Research Guides: Classics and Archaeology: Primary Sources

Primary Sources

In modern history, primary sources are immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it. Research in Classics and Archaeology is very dependent on primary sources, but primary sources can vary. Watch the following video for more information on types of primary sources.

Loeb Classical Library This link opens in a new window
- The digital Loeb Classical Library extends the founding mission of James Loeb with an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing virtual library of all that is important in Greek and Latin literature.
Thesaurus Linguae Graecae This link opens in a new window
- Includes most texts written in Greek from Homer (8 c. B.C.) to the fall of Byzantium in AD 1453.
- Its goal is to create a comprehensive digital library of Greek literature from antiquity to the present era.
- Each user must create a user profile , and after confirming registration by e-mail, can access the database at anytime from both on and off campus.
- Permitted Uses