topics related to Greek religion.
- Tim Spalding, ed. Ancient Astrology and Divination on the Web: A quirky but useful collection of bibliography, links, and some translations of ancient texts pertaining to ancient astrology, divination, and magic (under Kindred Topics).
Paper-Writing
- Skidmore Dept. of Classics, Writing in Classics: A treasure trove of sound advice on essay-writing, including how to decode essay questions, how to plan an essay from start to finish, and how to avoid some common grammatical errors that drive us crazy.
- Citations: There is no one right way to cite sources in Classics, but there are many wrong ways. In your papers for this class, you must follow one of the formats described on the sites below. Above all, be clear, consistent, and complete.
