Brepols and the CTLO are proud to announce that the completely revamped interface of the Library of Latin Texts (LLT)—the world’s largest database of Latin literary texts—is now the default setting.
This launch marks the beginning of a comprehensive overhaul of the BREPOLiS Latin databases, designed to enhance your interaction with Latin literature throughout the ages.
A new data model
We have designed and implemented a completely new data model for the LLT, in order to make the database easier and more intuitive to navigate.
In the new data model, each work:
- Can be a part of a collection (e.g. Genesis, part of the Old Testament);
- Can be related to one or more persons (e.g. Plato’s Timaeus as translated by Cicero);
- Can have an identifier in one or more reference works (e.g. CPL 4);
- Can be classified for style, genre, topic, and area of origin.
A New Way of Searching
Not only does the search screen make use of a more standard query syntax, it also offers more options than ever before to construct your own corpus while performing your search.
Thanks to the new data model, you can now apply filters to the results list, not only by author, title, or century, but using a wide range of categories assigned to each work.
Lexicography and the LLT
Clicking on a Latin word now reveals the Instrumenta pop-up, with suggestions for translations and morphological analyses. This tool is based on the BREPOLiS Latin lemmas and is therefore directly linked to the Database of Latin Dictionaries.
Please note that the old interface will continue to be available as an alternative option within the database through mid-2026.