Welcome to the ancient world
Here's your gateway to the Keefe Library's pathfinder on life in the ancient world. Check the tabs across the top of this page to find your topic. For general books about life in the ancient world, check the table below.
eBooks from Keefe Library
- Click on the book you want.
- Click on Open Athens login, which will automatically log you in with your BPS credentials.
Ebooks in Hoopla -- You'll need your BPL card and PIN
Visit Hoopla for these books or using the search "ancient world."
- Athletics in the ancient world by E. Norman Gardiner
- Global trade in the ancient world by Tish Davidson
- Identifiable Art Styles Of Ancient Africa, Rome, Egypt, Greece by various authors
- Warfare in the ancient world by Brian Todd Carey
Websites, videos and maps
- Ancient World Magazine an open source journal with relevant articles on specific topics
- Art of the ancient world Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Highlights include ancient Near Eastern art, Egyptian art, Etruscan art, Greek art, Nubian art, Roman emperors and empresses, Greek mythology, the Age of Amarna, Greek athletics and Greek and Roman sculpture.
- Maps of the ancient world from the Oxford Classical Dictionary
- TED talks on the ancient world