Oxford Classical Dictionary

The Oxford Classical Dictionary (OCD) is the standard one-volume encyclopedia in English of everything relating to ancient Greece and Rome.

Related Topics:
Encyclopedia - Greece - Rome

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It was first published in 1949. A second edition followed in 1970, edited by the late Nicholas G. L. Hammond and H. H. Scullard, and a third edition in 1996 edited by Simon Hornblower and Antony Spawforth, which is still the current edition as of 2005. It is also available on CD-ROM.

Related Topics:
1949 - 1970 - Nicholas G. L. Hammond - H. H. Scullard - 1996 - Simon Hornblower - Antony Spawforth - 2005 - CD-ROM

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The OCD's 6,000 articles cover everything from daily life, to geography, to religion, to historical figures, important and obscure. The OCD includes comprehensive references to sources and recent scholarly publications.

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