Classical Studies: Biographies
Consult biographical dictionaries to get brief information about people, dates and events. For more sources, see Biography Subject Guide .
Classical Scholarship: A Biographical
Encyclopedia
REF PA83.C58 1990t
Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient
World
REF HQ1127.S25 2001
- This encyclopedia provides "readers with entries ranging from biographies of women and female mythological entities to general cultural and cross-cultural subjects dating from roughly 3000 BC to 500 AD. Most entries feature Persian, Greek, and Roman women, but there are Germanic and Celtic representatives as well. All entries begin with a few paragraphs that place the subject in historical context and end with cross-references and suggested readings".
Who Was Who in the Greek World, 776
B.C. - 30 A.D.
REF DF208.W48 1982
- Biographical dictionary listing notable historical personages. Illustrated, with maps and family trees.
Who Was Who in the Roman World, 753
B.C. - A.D. 476
REF DG203.W46
Who's Who in the Ancient
World
REF DE7.R33
Who's Who in the Classical
World
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