Welcome to Perseus 4.0, also known as the Perseus Hopper.
Read more on the Perseus version history.

Announcements

• May 13, 2008:
  • New updates to Perseus Hopper open source release: The open source release of the Perseus Hopper has been updated. You now have the choice of downloading the data generated by the installation process rather than loading the data using the texts. The text files continue to be available under the Creative Commons license.
    • Download the latest release of source code from SourceForge.
    • Download the text files or data here.
• March 28, 2008:
  • Updates to Perseus Digital Library:
  • Searching has been re-enabled.
  • The first 4.0 release of the Renaissance Collection is now available.
  • Word study tools and word frequencies have been refined.
  • Additional memory has been added to all Perseus servers.
• February 7, 2008:
  • Building a "FRBR-Inspired" Catalog: The Perseus Digital Library has been exploring the creation of a FRBR-Inspired catalog for classics, and with funding from the Mellon Foundation, has taken some preliminary steps beyond our initial work first reported in October 2005. If you are interested in reading more, please check out our new report.
• November 9, 2007:
  • Install Perseus 4.0 on your computer: All of the source code for the Perseus Java Hopper and much of the content in Perseus is now available under an open source license. You can download the code, compile it, and run it on your own system. This requires more labor and a certain level of expertise for which we can only provide minimal support. However, since it will be running on your own machine, it can be much faster than our website, especially during peak usage times. You also have the option to install only certain collections or texts on your version, making it as specialized as you wish. Also, if you want to use a different system to make the content available, you can do so within the terms of the Creative Commons license. This is the first step in open sourcing the code as you can modify the code as much as you want, but at this time, we cannot integrate your changes back into our system. That is our ultimate goal, so keep a look out for that!
    • Download source code here
    • Download text data here

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About Perseus

Since planning began in 1985, the Perseus Digital Library Project has explored what happens when libraries move online. Two decades later, as new forms of publication emerge and millions of books become digital, this question is more pressing than ever. Perseus is a practical experiment in which we explore possibilities and challenges of digital collections in a networked world.

Our flagship collection, under development since 1987, covers the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world. We are applying what we have learned from Classics to other subjects within the humanities and beyond. We have studied many problems over the past two decades, but our current research centers on personalization: organizing what you see to meet your needs. Read more...

Perseus contact and support information.

Perseus is a non-profit enterprise, located in the Department of the Classics, Tufts University.

The Perseus Project is funded by the Digital Libraries Initiative Phase 2, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, private donations, and Tufts University.

Support for the project has been provided by the Annenberg/CPB Project, Apple Computer, the Berger Family Technology Transfer Endowment, the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education part of the U.S. Department of Education, the Getty Grant program, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Modern Language Association, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Packard Humanities Institute, Xerox Corporation, Boston University, and Harvard University.