LibGuides: MHS Library: Latin

Library Catalog Search

See the Collections Section for Lists of Books for Latin Magis.

Library books are still available for check-out.

Email Ms. Williams (swilliams@auhsdschools.org) to request a specific title and arrange a time for "Curbside Pick-Up."

Library Databases and eBooks

EMAIL or see Library Staff for Passwords.

ABC-CLIO: World History: Ancient & Medieval This link opens in a new window
World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras covers early human history around the globe—from prehistoric times to the beginnings of the Renaissance.
GALE: World History This link opens in a new window
Reaches back to the ancient world – and forward to today’s headlines to provide an overview of world history that covers the most-studied events, periods, cultures, civilizations, religions, conflicts, wars, ideologies, cultural movements, and people.
Bloom's Literature This link opens in a new window
Under the Browse tab, select Literary Classics (Full Text), then use the drop down menu of Authors to the right to access the online versions of the works of Classical authors.

Defining Documents in World History by Salem Press Editors; Michael Shally-Jensen (Editor)
ISBN: 9781619257719
Publication Date: 2015-09-17
Covering topics from Gilgamesh to Ancient Egypt to the Fall of Rome. Use Library database passwords for Salem Press to access.

Videos

Ancient Greek and Roman Art: Khan Academy

Culture and History Websites

Greek and Roman Mythology
Infoplease Encyclopedia. Includes list of key figures and short, descriptive backgrounds of each.
Smarthistory: Ancient Rome
Art history resource with thematic essays, timelines, images and videos.
Smarthistory: Ancient Greece
The Greeks: PBS
PBS series website with background information on Ancient Greek culture and society, highlighting the key figures of: Cleisthenes, Themistocles, Pericles, Aspasia and Socrates
Ancient Greece: The British Museum
Interactive website with images, biographies and general information about ancient Greece.
BBC History: Ancient Greeks
Essays with images of artworks on topics such as the Olympics, Athens and Democracy, and Legends.
Open Culture
Links to Free Online Courses in Ancient History, Literature & Philosophy.

Language Learning Websites

Beginners' Latin
Online tutorials from the UK National Archives.
Nightly News in Latin - Radio Broadcast
A weekly review of world news in Classical Latin produced by the Finnish Broadcasting Company.
The London Latin Course
You Tube channel with sequence of instruction videos.

Museum Websites

These institutions have large collections of Greek and Roman Art as well as works depicting characters, scenes and stories from Greek and Roman Mythology.

Google Art Project
Image search from the collections of over 250 cultural institutions.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History
The Art Institute of Chicago
The Louvre: Collection Search
The Cleveland Museum of Art: Greek and Roman Art
Museum of Roman Civilization

Roman Cooking

Around the Roman Table by Patrick Faas; Shaun Whiteside (Translator)
Call Number: 641.5937 FAA
ISBN: 0226233472
Publication Date: 2005-04-01
Click the title for a selection of recipes online.