Research Guides @ Fordham: Classics: Getting Started

Introduction

Classics is the study of the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, and culture of the ancient Mediterranean world (Bronze Age ca. BC 3000 – Late Antiquity ca. AD 300–600); especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity (ca. BC 600 – AD 600).

This guide is designed to introduce researchers to the Fordham University Library holdings in the subject areas of Classical Studies. Included are databases, dictionaries & encyclopedias, lexica & thesauri, collected full-text original language works, atlases, chronologies, bibliographies, handbooks, and more. Scholarly websites, significant or interesting circulating titles, and multimedia resources of note have also been included. If you need additional help, please consult a Reference Librarian.

Searching The Library Catalog

Search the Library Catalog to find items in our collection.

Library Catalog
Includes both electronic and print books. Also search here for the name of a journal, magazine, newspaper, or other periodical to see if Fordham provides access.

We recommend starting your search by typing your subject keyword in the top box, selecting Library Catalog in the second box, and selecting Subject in the third box.

Oxford Bibliographies - Classics

The Oxford Bibliographies Online are a great first stop when researching Classical languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, culture, or the ancient world. To get started, make sure you limit your search by Subject : Classics.

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Combining the best features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia, this resource directs researchers to the best available scholarship across a wide variety of subjects. The database contains many subjects, so start by first limiting by your subject or discipline. Citations are linked to full text when available.

The Transliteration of Classical Alphabets

Consider the ALA-LC Romanization Tables as you search.

ALA-LC Romanization Tables
The ALA-LC Romanization Tables: Transliteration Schemes for Non-Roman Scripts, is approved by the Library of Congress and the American Library Association. Links from tables followed by dates indicate when they were approved, revised, or newly produced from Word files. Tables that lack dates are scanned from the 1997 printed edition.

Need to brush up on your knowledge of Greek or Latin? Try these open textbooks.

Greek and Latin Roots: Part I - Latin
by Peter Smith, University of Victoria, 2016.
Greek and Latin Roots: Part I - Latin is part one of a two-part series. This is an open access textbook.
Greek and Latin Roots: Part II - Greek
by Peter Smith, University of Victoria, 2016.
Greek and Latin Roots: Part II - Greek is part two of a two part series.

The Department of Classics @ Fordham

The Fordham Department of Classics
The Fordham Department of Classics teaches courses in Ancient Greek, Latin, and classical civilization on both the Rose Hill and Lincoln Center campuses.

Liaison

Jane Suda

she/her

Contact:

Rose Hill Campus
Walsh Family Library
Room 128

jsuda@fordham.edu

718-817-3587

Subjects: Library & Information Science

Liaison

David Vassar

Contact:

Lincoln Center Campus
Quinn Library
Room 201
Vassar@fordham.edu

212-636-6052

Subjects: Library & Information Science

Classics: Getting Started

Introduction

Searching The Library Catalog

Oxford Bibliographies - Classics

The Transliteration of Classical Alphabets

The Department of Classics @ Fordham

Liaison

Liaison

Reference & Instruction Department