Menlo School Library: Roman authors project: Project resources

Menlo databases

Britannica Academic
- Why search here?
  Begin your research by reading authoritative tertiary sources like the ones found here.
- What’s included?
  In-depth overview articles, often with links to supporting primary source materials. Also includes a world atlas with statistical information on individual countries plus the ability to compare any two countries.
Oxford Research Encyclopedias
- Why search here?
  Find long-form reference articles, as well as secondary sources on a wide variety of topics.
- What’s included?
  Signed, peer-reviewed, topic-specific articles from 25 individual encyclopedias.
World History: Ancient and Medieval (ABC-Clio)
- Why search here?
  Look here for information about people and events in early historical periods.
- What’s included?
  Reference articles and primary sources from the earliest times to the beginning of the Renaissance.
World Book Encyclopedia
- Why search here?
  This reference encyclopedia is a good starting point for research projects.
- What’s included?
  This large reference encyclopedia is available in several reading levels, and also includes a Spanish language version.

EBSCO Ebook Collection
- Why search here?
  Find ebooks to support research projects or for recreational reading.
- What’s included?
  Over 34,000 ebooks that can be read online or downloaded as a PDF (with some limitations).

The Latin Library
Includes links to various Roman authors' text in Latin.
Perseus Digital Library Catalog
Sponsored by Tufts University, offers primary and secondary sources; catalog contains original and translated works of various Roman authors.
Livius
Ancient history written and maintained since 1996 by the Dutch historian Jona Lendering. Good for author biographies.
The Internet Classics Archive
Selected Greco-Roman authors' translated works. Latin authors include Augustus, Apuleius, Julius Caesar, Cicero, Horace, Livy, Lucan, Lucretius, Ovid, Tacitus, Virgil, etc.
Loebolus
Loeb Classical Library includes every important work of classical literature (poetry, drama, history, philosophy, oratory, technical works, etc.)
Project Gutenberg
Digital eBook library that contains numerous Latin authors’ works in translation.