Perseus

Hey All,

I just wanted to take a moment to introduce those of you who might not be aware of this wonderful resource to my friend, Perseus! This website is a treasure trove of ancient texts, available both in ancient languages and English. It is run by Tufts University and it has any ancient text that I have ever attempted to search for. The only downfall is that the English translations are fairly old since they have been made available to the public.

Perseus also has a Latin Word Study Tool, a.k.a. dictionary, as well as a Greek Word Study Tool. These are available to be searched in Latin or Greek, not in English. Therefore, you cannot search for a term in English and expect a translation to pop up.

When taking a look at an ancient text on Perseus, every word is a link that, when clicked on, takes you to these tools. There it will define it, give you its case, gender, number, etc. If a word has multiple possible cases, for example, or some other variation is possible, Perseus users will vote on what they think is the correct interpretation in this particular spot.

I hope that this helps out those of you who have taken or will be taking an ancient language!