Research Guides: *Classics: Primary Sources

Find Texts

Use these library databases and open access websites to find ancient texts. Some sites offer the original language with or without translation and some offer only English translations.

These resources are freely accessible. All others require an active FSUID to access.

Library of Latin Texts
Library of Latin Texts contains texts from the beginning of Latin literature (Livius Andronicus, 240 BC) through to the texts of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). It covers all the works from the classical period, the most important patristic works, a very extensive corpus of Medieval Latin literature as well as works of recentior latinitas.
Past Master's Index
Intelex's Past Masters series is one of the largest collections of full-text electronic editions in philosophy. It includes Full-text of works by Aristotle and Plato.

Loeb Classical Library This link opens in a new window
The mission of the Loeb Classical Library, founded by James Loeb in 1911, has always been to make Greek and Latin literature accessible to the broadest range of readers. More than 520 volumes of Latin, Greek, and English texts are available in a modern and elegant interface, allowing readers to browse, search, bookmark, annotate, and share content with ease.
Resource URL: http://www.loebclassics.com
Abbreviation: loeb
Vendor: Harvard University Press
Coverage: 700 BCE700 CE
Subjects: Classics, History, Literature, Religion, Theatre
Type: E-Book Collections
Patrologia Græca This link opens in a new window
The Patrologia Græca gathers the works of the Greek Fathers from the first century (pseudo-Clement) to 1478 (Calliste), and also all major and minor Greek authors and the most important texts of Christian Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Among the works will be found (in reference editions for many of them) : Irenus of Lyons, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Eusebius of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, St. John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria, Maximus Confessor, John Damascene, Georgius Pachymeres, Symeon Metaphrastes and hundreds more.
Resource URL: http://www.classiques-garnier.com/numerique-bases/patrologie
Abbreviation: cgpatgra
Vendor: Classiques Garnier Numrique
Subjects: Art History, Classics, History, Literature, Philosophy, Religion
Type: Historical / Primary Sources

Patrologia Latina
The Patrologia Latina Database is an electronic version of the first edition of Jacques-Paul Migne's Patrologia Latina, published between 1844 and 1855, and the four volumes of indexes published between 1862 and 1865. The Patrologia Latina includes full text of the works of the Church Fathers from Tertullian in 200 AD to the death of Pope Innocent III in 1216.
Perseus Project
An interactive digital collection of ancient Greek and Latin texts with English translations as well as classical art and archaeology images.
Suda Online
The Suda is a 10th century Byzantine Greek historical encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, covering the whole of Greek and Roman antiquity and also including Biblical and Christian material. This project offers a freely accessible, keyword-searchable database, with English translations, notes, bibliography, and links to other electronic resources.

Thesaurus Linguae Graecae This link opens in a new window
Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG) has collected and digitized most literary texts written in Greek from Homer to the fall of Byzantium in AD 1453. TLG research activities combine the traditional methodologies of philological and literary study with the most advanced features of information technology.
Note: Thesaurus Linguae Graecae requires you to register for an account to access the full corpus.

Resource URL: http://stephanus.tlg.uci.edu
Abbreviation: tlgaecae
Vendor: University of California, Irvine
Coverage: 8 B.C.–1453
Subjects: Classics, History, Literature, Philosophy, Religion
Type: E-Book Collections, Historical / Primary Sources

Find Images

Use these library databases and open access websites to find images of ancient art and archaeology.

These resources are freely accessible. All others will require an active FSUID to access.

ARTstor
Getty Search Gateway - Open Content Images
The J. Paul Getty Trust has made thousands of images from the world famous Getty Museum available freely online. Search the Getty Search Gateway for classical objects and images.
Oxford Art Online
Perseus Project
An interactive digital collection of ancient Greek and Latin texts with English translations as well as classical art and archaeology images.
Creative Commons Search
Search for images available for use free on the internet.
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
OCRE seeks to record every published type of Roman Imperial Coinage from Augustus in 31 BC, until the death of Zeno in AD 491. This will create an easy to use digital corpus, with downloadable catalogue entries, incorporating almost 50,000 types of coins. Currently the database contains about 15,000 coins.
LIMC-France
The French team of the International Foundation for the LIMC offers online tools that complement the print volumes. Included are databases of iconographical documents and images, bibliography, and the abbreviations used in the LIMC.