Research Guides: CLA390: Magna Graecia, Culture and Society of the Western Greeks: Primary Sources

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Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary: Latin-English (3 ed.) by James Morwood (Editor)
Call Number: E-Book
Publication Date: 2005
Features: Covers over 46,000 words and phrases, including new Latin words from Plautus, Terence, and Silver Latin, while common irregular stems are now given as headwords Existing appendices on historical, mythological, and geographical names have been expanded and new appendices include money, weights and measures, dates, and times, as well as sections on metre, and medieval Latin With a timeline of important dates, and biographies on Roman writers, this edition is packed with interesting and useful information on Roman history New in-text boxed notes provide help with language usage, and with difficult words and constructions.
Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary: English-Latin (3 ed.) by James Morwood (Editor)
Call Number: E-Book
Publication Date: 2005