Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities
- Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities
"Harpers Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities" is an English-language encyclopedia on subjects of classical antiquity. It was edited by Harry Thurston Peck and published 1898 by Harper & Brothers in New York. A 1965 reprint runs to 1,750 pages.
The dictionary's contents are now in the public domain.
External links
The dictionary is accessible online in various formats:
* [http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/efts/PERSEUS/Reference/harpers.html Perseus Digital Library at uchicago.edu]
* [http://www.chlt.org/sandbox/perseus/harper/index.html Perseus Digital Library at chlt.org]
* [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0062 Perseus Digital Library at tufts.edu] (with illustrations)
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