Welcome to the research guide for the History of Western Civilization I, II
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Brill's New Pauly : encyclopaedia of the ancient world: The Pauly-Wissowa (often called the RE from its German title) is considered the premier starting resource for research on the ancient Mediterranean world - Ref DE5 .N3513 2002
Oxford Classical Dictionary - Ref DE5 .O9 2012
Encyclopedia of World History - Ref D21 .E577 2000.
Milestone Documents in World History explores primary source documents that shaped the world - Ref D5 .M55 2010
Making of Late Antiquity - DG312 .B76.
New Cambridge Medieval History, vols. 1-7, begins in the closing days of the late Roman World through the late 1400's - Ref D117 .N48 1995.
Sketches of the History of Man, vols. 1-3 - CB 25 .K3 2007.
Story of Civilization, vols. 1-11 - CB53 .D85 1992.
Full text documents of Epic of Gilgamesh, Beowulf, and Machiavelli's The Prince are available in the library's print and online collection.
The Loeb Library found in the PA section of the library's collection is the easiest place to find English translations of primary source documents from ancient Greek and Latin.
Early English Books Online - Full-text of books printed in English from 1473-1700.
JSTOR provides access to articles from over 240 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines, although acquisitions are subject to a moving inclusion date with the result that most articles are 3 - 5 years old or older. This is usually not a problem in history research, but may be a problem if more current research is needed.
Milestone Documents of World History provides access to 125 iconic primary source documents along with in-depth analytical essays. The primary sources are pulled from all time periods and geographic locations.
ProQuest and Academic Search Premier have extensive collections of current articles from scholarly journal articles and newspapers. These databases are easy to navigate and allow users to limit searches to provide focused results. The sites also suggest alternative subject terms to use if a broader or narrower search is required.
Avalon Project provides access to the Yale University site containing a variety of primary source documents in the area of history, law, politics, diplomacy, and government.
BBC Ancient History access the BBC archives on the topics of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Viking history and British pre-history.
EuroDocs is an online resource of primary sources documents in European history covering pre-history through the European Union.
Fordham's Internet History Sourcebook includes the writings of major Greek philosophers and historians, as well as articles covering various facets of Greek culture. It may be helpful in choosing a research topic or expanding your understanding of an area of Greek history.
Labyrinth provides access to a collection of Georgetown University maintained resources for medieval studies.
NYPL Digital Library provides access to an extensive array of visual information from images of Greek pottery to great works of medieval art and illuminated medieval manuscripts.
Search the catalog using any of the following terms and limitng by "subject":
Civilization, Classical
Civilization, Western--History
Europe--History
Chicago/Turabian is the preferred citation style for this course. Citation help needed? Check out the OWL (Online Writing Lab) online style manual at Chicago/Turabian
Created: Thornhill, 2010. Update: Dr. Douglas Favelo/ Thornhill, 2016. Last update: Thornhill, 2022.
