First Steps - FYS142: Reacting to the Past - Athens - Research Guides at Smith College Libraries

Encylopedias & History

Oxford Classical Dictionary
Call Number: ref DE 5 .O9 2012
Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome
Oxford Companion to Classical Civlization Search for individuals or topics such as Athens.
Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopedia of the Ancient World
Call Number: ref DE 5 .N4813 2002
Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic World
Call Number: stacks DE 86 .C35 2006
Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds
Call Number: stacks HQ 511 .C66 2011
Companion to Greek and Roman Political Thought
Companion to Greek Religion
Companion to Socrates: Part One, "Socrates in Antiquity"
The Athenian Empire
Mass and elite in democratic Athens: rhetoric, ideology, and the power of the people
Brill's Companions in Classical Studies Online
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Classics
Find annotated lists of resources with links, on topics such as Greek Law.

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Use the books at the top of this page. Course reserves: Five College Library Catalog (Search by Instructor's Last Name)
The best way to find more material on Athens is to read the books on reserve for your class; check the footnotes and references for leads on additional scholarship. Scholars' suggestions are the vital key in any library search.

Perseus Project’s Collection of Greek and Roman Materials - Find primary and secondary sources for the study of ancient Greece and Rome.

Geography & Maps

Historical Atlas of the Ancient World (Brill's New Pauly)
Call Number: ref DE 5 .N4813 2007 sup. 3
Index to Maps of the Ancient Greek World

Recommended Web Pages

Athenian Daily Life (R. Dunkle, Brookly College)
Dēmos: Classical Athenian Democracy (Christopher Blackwell, ed.)
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Includes academic articles on classical Athenian democracy, covering both the period BEFORE the Peloponnesian War and also articles relevant for the conflict in 403 BC over which type of government Athens should have after the civil war. You can read online or download as PDF files.
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization (PBS)
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Useful background information on Greek history, religion, philosophy, arts (including theater) and lifestyle. Click on the timeline for 404 and 399 BC, the image of Socrates, and go through the site index for topics related to your role in the
game.
Last Days of Socrates (K. Anderson & N. Freund, Clarke Univ.)
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Contains elections (with pictures of where the action was taking place and notes, and also some audio recordings of Socrates' speeches) from relevant texts (e.g., Plato's
Apology), and links to other online research resources and online translations of the ancient texts.

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The World of Athens Reserve: DF275 .W69 1984 Google Books (search / preview)	Immigrant Women in Athens Reserve: HQ1134 .K46 2014 Google Books (search / preview)	Status in Classical Athens ProQuest eBook	The Archaeology of Athens JSTOR eBook, ProQuest eBook	Political Dissent in Democratic Athens JSTOR eBook, ProQuest eBook	Classical Landscape with Figures ACLS Humanities eBook

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FYS142: Reacting to the Past - Athens: First Steps

Encylopedias & History

Start Here!

Geography & Maps

Recommended Web Pages

Get help from Sika Berger