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Last Updated: November 1, 2009
Academic Sources

Below is the list of sources recommended by the National Junior Classical League for all academic contests. Most questions and content will be sourced from one of the following texts. In association with amazon.com, we have linked available books to their site, as well as identified sources found only through the American Classical League (ACL). To acquire items offered by the ACL, you may click on the title below, or contact your local sponsor for a possible purchase discount. The sources listed below are suggested sources and are not to be considered the definitive ones.
 
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Greek Derivatives 

 Greek-English Derivative Dictionary

 By Rudolph F. Schaeffer, preface by W. L. Carr.

 Dictionary of Latin and Greek Origins

 By Bob and Maxine Moore.

 Latin and Greek in Current Use
 by Eli Burriss, Lionel Casson

 

  Hellenic History

 Ancient Greece : From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
 by Thomas R. Martin

 History of Greece
 by Cyril E. Robinson

 

  Greek Life and Literature 

 A History of Greek Literature
 
by Moses Hadas

 Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece
 by Lesley Adkins, Roy A. Adkins

 

  Latin Grammar 1/2 and I 

 Any first year Latin Text book

 Various authors, consult your local sponsor for recommendations

 Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar 
 
by J.H. Allen, J.B. Greenough

 

  Latin Grammar II, III, IV and V

 Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar 
 
by J.H. Allen, J.B. Greenough

  

  Mottos, Abbreviations, and Quotations

 Amo, Amas, Amat and More
 by Eugene Ehrlich, William F., Jr. Buckley (Introduction)

 

  Latin Derivatives

 Latin-English Derivative Dictionary

 Compiled by Rudolph F. Schaeffer and edited by W. C. Carr.

 Dictionary of Latin and Greek Origins

 By Bob and Maxine Moore.

 The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
 by T.F. Hoad (Editor)

  

  Roman History

 A History of Rome : Down to the Reign of Constantine
 by Max Cary, H. H. Scullard (Contributor), Howard H. Scullard

 The Penguin Dictionary of Ancient History

 John Boardman (Editor)

 Caesar and Christ

 by William James Durant

 Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome
 by Lesley Adkins, Roy A. Adkins

 

  Roman Private Life and Customs

 Private Life of the Romans
 by Harold Whetstone Johnston

 Roman Life
 by Mary Johnston

 Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome
 by Lesley Adkins, Roy A. Adkins

 

  Latin Vocabulary

 JCL Latin Word Building and Etymology

 By J.D. Sadler

 Basic Latin Vocabulary

 By Donald J. Brunel, Jr.

 

  Mythology

 Classical Mythology
 by Mark P. O. Morford

 Meridian Handbook Classic Mythology
 by Edward Tripp

 

  Latin Literature

 A History of Latin Literature
 
by Moses Hadas

 A Handbook of Latin Literature
 
by E. Courtney, Herbert J. Rose

 Cambridge History of Classical Literature : Latin Literature
 
by W. V. Clausen (Editor), Edwin J. Kenney (Editor)

 Latin Literature
 Gian Biagio

  

  Ancient Geography

 Map of Rome. Roma Urbs Imperatorum Aetate

 American Classical League Document

 Roma, Ostia, Pompeii

 American Classical League Document

 Student Map of Rome

 American Classical League Document

  

  Art Recognition 

 The Art of Greece and Rome

 Susan Woodford

 The Oxford History of Classical Art

 John Boardman

 


 

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