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Featured Books
Hippocrates on Ancient Medicine by Publication Date: 2005
Man and Wound in the Ancient World by Publication Date: 2011
Hippocrates by Call Number: General Collection: R126 .H4 1923
'Greek' and 'Roman' in Latin Medical Texts by ISBN: 9789004273863Publication Date: 2014Latin medical texts transmit medical theories and practices that originated mainly in Greece. 'Greek' and 'Roman' in Latin Medical Texts studies the ways in which this cultural interaction led to innovations in the areas of anatomy, pathology and pharmacology, from the earliest Latin medical texts until well into the medieval world.
Databases
Subscription Databases
- L'Année philologique (via Brepols) This link opens in a new windowL'Anne philologique (The Year in Philology) is an index to scholarly work in fields related to ancient Greece and Rome (language, literature, history and culture).
- JSTOR Journal Archives and eBooks This link opens in a new windowFull-text of core academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
- Project Muse This link opens in a new windowScholarly books and articles in the humanities and social sciences.
- Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science) This link opens in a new windowCitations and abstracts in the arts and humanities. Includes details on who has cited each article.
Primary Sources
Digital Collections and Exhibitions
- Perseus Collection Greek and Roman MaterialsPrimary and secondary sources for the study of ancient Greece and Rome
- Ancient Medicine: The Classical Roots of the MedicalCompilation of primary sources for ancient medicine and medical humanities. Includes lists of primary texts and images, and well as a description of relevant topics. This is an OER resource created by Brooklyn College.
- Surgical Instruments from Ancient RomeThis digital collection presents images and summaries of the known uses of ancient surgical instruments. The extant comments of medical writers from antiquity–including Oribasius, Galen, Soranus, Aetius, and the Hippocratic corpus–have provided scholars with some clues about the use of some instruments.
- Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum OnlinePerhaps the most significant resource on Greek vases in museum collections worldwide. 250 digitized museum catalogs with illustrations.
- Beazley ArchiveProvides bibliographic references, and allows iconographic searching on Classical vases.
- Medicina AntiquaMedicina Antiqua is hosted by the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL. It is devoted to the study of medicine in the Graeco-Roman world. It is intended to be a useful scholarly introduction and resource. (Some links out of date.)
To find material on your own, try adding the keywords "digital collections" or "digital library" to your web search to find digital collections related to your topic.
Primary v. Secondary Sources
In the classical context, primary source material refers to any material from the ancient world itself, including ancient texts, inscriptions, coins, archeological materials, and so forth. Secondary sources may interpret or discuss prior events, documents, or physical objects. Secondary sources include books or journal articles that address the ancient world or its literature. Secondary sources frequently rely on primary sources in their analysis. Thus, secondary sources may be a useful strategy for locating relevant primary sources.
Reference Sources
Oxford Handbook of Science and Medicine in the Classical World by Call Number: Gen Col - Q124.95 .O94 2018
A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome by Call Number: Q124.95 .C66 2016ISBN: 9781118373057Publication Date: 2016Available as an eBook or in print!
The Oxford Companion to Classical CivilizationPublication Date: 2014
The Oxford Companion to Classical LiteraturePublication Date: 2011
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