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Mae JSTOR yn cynnwys testun llawn cyfnodolion, fel arfer o'r rhifyn cyntaf hyd at oddeutu 5 mlynedd yn ôl. Ar gyfer rhifynnau mwy diweddar, yn aml darperir dolenni i destun llawn erthyglau ar wefannau allanol. Mae'r pynciau'n cynnwys ecoleg, economeg, addysg, cyllid, hanes, iaith a llenyddiaeth, mathemateg ac ystadegau, athroniaeth, cymdeithaseg, anthropoleg, gwleidyddiaeth ac astudiaethau poblogaeth

JSTOR contains the full text of journals, usually from their beginning up to about 5 years ago. For more recent years, links to the full text of articles on external sites is often given. Subjects covered include ecology, economics, education, finance, history, language and literature, mathematics and statistics, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, politics and population studies.

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Online Egyptological Bibliography
Hon yw’r llyfryddiaeth fwyaf gynhwysfawr ar gyfer Eifftoleg. Rho fanylion ar erthyglau cyfnodolion, llyfrau ac ysgrifau eraill a gyhoeddwyd rhwng 1822 a heddiw.

This is the most comprehensive bibliography for Egyptology. It gives details of journal articles, books and other writings published between 1822 and virtually the present.

Oxford Classical Dictionary
Mae’r gwaith cyfeirio hwn, sydd wedi’i gasglu gan arbenigwyr, yn cynnwys gwybodaeth ar nifer eang o bynciau o fewn hanes Groegaidd a Rhufeinig, llenyddiaeth, mythau, crefydd, ieithyddiaeth, athroniaeth, y gyfraith, gwyddoniaeth, celf ac archaeoleg, a phynciau mewn astudiaethau y dwyrain agos a hynafiaeth hwyr.

This reference work, compiled by experts, contains information on a vast number of subjects within Greek and Roman history, literature, myth, religion, linguistics, philosophy, law, science, art and archaeology, and topics in near eastern studies and late antiquity.

Encyclopedia of Ancient History
Mae gan y gwyddoniadur enfawr hwn gofnodion gan ysgolheigion ar y byd Canoldirol hynafol cyfan, o’r Oes Efydd ddiwethaf i’r seithfed ganrif OC.

This massive encyclopedia has entries by scholars on the entire ancient Mediterranean world, from the last Bronze Age to the seventh century AD.

Loeb Classical Library
Mae hwn yn cynnwys testun y gwaith pwysicaf mewn Groeg a Lladin. Mae’r cyfieithiad Saesneg wrth ochr yr ieithoedd Groeg a Lladin.

This contains the text of most important ancient Greek and Latin works. The English translation is alongside the Greek or Latin.

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