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Welcome to the Classics subject guide

This guide has been compiled by your specialist Subject Liaison Librarian and provides guidance relating to resources in the subject areas of Classics and Papyrology.

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Subject Collections

The Classics collection is located on the 1st floor of the UCL Main Library and contains books on classical studies generally as well as Greek and Latin language and literature.

English translations of Greek and Latin texts may be found in the Literature collection and books on the history of ancient Greece and Rome in the Ancient History collection. Books on papyrology and editions of papyrological texts are shelved separately in the Papyrology collection.

Our print collections are complemented by an extensive range of online resources. Key resources in this subject area include:

Annee Philologique, L'
Index of articles and papers in the area of classical studies. Can be searched by ancient or modern author, by subject area, plus other search types.
Bibliotheca Teubneriana Latina
The BTL Online database provides electronic access to all editions of Latin texts published in the Bibliotheca Teubneriana, ranging from antiquity and late antiquity to medieval and neo-Latin texts. Accessibility statement for De Gruyter.
Loeb Classical Library
The Loeb Classical Library online contains all the volumes in the series of Greek and Latin up-to-date texts with parallel English translations published since 1911. Fully searchable, there will be biannual additions to this virtual library of all that is important in classical literature.
New Pauly Online
Brills New Pauly is a reference work for students and scholars of the ancient world, together with the complete original Der Neue Pauly. Covers Graeco-Roman antiquity and its aftermath, including the history of classical scholarship.
Oxford Scholarly Editions Online : Classics
OSEO: Classics contains critical editions, commentaries, and translations of all the major Latin authors, as well as the Greek tragedians, comedians and philosophers. UCL has access to selected titles. To view a list of the titles we subscribe to, select browse and tick the 'Only view full text results provided by...' option. A widget enabling users to look up words in the Oxford Latin Dictionary is included with the Latin content.
Thesaurus Linguae Graecae
Founded in 1972, the TLG has collected and digitized most literary texts written in Greek from Homer to the fall of Byzantium in AD 1453 and aims to create a comprehensive digital library of Greek literature from antiquity to the present era. Users must register for an account on first use.
Thesaurus Linguae Latinae
TLL Online is a comprehensive, ongoing scholarly dictionary of ancient Latin from the earliest times through AD 600. The content of TTL online is identical to that of the printed version of the Thesaurus. Each year the contents of the newly printed fascicles will be added to the database. Open-access PDFs are available on the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae's website. Accessibility statement for De Gruyter.

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