A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities

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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities is a 19th century classical reference book edited by William Smith, D.C.L., LL.D. and published by the John Murray publishing house in London. It was first published in 1842 and was republished from time to time until 1890. It was the standard work used in both England and America. The reference book contained 1294 pages with the articles written into two columns. The voluminous volume is illustrated with many woodcuts. The book is in the public domain.

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The book includes signed and unsigned articles. Those that are unsigned are thought to be the work of Prof. William Smith.

External links

• 1890 edition at Perseus Project
• 1875 edition at LacusCurtius (about 50% of it: the Roman articles)
• 1870 edition, OCR at Ancient Library

In addition, an 1863 abridgment of the work, A Short Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, is also online, complete.