Roman Republic
This Web page provides links and suggested resources that can be used for doing research on the Roman Republic. The emphasis is on the topic for Prof. Gaughan's HIST 492 Fall 2007 section with a focus on Cultural and Social Values in the Roman Republic.
Reference Books | Web | Identifying Books | Indexes & Abstracts | Journals
Reference materials can be an extremely useful resource when conducting research. Depending upon your specific topic, you might consult one at the beginning, middle, or near the end of your research.
Roman History
Atlas of the Roman World. DG 77 .C597 1982 REF
Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World. 2 vols. DE 5 .N4813 2002 REF
Cambridge Ancient History. 14 vols. (& parts) D 57 .C252 REF
Chronicle of Roman Emperors. DG 274 .S28 1995 REF
Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire. DG 270 .B86 1994 REF
Who's Who in the Roman World. DG 203 .H39 2001 REF
World Eras: Roman Republic and Empire 264 B.C.E. -- 476 C.E. D 20 .W67 2001 v. 3 REF
Warfare (Includes Roman)
Battles of the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Chronological Compendium of 667 Battles to 31 BC from the Historians of the Ancient World. D 25 .A2 M66 2000 REF
Ground Warfare: An International Encyclopedia. 3 vols. D 25 A2 G76 2002 REF
Harper Encyclopedia of Military History. D 25 .D86 1993 REF
Invasions and Conquests from Ancient Times to the Present. D 25 .A2 D38 1996 REF
Oxford Companion to Military History. D 25 .A2 O94 2001 REF
100 Decisive Battles from Ancient Times to the Present. D 25 .D365 1999 REF
The links in the first part of this section are taken directly from Prof. Gaughan's primary Web page.
Roman law texts in English translation. Annotated.
Ancient Sources
The Avalon Project Pre-18th Century Documents. Yale Law School.
Approximately 120 documents, listed alphabetically. A heavy proportion of these have to do with early US charters, declarations, and grants, along with a large number of 17th century European documents. There are a few Roman documents; thus the link here. (For example, Agrarian Law; 111 B.C.) Source for documents is supplied near foot of each page.
Lacus Curtius: Into the Roman World. Bill Thayer.
Greek and Latin texts (sometimes in English). Links to electronic reference-type books on Rome; these are annotated.
The Latin Library. Ad Fontes Academy. Multiple submitters (see credits).
These are only texts in Latin, not in English. Alphabetical by name: Ammianus, Apuleius, Augustus, Aurelius Victor, Caesar, Cato, Catullus, Cicero, Claudian, Curtius Rufus, Ennius, Eutropius, Florus, Frontinus, Gellius, Historia Augusta, Horace, Justin, Juvenal, Livy, Lucan, Lucretius, Martial, Nepos, Ovid, Persius, Petronius, Phaedrus, Plautus, Pliny Maior, Pliny Minor, Propertius, Quintilian, Sallust, Seneca Maior, Seneca Minor,
Silius Italicus, Statius, Suetonius, Sulpicia, Tacitus, Terence, Tibullus, Valerius Flaccus, Valerius Maximus, Varro, Velleius, Vergil, Vitruvius, Ius Romanum.(Miscellany, Christian, Medieval, Neo-Latin listed last.)
Perseus: The Classics Page at The Perseus Digital Library at Tufts University. [Down mid-April 2007 due to hardward problems.]
Texts (in modern translations and ancient original languages) and images from the classical world, as well as modern essays and arguments.
The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook at Tufts University
Links to complete works of most major Greek and Roman authors as well as selections on specific topics.
The Internet Classics Archive at MIT.
This site had a meltdown recently, but they are trying to get everything up again.
Women
Diotima: Materials for the Study in Women and Gender in the Ancient World.
"Diotima serves as an interdisciplinary resource for anyone interested in patterns of gender around the ancient Mediterranean and as a forum for collaboration among instructors who teach courses about women and gender in the ancient world. This site includes course materials, the beginnings of a systematic and searchable bibliography, and links to many on-line resources, including articles, book reviews, databases, and images."
Maps
Interactive Ancient Mediterranean Project.
Excellent maps on the map page of the enhanced and growing at the Ancient World Mapping Center.
Links to maps.
Romans (Information about)
Appian. Bartleby.com. Columbia Encyclopedia 6th edition.
Brief biographical sketch. There is little known about this historian.
Appian of Alexandria. Jona Lendering. LIVIUS.
Life and literature.
Caesar, Julius. Bartleby.com. Columbia Encyclopedia 6th edition.
Biographical sketch.
Gaius Julius Caesar (100 - 44). ©2003 Michael O. Akinde.
Youth, Politics, Gaul, Insurrection, Dictator, Reforms, Final Act, Epilogue, References, Reading. Author notes that some of the information on the site is his opinion, so consider carefully, and, as always, cite the source.
Cicero (c. 106-43 B.C.). Edward Clayton. Central Michigan University. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Lengthy article about Marcus Tullius Cicero.
The Cicero Homepage. Andrew M. Riggsby. UT Austin Classics. University of Texas.
Texts, chronology, bibliography (this is extensive), images, and biography.
Cicero. By Plutarch. Written 75 A.C.E. Translated by John Dryden
Biography.
Livy. Bartleby.com. Columbia Encyclopedia 6th edition.
Brief biographical sketch.
Livy: Bibliography. Timothy J. Moore. Department of Classics, The University of Texas at Austin
Extensive list. Abbreviations follow L'Année Philologique. Background page color makes it hard to read.
Livy. Walter Englert. Reed College.
"This page is designed to provide a brief introduction to the Roman Historian Livy, and to provide tools for further research on his History, Ab Urbe Condita (From the Founding of the City)."
Plutarch. Bartleby.com. Columbia Encyclopedia 6th edition.
Brief biographical sketch.
Bibliography on Plutarch. Kenneth Mayer. University of Texas at Austin.
Extensive list. Basic works, studies, analysis of individual works. (The Chaironea page referred to has many old links, so is not listed here.)
Plutarch (about 66 AD). Great lives index.
Full text of many of Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans.
Valerius Maximus. Online Encyclopedia (1911). Copyright © 2007.
Biography.
Articles/Resources on the Web
The Classics Page at Ad Fontes Academy. Author not directly identifiable except for e-mail address.
A lot of material in Latin. Search by author (drop down menu) or on listed page. Latin texts, Classical links of general interest, Classical associations and groups, Classical journals, Specials sites and home pages, Discussion lists, Images of the Ancient World, Latin Resources, etc. "The texts are not intended for research purposes nor as substitutes for critical editions. Despite constant effort to remove "scanner artifact" and other typographical errors, many such errors remain." "There are no translations at this site. Please don't ask."
Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum. David Camden. Copyright © 2003.
Browse by author last name, title, genre, or date. A lot of material in Latin, but some translations into English (Italian, French). Lists secondary sources.
LIVIUS: Articles on Ancient History. Jona Lendering © 1996-2004. Dutch historian.
Website on ancient history. See Ancient Rome: People, Magistracies, and Other Subjects.
Pressure Groups in Ancient Rome II—I B.C. Professor John Paul Adams. Modern and Classical Languages & Literatures. California State University Northridge.
Gives overview of groups--who they were and what were their complaints .
Roman Army: Bibliography. Professor John Paul Adams. Modern and Classical Languages & Literatures. California State University Northridge.
Extensive. General Works, Texts, Legions, Auxilia, Officers, Centurions, Optiones, Recruitment, Finance, Campaigns, Battles, and Military Areas, Army Life, Logistics, Training, The Roman Navy, Discharge, III Century Crisis, and Later, Other Items.
Identifying Books in SAGE, the library catalog
Items may be requested from other libraries in Prospector, the Colorado Union Catalog, by Colorado State University affiliates and library card holders (establish a PIN in SAGE first). Do a LC Subject (Subject) search for these terms in SAGE (and Prospector) to identify books about the late Roman Republic:
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Be sure to look at subdivisions of these LCSH terms. For example: Rome -- Army -- Political Activity. Students in the course will also want to look at and use the items on Course Reserve (this link will work so long as another section doesn't get items placed on reserve).
Loeb Classical Series
Are in the basement (lower level) of Morgan Library at PA 6156.
Other Library Catalog
Melvyl Catalogue. University of California.
See How to Find Articles in Journals & Magazines for an overview of how to find articles. Indexes listed below would be identified as part of Step 1.
CSU Indexes (Databases). Affiliates only.
Academic Search Premier. Years vary.
Do a subject search for: Rome -- History; Plutarch; Livy; Rome--Army; Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Note: there are a number of book reviews in this index.
Humanities International Index . Varies. Humanities Index AI 3 .I495 Reference South 1974-98.
Do a subject search for Rome -- History, Military; Livy; Rome--Army. Note: there are a lot of book reviews in this index. See Note on FindIt (SFX) button.
JSTOR. Years vary.
Be sure to select groups of journals from part 2 of the search screen before pressing the "Begin Search" button. History and Classical Studies journals are both recommended. Articles older than 3-5 years (varies) are all full text.
Web Indexes (Databases)
L'annee philologique. Requires a subscription. CSU owns some years of the printed version. Z 7016 .M35A Moveable Shelves or Storage. Vols. 1-37 (1924-1966) are in Storage; Vols. 38, 39, 41, 44, 47, and 48 (1967-1977, scattered years) are in the Moveable Shelves.
There are lists of abbreviations of ancient sources and journals that may be useful for researchers at the beginning of the printed volumes.
Tables of Contents of Journals of Interest to Classicists (TOCS-IN).
"TOCS-IN provides the tables of contents of a selection of Classics, Near Eastern Studies, and Religion journals, both in text format and through a Web search program. Where possible, links are given with articles of which the full text or an abstract is available online (about 15%)." Extensive. See inform.toc list for journals covered and the abbreviation used in TOCS-IN.
Classical Journals available in the library at CSU:
JRS = Journal of Roman Studies
(in regular stacks, and searchable via "Title," not "Journal Title")
Historia = Historia; Zeitschrift für alte Geschichte.
GRBS = Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies
G&R = Greece and Rome
AJAH = American Journal of Ancient History
CA = Classical Antiquity
CQ = Classical Quarterly
CJ = The Classical Journal
CP = Classical Philology
CR = The Classical Review
CW = The Classical World
As in all research, be sure to evaluate what you find, be it an article, book, or Web page.
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