Classical Studies FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Classical Studies.
This FAQ about Classical Studies was compiled and written by Richard M. Alderson III alderson@netcom2.netcom.com with numerous contributions by others.
Credits
Many people who liked the idea of sci.classics, but who are now gone from the newsgroup, contributed to the original FAQ:
Nathan Torkington, Tracy Monaghan, Owen Ewald, Patrick Rourke, Ken Bibb, Brian W. Ogilvie, Stig Atle Haugdahl, Jim Ruebel, Neil Bernstein, Keith Morgan, Risto Kotalampi, Konrad Schroder, pef -at dcs.qmw.ac.uk, Irene Gassko, Jamieson Norrish, James F. Tims, Daan Sandee, Mark Eckenwiler, Richard Lee Winterstein, Andrew Gollan, John P. Adams, Michael Covington
Several people have contributed since humanities.classics was created:
Joe Bernstein, Richard A. Schulman, Steve Austin, Daniel Roe, D. Barrington, Edwin Menes
0 What Is Classics?- Good question. As used in academia, Classics or Classical Studies (with ...
- 1.1.1 Ancient Greek? - How should I pronounce...
- Technical Answer:...
- 1.1.2 Latin - How should I pronounce...
- A Summary of Classical Latin Pronunciation (from Vox Latina)...
- 1.2 How should I write Greek and Latin on the newsgroup? (humanities.classics)
- For long vowels, mark length with a colon : following the vowel. ...
- 1.3 What are the best translations of ...? (Classical Studies)
- Good question :-)...
- 1.4 Who was ... ? (Classical Studies)
- See section 2 for references to bibliographical dictionaries or encyclopaediae....
- 1.5 What are the famous classical authors? A-C
- While a complete list of even important authors cannot be given here, the ...
- 1.5 What are the famous classical authors? S-X
- Seneca (the elder)...
- 1.6 How do I translate ...? (Classical Studies)
- You can make a post, and maybe it will be answered. You can buy a ...
- 1.7 On what day did the week start in Roman times?
- Quoting from The Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Ephemeris ...
- 2.1 Introductory Bibliography (Classical Studies)
- If you know nothing about the classics, some recommended books are listed here....
- 2.2 Advanced Bibliography (Classical Studies)
- If, having completed a preliminary reading in the subject, you decide you ...
- 2.3 Specialised Bibliography (Classical Studies)
- If you decide you are only interested in a narrow field of classics, here ...
- 2.4.1 Introductory Latin Classical Studies
- For the reader with little or no knowledge of Latin....
- 2.5 Advanced Latin (Classical Studies)
- For the reader with several years study of Latin, or a need for a ...
- 2.5.1 Medieval Latin epigraphy (Classical Studies - Advanced Latin)
- Medieval Latin palaeography is a science in itself: i.e. it's more than ...
- 2.6 Introductory Greek (Classical Studies)
- For the reader with little or no knowledge of Greek....
- 2.7 Advanced Greek (Classical Studies)
- For the reader with several years study of Greek....
- 2.8 Linguistics for Classicists
- %A Buck, Carl ...
- 3 Mythological Deities (Classical Studies)
- Never been able to sort out Athena from Venus and ...
- 5 Glossary (Classical Studies)
- Providing endless fodder for flamewars, here are some simple definitions ...
- 6 Computer Readable Materials (Classical Studies)
- There are several institutions that offer electronic versions of classics ...
- 6.1 Oxford Text Archive (Classical Studies)
- The Oxford Text Archive provides texts with restrictions on redistribution,...
- 7 Radio Programming (Classical Studies)
- Currently there are two major shortwave services that provide ...
- 8 Bookstores for Classicists
- The following is a list of bookstores known to carry works in Latin and/...
- 9 On-Line Resources for Classicists (Steve Austin)
- We often see posts inquiring about Latin or Greek study groups and ...
- 10 Secondary School Programs in Greek (Richard A. Schulman)
- Based on information from: Daniel Roe, D. Barrington, Edwin Menes,...
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