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HIST 2210: Ancient Greece (Knapp)

Citing Your Sources in Chicago Style

When you incorporate another person's thoughts or words into your assignments, it is important to acknowledge their work. We do this by citing. Citations:

  • Give the original author the credit they deserve

  • Strengthen your assignments, by supporting ideas with research

  • Point your reader to the original work, in case they would like to consult it personally

Langara's Department of History, Latin, & Political Science follows the Chicago Manual of Style for citing. There are two parts to a Chicago style citation:

  1. The footnote (or endnote) that appears in the body of your assignment;
  2. The full bibliography (list of sources) that appears at the end of your assignment.

The guides below provide helpful examples of Chicago style citations for different types of works (e.g. books, e-books, journal articles, websites).

Example Annotation

Chicago style citation 

Hunter, Virginia. "The Athenian Widow and Her Kin." Journal of Family History 14, no. 4 (1989): 291-311. https://doi.org/10.1177/036319908901400401.

Annotation

In this article, Hunter uses evidence from Attic lawsuits to argue that Athenian widows lacked rights of inheriitance, but were assured protection within their family of origin. Mature widows were respected figures of authority within their oikos. 

Chicago Guide for Classical Studies

Langara Library has developed a supplementary citation guide for sources commonly used by Classical Studies/Ancient History students. 

Subjects: History