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What are Secondary Sources?  Journal articles & chapters etc... written about a work of literature and offering a critical view of that work are called literary criticism.

What are Primary Sources?  Original works of literature and uninterpreted information about an event or period of time.

Beware Wikipedia! It can't be cited in academic essays (avoid sites where authors aren't accountable for contributions). 

Evaluate! Evaluate! Evaluate!
Don't believe everything you read.

Avoid Plaigiarism
That's using an author's work or ideas without referencing it (yes, even if it's not directly quoted & you've changed the words)

'New Titles Received' Lists   

Solon of Athens: poet, philosopher, soldier, statesman - Ron Owens

ISBN: 1845194039

Addresses the historical, social & political contexts within which Solon of Athens instituted wide-ranging reforms to the Athenian constitution (594-93 BCE), the impact of those reforms on the growing political self-awareness of the archaic Athenians themselves, and the developing ethical & political philosophies that drove reform.

Kingdoms of ruin: the art & architectural splendours of ancient Turkey - Stafford-Deitsch

ISBN: 1845117999

Turkey boasts a legacy of extraordinary richness & magnificence. From the dawn of civilization, Anatolia spawned great empires of her own -- Hittite, Phrygian & Lydian -- then felt the mark of Persia, Greece & Rome... this complex past is reflected in the ruins populating the region's immense landscape.

Roman imperialism - Andrew Erskine

ISBN: 0748619631

Follows the course & character of Roman expansion during the Republic & Early Empire. He concentrates on the impact of Roman rule on the subject & the effect of empire on imperial power, topics that have long been controversial among modern scholars. Views on Roman imperialism have traditionally been informed by contemporary perceptions of international power relations; one reason students engage with the subject so readily.

Sex: vice & love from antiquity to modernity - Blanshard

ISBN: 1405122919

“From George Washington unclad as a Roman prince, to the cult of Plato’s Symposium in nineteenth-century England, to cinematographic fantasies of Roman orgies... explores how the Moderns became fascinated with classical sex, Roman vice & Greek love.

Spartans : a new history - Nigel M. Kennell

ISBN: 1405130008

Provides an expert overview of Spartan history from the Archaic to the Roman periods. Spartans: A New History will be an essential tool for all serious students and teachers of ancient history

Ancient Greek Religion : a Sourcebook - Emily Kearns

ISBN: 1405149272

Presents a wide range of documents relating to the religious world of the ancient Greeks from the earliest surviving literature to around the end of the fourth century BCE.

 

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