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Introduction
In this chapter an overview of important electronic and printed historical sources for Ancient History is presented. The University Library of Groningen owns a collection of printed sources held in the closed stacks or on the open shelves in the reading rooms. Another part of the collection of historical sources is available online.
Sources published in print
For example: a small selection of important classical authors held in the University Library.
Make a selection yourself by doing an advanced search in SmartCat, using the name of a classical author (i.e. "au:marcus tullius cicero") and combining this with the University of Groningen Library in the menu on the left.
Inscriptions and papyri published in print
You can find papyri and inscriptions published in print in the Arts collection in category 15 Oude geschiedenis (Ancient history)
- 15.HW3 Greek epigraphy
- 15.HW4 Latin epigraphy
- 15.HW5 Papyri and ostracons
For example:
- - Inscriptiones GraecaePublication Date: 1873-
- - Select papyri in five volumes byPublication Date: 1952-1963
About sources for Historians
- Boone, Marc. Historici en hun métier. Gent, 2007.ISBN: 9789038211190
- Forsythe, Gary. Primary Sources for Ancient History. Pittsburgh, 2018.ISBN: 9781480954250
Electronic source collections
- Bibliotheca Teubneriana LatinaClassical Latin texts (300 B.C. - 500 N.C.).
- Google Books This link opens in a new window
- Papyri.infoPortal for research in the field of Papyrology.
- Perseus ProjectDigital library of the ancient world.
- Supplementum Epigraphicum GraecumCorpus of newly published Greek inscriptions and new publications on older finds.
- Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG)Full text of Greek works from Homer to 1453.
www.saxa-loquuntur.nl
An informative site about epigraphy, with many links. Supported by Onno van Nijf.