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A reference should provide sufficient information to allow the reader to locate the original source material. In referencing the Encyclopaedia Romana, one appropriate format is that of The Modern Language Association (MLA), which looks like this—
Grout, James. "The Hippodrome at Constantinople." Encyclopaedia Romana. n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2010. <http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/circusmaximus/hippodrome.html>.
or in the style of The American Psychological Association (APA)—
Grout, J. (n.d.). The Hippodrome at Constantinople. Encyclopaedia Romana. Retrieved December 13, 2010, from http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/circusmaximus/hippodrome.html
or The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)—
Grout, James. "The Hippodrome at Constantinople." Encyclopaedia Romana, accessed December 13, 2010, http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/circusmaximus/hippodrome.html.
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