LibGuides: FYW: Homer and History: Encyclopedias & Other Reference Sources

Be sure to look at:

The Homer Encyclopedia by Margalit Finkelberg (Editor)
The Homer Encyclopedia is the first comprehensive reference work encompassing the world and artistry of Homer, the historical and cultural background of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Homeric scholarship, and Homeric reception from antiquity to the present. Features contributions from 130 recent and established Homeric scholars. 360 entries supplying information on every aspect of the Homeric poems

Brill's New Pauly Encyclopedia of the Ancient World: Antiquity
Call Number: Ref DE5 .N4813 2002
15 Volumes and Index. Antiquity here is meant to cover Greek and Roman culture in all its aspects from ca. 1500BCE to the formation of early medieval Europe 600-800AD.
Brill's New Pauly Encyclopedia of the Ancient World: Classical Tradition
Call Number: Ref DE5 .N48135 2006
6 Volumes. In contrast to the Antiquity volumes the concentration here is on the history of an event, a problem or conflict, and social, political, philosophical or literary developments.