Classical and Other Ancient Literature Resources, On-Line and Off

Web Sites
Greek Mythology Link Here is a Web site developed by my new friend Carlos Parada in Sweden. Looking it over will require some time and will be worth every minute.
A TON of Greek links from Medea, the Musical.
Dr. John E. Thorburn, Jr.'s Classics Page at Baylor. Plan to stay awhile.
Scrolls from the Dead Sea. From the Library of Congress.
An Akkadian Home Page Cuneiform texts. Check it out.
Ancient Law By Henry Sumner Maine.
Classical Origins of Western Culture: Studt Guides
Encyclopedia Mythica
Greek Chronology
Greek Mythology by J.M. Hunt
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
Images of Greek and Roman Myths
Perseus Encyclopedia. Another super resource that is not to be missed.
Mythology: Bulfinch's Age of Fable . Keep checking this site: it is likely to get big. The hypertext Age of Fable might well be followed up by other Bulfinch volumes. As it is, it is nothing short of superb.
Michael Valente's House of Atreus

Books
Greek and Roman
Robert E. Bell, Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. Oxford, 1991.
John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn Murray, Editors. Oxford History of the Classical World.
Oxford U.P. Beautifully illustrated; written by a stellar cast of authors. Reading lists and chronological chart. Intended for general audience.
Arthur Cotterell, Editor. Penguin Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilizations. Penguin.
____ Penguin Encyclopedia of Classical Civilizations. Penguin.
Michael Grant and John Hazel, Who's Who in Classical Mythology. Oxford, 1993.
Robert Graves, The Greek Myths. A Convenient guide to ancient sources of the myths.
Moses Hadas, History of Greek Literature. Columbia U.P.
____History of Latin Literature. Columbia U.P.
Gilbert Highet, The Classical Tradition, Oxford U.P. Highly readable account of the influence of Classical authors.
M.C.Howatson, Editor. The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature. New edition. Oxford U.P.
Mark P.O. Morford and Robert J. Lenardon, Classical Mythology. Fifth Edition. Longman, 1995.
Robert Morkot, Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece. Penguin.
Chris Scarre, Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome. Penguin.
Other Ancient Literatures
Arthur Cotterell, Editor. Penguin Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilizations. Penguin.
Stephanie Dalley, Myths from Mesopotamia. Oxford U.P. Translations.
Silvestro Fiore, Voices from the Clay: The Development of Assyro-Babylonian Literature. U. of Oklahoma Press.
George Hart, Egyptian Myths. U. Texas.
T.G.H. James, An Introduction to Ancient Egypt. Farrar Straus Giroux.
Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature. 3 Vols. U. of California Press.
Henrietta McCall, Mesopotamian Myths. U. Texas.
Bill Manley, Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt. Penguin.
Barbara Mertz, Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt. Peter Bedrick Books.
R.B. Parkinson, Voices from Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Middle Kingdom Writings.U. of Oklahoma Press.
James B. Pritchard, Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament with Supplement. Princeton U.P. An abridgment in paperback is also available.
William Kelly Simpson, Editor. The Literature of Ancient Egypt. Yale U.P. An Anthology.
Ancient Languages
Carol Andrews, British Museum Book of the Rosetta Stone. British Museum.
W.V. Davies, Egyptian Hieroglyphs. U. California.
Stéphane Rossini, Egyptian Hieroglyphics: How to Read and Write Them. Dover.
C.B.F. Walker, Cuneiform. U. California.

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