UVM Libraries Research Guides: Classics: Atlases & Geography, Archaeology

Atlases & Geography

Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
Call Number: REF FOLIO G 1033 .B3 2000
Two-volume map-by-map directory accompanies the Atlas. This is the standard atlas of its type, spanning the entire time and space of Greek and Roman civilization, c. 1000 B.C. to A.D. 650 (archaic Greece to the Late Roman Empire), and, on its @100 color maps, aims to present 'the significant physical and significant physical and cultural features of the area covered.'
Historical Atlas of the Ancient World (Neue Pauly. Supplemente)
Call Number: REF QUARTO CC 165 .H57 Suppl. 2010
Brill's New Pauly. Supplement 3. Covering the 3rd millennium BC until the 15th century AD, this atlas maps the various cultural, military, political and socio-economic developments in the ancient Near East, Mediterranean world, Byzantine Empire, Islamic world and the Holy Roman Empire. Includes 200 maps (170 of which are color) that document the main historical developments. Each map is accompanied by a text that outlines the main historical developments.
Atlas of the Greek and Roman World in Antiquity
Call Number: REF FOLIO G 1033 .A84 1981
Atlas of the Roman World by Tim Cornell; John R. Matthews This comprehensive, three-part historical and cultural atlas documents the origins of Rome and Greek influence, the transition from Republican to Imperial Rome, and the rise and decline of the Roman Empire.
Call Number: REF DG 77 .C597 1982

Columbia gazetteer of the world
Encyclopedia of geographical places and features - ancient and modern.

Lexicon of the Greek and Roman Cities and Place Names in Antiquity ca 1500 BC-AD 500 by K. Branigan (Editor); N. Demand (Editor); F. Felten (Editor); A. M. Hakkert (Editor)
Call Number: REF DE 25 .L48 1992 (v.1; fasc.11-18 NOT BOUND)
Ongoing publication which is a good locator and source of information on countless ancient sites.
New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome Defines and describes the known buildings and monuments as well as the geographical and topographical features of ancient Rome. Provides a concise history of each, with measurements, dates, and citations of significant ancient and modern sources.
Call Number: REF DG 68 .R5 1992
Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome
(1929 ed, from Perseus website]. Print version DG 16 .P685 (2nd floor)

Topographical Bibliography (Porter-Moss) Hosted by The Griffith Institute, University of Oxford. Digital searchable edition of the standard source for both published and unpublished information about ancient Egyptian monuments (on inscribed temples, tombs and statues from all locations in Egypt).

Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Call Number: REF DS 56 .O9 1997 (5 volumes)
Covers archaeological sites, regions, countries, and peoples in the Near East, from prehistoric times through the Crusades.

Fasti Online
Aims to provide a database of excavations throughout the area of the Roman Empire since 2000, providing a record in English and in the local language.

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites
Call Number: REF DE 59 .P7 [1976]
Available in print in the reference collection and online through Perseus Digital Library.

Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
The foremost scholarly art encyclopedia, updated regularly and covering global art and architecture from prehistory to present day. Peer-reviewed articles are accompanied by bibliographies, links to additional resources, and frequently, images.