LACTOR (London Association of Classical Teachers - Original Records) are a series of

sourcebook A sourcebook is a collection of writings on a subject that is intended to be a basic introduction to the topic presented. Academic use In American universities, a sourcebook, either a standard one or a custom collection, may function as a supplem ...

s published by the LACTOR committee since 1968. The books give translations of primary source material, accompanied by relevant annotations. They are designed so that the reader requires no prior knowledge on the area. The books cover the

history of Greece The history of Greece encompasses the history of the territory of the modern nation-state of Greece as well as that of the Greek people and the areas they inhabited and ruled historically. The scope of Greek habitation and rule has varied thro ...

between 478 BC and 323 BC, and the

history of Rome The history of Rome includes the history of the city of Rome as well as the civilisation of ancient Rome. Roman history has been influential on the modern world, especially in the history of the Catholic Church, and Roman law has influenced m ...

between 113 BC and 117 AD. The history of

Roman Britain Roman Britain was the period in classical antiquity when large parts of the island of Great Britain were under occupation by the Roman Empire. The occupation lasted from AD 43 to AD 410. During that time, the territory conquered was ...

is also covered, between 113 BC and 410 AD. Parts of LACTOR are used in OCR's

GCE Advanced Level The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational aut ...

Ancient History and Classical Civilisation courses.

Publications

References

Classics publications History books about ancient Greece History books about ancient Rome {{AncientRome-book-stub