Scaife Viewer: A Digital Resource for Greek and Latin Texts
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Summary
The Scaife Viewer is a digital platform for accessing Greek and Latin texts, offering a vast library of works, editions, and translations. It includes tools for browsing and searching texts, with notable examples like the Iliad and Plato’s Apology. The platform hosts millions of words in Greek and Latin, making it a valuable resource for classical studies.
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· 3 pulled2,675 works in 3,818 editions and translations (1,952 in Greek and 631 in Latin)
85.0 million words (40.9 million in Greek, 16.4 million in Latin)
or try the Iliad or Plato’s Apology.
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