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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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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:
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.
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.
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.
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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