Where to find old Greek and Roman writings

I've been writing a lot about the ancient Greeks, but where am I getting these documents. The library, of course, is a great reference, but most ancient Greek and Roman writings are available online, at least in an old translation that is out of copyright protection.

Here are some excellent sources for old Greek and Roman documents:

• The Perseus Digital Library
• LacusCurtius
• Library of Ancient Texts Online
• Diogenes Laertius's Lives of the Eminent Philosophers
• Peithô's Web
• Demonax Hellenic Library

And if you have access to the new Digital  Loeb Classical Library online, take advantage of it! Loeb is the main source for Greek and Roman writings. The Perseus Digital Library is basically a compilation of out of copyright Loeb books.

While Wikipedia is certainly an excellent source for some basic information about all of the people that you are reading about, the classic Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography is even better. In fact, that's probably where a lot of the information on Wikipedia for the ancient Greeks comes from.

We'll talk more about biographical dictionaries and other great sources for learning about polymaths as we start talking more about the Real Polymaths.