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Vol. 5: Mythenrezeption: Die Antike Mythologie in Literatur, Musik und Kunst von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart . Maria Moog-Grünewald, ed.

Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World . 20 vols. Leiden and Boston. 2002-10. [Suggested abbreviation: BNP ]

An English translation of DNP , with additional bibliographical references. The first 15 volumes are termed “Antiquity,” the remaining 5 “Classical Tradition.” The five supplementary volumes described immediately above have also been translated into English:

Vol. 1: Chronologies of the Ancient World: Names, Dates and Dynasties . Johannes Renger and Walter Eder, eds.. 2006.

Vol. 2: Dictionary of Greek and Latin Authors and Texts . Manfred Landfester, ed. 2009.

Vol. 3: Historical Atlas of the Ancient World . Anne Witke, Eckhart Olshausen, Richard Szydlak, and Christine F. Salazar, eds. 2009.

Vol. 4: The Reception of Myth and Mythology: Classical Mythology in Literature, Music and Art . Maria Moog-Grünewald, ed. 2010.

Indexes to the two parts of BNP have also been published. The first was edited by Christine F. Salazar. The second corresponds to Supplementary Volume 4 of the German edition. Both volumes appeared in 2010.

Comprehensive one-volume encyclopedias

Oxford Classical Dictionary . 3rd ed. Simon Hornblower and Antony Spawforth, eds. Oxford. 1996. [ OCD ³ ]

Much broader coverage of thematic subjects than previous editions.

Dictionnaire de l'antiqueté . Jean Leclant, ed. Paris. 2005.

Somewhat broader than OCD 3 in coverage of time and, particularly, of space, since it deals with the entire Mediterranean basin, central and western Europe, and the Middle East in their own right too and not chiefly in relation to Greco-Roman civilization. (The editor-in-chief is a scholar of Egypt.)

Lexikon der alten Welt . Carl Andresen, Klaus Bartels, and Ludwig Huber, eds. Zurich and Munich. 1965. Reprinted in 3 vols., 1990.

Comprehensive encyclopedias intended for non-specialists, too

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome . Michael Gagarin and Elaine Fantham, eds. 7 vols. Oxford, 2010. [ OEAGR ]

Aimed at a more general audience than the preceding works. Focuses not solely on facts but even more on their interpretation and significance (contrast Real -Encyclopädie ), and includes sections on the classical legacy. The bibliographies to authors and texts regularly list translations thereof. Many illustrations. The first volume contains a chronology, the last a topical outline and a comprehensive index.

The Cambridge Dictionary of Classical Civilization . Graham Shipley, John Vanderspoel, David Mattingly, and Lin Foxhall, eds. Cambridge, 2006. [ CDCC ]

Addressed to same audience as OEAGR . In addition to history, literature, and mythology, covers the social, economic, and cultural features of Greek and Roman society and stresses their legacy. Has even more illustrations than OEAGR , including maps, tables, etc.

Specialized encyclopedic works

Dictionnaire des antiquités grecques et romaines . Charles Daremberg and Edmond Saglio, eds . 5 vols. in 10 parts. Paris. 1877-1919. [ D-S ]