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Roman Studies and Digital Resources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 August 2018

Roger S. Bagnall*
Affiliation:
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University
Sebastian Heath*
Affiliation:
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University

Extract

There is hardly any aspect of scholarly work and teaching in Roman Studies today not marked by digital technology. We assume that readers regularly access digital images of Roman material culture, use digitised corpora of primary sources in the original language or translation or consult online books and articles. The availability of digital resources on the internet is also a welcome enabler of ongoing public interest and even participation in the field. This overall state of affairs is generally a positive development, but both general trends and specific digital resources deserve a critical appraisal.

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Review Articles
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2018. Published by The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies 

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