The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed. Earliest printed use of a word is cited. References include historical, geographical, archaeological, artistic and mythological data on important geographical locations in the ancient Greek, Roman, and Etruscan world.
Maps provide locations.
Ref DE 5 .09 Basic dictionary of people, places, and things, includes bibliographical references. Materials include ancient texts and translations, philological tools, maps, art and artifacts, and essays. The basic history of the ancient world. 1-3 are the 1970 edition which extensively revised and updated the first three volumes of the 1962 edition. Covers Iran and Central Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and East Asia.