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Atla Historical Monographs Collection: Series 1, 13th Century-1893
Atla Historical Monographs Collection: Series 1 is an archive of religious and theological literature from the late 13th century through the 1893 World Parliament of Religions. The collection covers diverse religious topics and includes many volumes in Aramaic, Arabic, Greek and Hebrew.
Atla Historical Monographs Collection: Series 2, 1894-1922
Atla Historical Monographs Collection: Series 2 is an archive of religious and theological literature from 1894 through 1922. It showcases the changing landscape of religion in America at the turn of the century, including the growing interest in non-Western religions.
Credo Reference
Access to hundreds of in-depth subject encyclopedias and handbooks covering every major subject.
eBook collection in EBSCOhost
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Ebook Central
An ebook database with access to 150,000+ fulltext titles.
History Reference Center
"The database features full text for more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers; full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals; nearly 57,000 historical documents; more than 77,000 biographies of historical figures; more than 37,000 historical photos and maps; and more than 80 hours of historical video."--EBSCOhost
PsycBooks
This database contains thousands of book chapters in PDF—along with centuries of classic and historical works—published by APA and other distinguished publishers.
Oxford Scholarship Online
Hosted within Oxford Academic, Oxford Scholarship Online (OSO) provides access to over 16,000 academic eBooks from Oxford University Press (OUP) on their University Press Scholarship Online platform. Check off the "Purchased" filter on the left of the results screen to see all of the titles Eastern has access to in OSO's catalog.
JSTOR
Contains full-text articles from a variety of scholarly journal back-issues from over 2,500 titles.
SAGE Knowledge
Hosting thousands of titles, SAGE Knowledge includes an expansive range of SAGE eBook and eReference content - including scholarly monographs, reference works, and handbooks - making this the ultimate social science digital library for students, researchers, and faculty.

Note: The only sections available for EU students are "Academic Books," "CQ Press Books," "Reference," and "Navigator."

Find Books

A brief list of books about Greek studies located in the library. To find further resources, try searching the library's catalog.

Greek Thought: A Guide to Classical Knowledge by Jacques Brunschwig and Geoffrey E.R. Lloyd
Call Number: DF78.S2813

ISBN: 067400261X

Editors Brunschwig and Lloyd have compiled a collection of more than 60 essays that takes an untraditional approach to the study of Greek thought. Rather than analyzing Greek philosophy, politics, and science and discussing their influence on contemporary Western society, the authors have instead chosen to look at how the ancient Greeks perceived themselves and the world around them as well as how they reacted to that world.
The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology by Don Nardo (Editor)
Call Number: BL725.G74

ISBN: 0737707194

Publication Date: 2002-01-31

The timeless heroes, gods, and stories of the ancient Greek and Roman myths have become an integral and indispensable part of the fabric of Western civilization, pervading its folklore, literature, art, and music in innumerable ways; and they remain vibrantly alive to fascinate each new generation. Classical historian Don Nardo has compiled the most comprehensive overview of classical mythology presently available for young readers.
Ancient Writers by T. James Luce (Editor)
Call Number: PA3002 .A5 1982 v.1-2

ISBN: 0684165953

Publication Date: 1982-09-01

This two-volume survey of Western literature in the classical period contains 47 chronologically arranged essays.
Living in Ancient Greece by Don Nardo
Call Number: DF78.L49

ISBN: 0737714549

This title examines the social aspects of life, such as education, slavery, medicine, and the arts, highlighting how the citizens' sense of responsibility and pride resulted in the success of the city-state.
Ancient Greek Religion by Jon D. Mikalson
Call Number: BL783 .M55 2005

ISBN: 0631232222

Publication Date: 2004-08-02

Ancient Greek Religion provides an introduction to the fundamental beliefs and practices and the major deities of Greek religion. Accessible introduction to Greek religion. Focuses on Athens in the classical period. Includes detailed discussion of Greek gods and heroes, myth and cult. Includes vivid descriptions of Greek religion as it was practiced. Ancient texts are presented in boxes to promote thought and discussion. Abundant illustrations help readers visualize the rich and varied religious life of ancient Greece.

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Library of Congress Classification: DE & DF

Books about Greece & the Greco-Roman world are located in the stacks under DE & DF. For details about specific call numbers (sub-classified by period, criticism, collections, individual authors, etc.) see the document below.

Library of Congress Classification for Greece & the Greco-Roman world

Search Terms

Listed below are search terms for you to use when searching for resources about Greece.

"Ancient Greece"
"Greece" or "Greeks"
"Alexander the Great"
"Hellenic Republic"
"Classical Period"
"Archaic Period"
Herodotus
Thucydides
Aristotle
Plato
"Athenians" or Athens
Sparta
Corinth
Thebes
"Greco-Persian Wars"
"Peloponnesian War"

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