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=Roman Biographies=

Books
The Uni High Library has the following useful **reference books:**

Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire - **R** 937.06 B837e cop.2 World Eras: Roman Republic and Empire - **R** Q. 937.01 R6612 v.3 Encyclopedia of the Ancient World - **R** 930.03En192 v.1-3 The Oxford Classical Dictionary - **R** 913.38 Ox21996 cop.3 History of the Ancient and Medieval World, The Roman Empire - **R** Q. 940.1 H6292 2009 v.4 The Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilizations of the Near East and Mediterranean - **R** Q. 939.4 En19 cop.2 The Oxford History of the Classical World - **R** 938 Ox2 cop.4

There are other Roman history books on a really really high shelf in the nonfiction room above the other 937s.

When searching for biographies on a specific person in the **online catalog**, try entering "[name] biography" as a keyword search.

Here are some more generic **subject headings** to try in the online catalog:

Rome --Civilization. Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Rome--History--Empire, 284-476. Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.--Biography. Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.--Biography. Rome--History--Empire, 284-476--Biography. Rome--Civilization--Greek influences.

Try looking in the **937**s for books on ancient Romans!

Databases
Use Credo Reference to search across 422 reference books including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and subject-specific resources. Credo Reference covers every major subject including art, science, history, music, foreign language, politics and literature.
 * Credo Reference **

Full-text access to dozens of encyclopedias in all subject areas. Good selection of history, science, and social science encyclopedias.
 * Gale Virtual Reference Library **

The online version of your favorite all-encompassing general-knowledge encyclopedia.
 * Encyclopædia Britannica **

This resource offers a comprehensive overview of the major cultures of the classical Mediterranean world—Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman—from the Bronze Age to the fifth century CE. It also covers the legacy of the classical world and its interpretation and influence in subsequent centuries.
 * Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome**

Websites
SweetSearch is a Google-powered custom search engine that only searches 35,000 Web sites that a staff of research experts deems credible.
 * Sweet Search**

Highest quality sites are compiled by public librarians. Good, reliable descriptions provided for sites. This website is a merger between the Internet Public Library (IPL) and the Librarians' Internet Index (LII).
 * ipl2**

English translations of Plutarch's biographies.
 * Index of Plutarch**

This website is an index of biographies of Roman emperors.
 * Roman Emperors**

Search for your project topic using the search box in the center of the page, then click the "livius.org" result that should come up near the top of the search result page.
 * Livius - Articles on Ancient History**