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Links & Indexes for Classical Civilizations
 
Perseus Project Home Page
***the mother of all websites for Classical Studies; searchable
Classics Technology Center: Quick Start System
Downloadable guide of lessons for teaching students how to use the Tuft's University Perseus Project for Classics, from Abel Media.
The Atrium: For Students and Fans of Ancient Greece and Rome
***Excellent resource from David Meadows. Includes This Day in History, Commentarium, lists of articles, speeches bibliographies, links lists, etc.  Also information on how to subscribe to Exploratorium, a regularly updated listing of new articles about archaeology in the news.
Ancient/Classical History - Definitive Collection of Net Links
***Excellent collection of links from the ancienthistory.about.com website.  Be sure to visit all parts of this site including articles, discussion forums, maps and news.
Art Index for College Teaching
Image archives for various periods of history, including ancient world, Renaissance, Medieval, etc.
Diane Harris-Cline Home Page
Very good web page to accompany her college course, with syllabus; see especially the list of Favorite Links.
Worlds of Late Antiquity (O'Donnell)
***A very wide variety of resources on Early Christianity and the Late Roman/Early Byzantine periods from James O'Donnell of the Univ. of Pennsylvania; also some seminal articles on use of the Internet in scholarly research and college teaching.  Largely a list for scholars, but many are easily accessible to the lay person.
Academic Info: Classical Studies
Classics Department, University of Texas at Austin
Electronic Resources for the Classicist
Classics Pages
an interesting a varied set of resources on many different aspects of Greek and Roman civilizations
Classics Search : Ask the Oracle
Andrew Williams of the Classics Pages answers your questions by e mail.
History House: Links: Games and Diversions
Web Sites for the Classics

Classical Society, Science, Medicine

Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiqua
excellent collection of resources on the subject, housed at the Episcopal Academy.
Medicina Antiqua::Ancient Medicine: Introductory Bibliography

Maps of the Classical World

The Interactive Ancient Mediterranean Project
Classical Atlas Project -- Home Page

Classical Image Archives

Tour Perseus Images
Maecenas: Images of Ancient Greece and Rome
over 1100 photographs from Leo C. Curran

Ancient Military

Warfare in the Ancient World
Society of Ancients: Home Page

Education and Technology for Classical Studies

Classics Technology Center on the Web
A free repository of curriculum support and instructional materials for teachers, educators and other classicists to enhance the use of technology in Classics education by Abel Media.  Includes "My Word!" a set of weekly vocabulary builders.
Maths Classics Project Menu
from the British curriculum, resources integrating math and the Classics.
Classics Software
Latin and Greek Teaching Resources
American Classical League
Home page for the society.  Includes info. on Latin and Greek exams and other resources for teaching the Classics.
Who Needs Ancient History Anyway?
An interactive web project produced by  school students in California

Kids -Fun Stuff for Classical Civilizations!

History House: Links: Games and Diversions
Maxie the Magnificent History Fun Stuff

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Greek and Ancient Aegean Civilizations

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Links, Indexes & Resources for Greece

Ancient Greek (Hellenic) Links, Page 1 (courtesy of MEDEA, THE MUSICAL)
***Very comprehensive site for all kinds of ancient Greek resources. Well-organized and easy to find. A must.
The Ancient Greek World Index
***Excellent educational resource page and virtual exhibit based upong the "Ancient Greek World" exhibit at The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
NM's Creative Impulse:  Greece
**Comprehensive list of links to sites on many aspects of ancient Greek history and civilization.
DR. J'S ILLUSTRATED SITES
**A very good series of on-line slide lectures on a variety of Greek sites and historical topics from Dr. Janice Siegel of Temple University.  Worth a visit.
Foundation of the Hellenic World
KAPATIJA: Aegean Information Sites
HELLAS Greece Home Page
Ancient Greece: Projects & Internet Resources
another amazing site produced by Ms. Hos-MaGrane's 6th grade Social Studies class at the Amsterdam School.

Ancient Greek History

Persian Wars
HELLAS:NET - History
Dr. J's Persian Wars
Sparta II: Rise to Power
Everything Spartan, Laconian and Messenian

Aegean and Classical Greek Art & Architecture

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Greek Art and Architecture
Fine source of photos for ancient Greece. Categories include architecture, sculpture, time periods, and specific sites.
Ancient Sites Tour of Acropolis
The Parthenon Marbles
Alexander of Macedon temple
PALACE OF KNOSSOS IN MINOAN CRETE
FORVM ANTIQVVM: Greek Art and Archaeology

Athens

The Parthenon Marbles
Classics Page--Interactive Agora Plan
The Ancient City of Athens
a photo archive

Greek Military & Warfare

Ships of the Ancient Greeks - An Annotated List

Ancient Greek Society & Daily Life

The Olympic Games in the Ancient Hellenic World
the Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum from Dartmouth Univ.
GREEK COSTUME THROUGH THE CENTURIES, The history and evolution of Greek costume
Daily Life in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome - Ancient/Classical History

Trojan War & Iliad

Welcome to the Iliad!
TRUVA (TROY) HOME PAGE

Teaching Resources for Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece Resources for 6th Grade Social Studies
Ancient Greece: Projects & Internet Resources
Internet Activities
The Oedipus Game : Start Page
a clever resource from the Classics Pages for teaching and checking knowledge about the famous play and legends

Alexander & Hellenistic Age

The Great Homepage of Alexander, or Something Like That
History House: Stories: Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great on the Web. A directory of pages about Alexander, the Hellenistic Age and Friends ("Alexanderama.")
Alexander the Great--web links
Good list of links to web pages pertaining to Alexander the Great, listed by topic.
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Ancient Roman History and Civilization
( see also Roman Archaeology)
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Naples Museum
(photo G. Lattanzi, ArchArt WEB)

Links & Indexes

Roman History

Roman Empire

Military

Roman Art & Architecture

Famous Romans

Virtual Rome

Society & Daily Life

Teacher  Resources

Maps

Roman Cities

Misc.

 

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Links & Indexes for Ancient Rome
 
RomanSites - Gateway to 1,671 Websites on Ancient Rome
***Mega-site to now over 2000 sites. A starting point for any Roman research. Also a doorway to the sites
A Roman Gazetteer and LacusCurtius Home Page.
Perseus Project Home Page
***Excellent resource for all different aspects of Classical Greece and Rome. Has documents, archaeological sites, image archives, etc.
Rome Resources--Dalton School
***Excellent and very useable site from the Dalton School covering military, politics, religion, maps, archaeology, etc.  Good for school projects and other research.
Cambridge University Faculty of Classics Ancient History--Rome
Good set of links for Rome out of one of the world's premier universities.
New Website Reports on RomanSites
Rome Resources
Roman Era.
Extensive list of links.
Link to Ancient Rome
Worlds of Late Antiquity (O'Donnell)
Excellent guide to later Roman and early Christian period. For advanced students and scholars.
Classics Pages
VROMA
a virtual community for teachers and others interested in ancient Rome.  See also their  romanlinks.html links page.
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Ancient Roman History

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Roman Sculpture, Baia
(photo G. Lattanzi, ArchArt WEB)
ROMA - History and Civilization of the Eternal City
Ancient History Sourcebook: Rome: Republic and Empire
Origins of Rome
A number of extensive articles on emperors and different periods of the Roman Empire. Good information. Heavy on text. Illustrations are frequently from coins, statues or medallions, but there are some eye-catching photos (some interfering w/text.)
In Italy Online - In Search of the Etruscan
The Etruscan Network
The Etruscans
HWC, The Fall of the Republic
The BBC Roman History Homepage
HWC, The Punic Wars
Rome: The Punic Wars
Roman Republic's Last Days
Chronology of Roman History
Ancient Roman History Timeline

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Roman Empire

Roman Military Sites in Britain
Roman Army's fortresses, forts, watchtowers, camps and industrial sites with photographs and other background material on the Roman Army and military history. Very informative.
Imperial Stemmata
Lepcis Magna - The Roman Empire in Africa
A Roman Palace in ex-Yugoslavia
Imperium Romanorum
Tour of Castor Roman Town - Point 1
The Romans in Northern England


Roman Military

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The Battle of Trasimeno - Borrough of Tuoro sul Trasimeno - Home Page
Ancient Roman Military
The Armies of The Roman Empire Main Page  Tactics Armor Arms Battles Commanders
Victori - The Roman Military | Tools of War
Battles of the Roman Republic
THE IMPERIAL ROMAN TWENTIETH LEGION
The Roman Army Page
ARMAMENTARIVM: the Book of Roman Arms and Armour
Related Sites: Living History Groups
THE LEGIO X GEMINA HOMEPAGE
COLCHESTER ROMAN SOCIETY
Catapults
The Roman Army
 

Roman Art & Architecture

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Coliseum, Rome
(photo G. Lattanzi, ArchArt WEB

Roman Art & Architecture--General Sites

ROMARCH: Roman art and archaeology
Roman Architecture
Roman Art & Architecture
RomanSites ¥ Art & Architecture - Reports on 81 websites
Roman Art & Archaeology--403cal (links)
M. Venit's page for course syllabus, with assignments, exercises, and a good collection of links

Roman Engineering

The ARCH glory of the architecture of Rome
Engineering in the Roman World
Roofing Schemes for the Imperial Cult Building
Roman Architecture: Construction Techniques

Coliseum

LacusCurtius - The Coliseum

Baths, Bridges & Aqueducts

IMPERIAL BATHS
Roman Aqueduct of Metz
Very good site for information on Roman aqueducts of all sorts, including links to other aqueduct websites.
Lacus Curtius ¥ Roman Aqueducts - 154 Web Links
Ancient Roman Baths Museum Home Page
Good site for information on Roman baths. Still under construction.
The Aqueducts of Rome
LacusCurtius--Roman Baths - 72 Web Links
www.geocities...aracalla.html
the baths of Caracalla
The Hadrianic Baths at Leptis Magna

Circus Maximus

VRoma (Circus Maximus)
Info. and virtual reality reconstructions of the Circus Maximus from the site of VRoma: an Interactive Community of Teachers and Learners of the Classics. Use of entire site requires using gateway, log in, and MOO (telnet) technology.
Circus Maximus
Good thumbnail images of the Circus Maximus.

Roman Forum

The FORUM ROMANUM - Exploring an ancient market place
The Forum
Forum Romanum
Forum Romanum
the FORVM ROMANVM - introduction
Roman Forum Home Page
The Roman Forum

Trajan's Forum

Trajan's Rome Image Galleries
The Trajan Forum

Other Roman Art & Architecture

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Fresco, House of the Vettii
Pompeii
(photo G. Lattanzi, ArchArt WEB)
Landscape History
Particularly good for Roman gardens and villas.
Roman Open-Air Museum Hechingen-Stein
Fascinating site. The Museum is an excavated and partially reconstructed Roman villa in Germany, with good information on Roman daily life in the provinces. Includes a vitual tour worth taking.
 

Maps--Ancient Roman World

Historic Atlas Resource - Europe
Rome: Map Resources
Some Maps and Scrolls/Trimalchio
Rome: Map of the Empire

Roman Emperors and Important People

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Emperor Claudius
(photo G. Lattanzi, ArchArt WEB)

AUGUSTUS: IMAGES OF POWER
Images of Augustus' tomb, statue, Altar of Peace, etc.
Crazy Caesars of Rome
Life of Nero Claudius Caesar
Justin Paola's collection of Roman Emperors
Gaius Julius Caesar--Main Menu
Roman Emperors - DIR--De Imperatoribus Romanis
High quality on-line encyclopedia that includes an index of all Roman emperors, biographical essays, family trees of important imperial dynasties, an index,? maps and descriptions of important battles, and maps of the empire.
Roman Emperors - DIR Battle Descriptions
Roman People Picture Index
Contains links to images of just about any Roman you can think of. Many images from ancient coins, statues, etc.
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Virtual Rome

The Ross School- Rome Home Page
Great example of a student created site. Follows the travels of students from the Ross School on their trip to Italy to experience ancient Roman places and culture. Includes photos, history, and journal entries written by students. Sophisticated.
Trajan's Rome: Table of Contents
Plan de Rome - Scale Model of Rome
Could hardly find a better site for getting an idea of what Rome looked like at its height in the 2nd century A.D. Worth the look.
S. P. Q. R. - An Ancient Adventure in Rome
VROMA
VRoma Image Archive Search
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Roman Society & Daily Life

 

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The House of the Vettii, Pompeii
(photo G. Lattanzi, ArchArt WEB)
Roman Ball Games
Very informative site with images from Roman art. Very slow load.
Roman Board Games
Images and rules of Roman board games. Fairly slow load.
Roman Musical Instruments
Images and descriptions. Click on the image to lead to more images from Roman art.
Roman Calendar
Learn what a Roman calendar looked like and how to use it. Slow load, so be patient. Technical.
Women's Life in Greece and Rome
Excellent collection of primary source material from the "voices of women" on many aspects of their lives in ancient Greece and Rome.
Lady Livia's Alcove
Roman Cuisine
Antique Roman Dishes - Collection
RomanSites - Science, Technology, Engineering. Medicine
Gladiatorial Games
Jay's Roman History, Coins and Technology Site
Roman Law: Homepage
Domus
Roman culture website
Ancient Rome Daily Life
A Roman House
Romans at Work and Play
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Roman Life - Index
The Roman Art of Death
Roman Life
The Roman Art of Counting
Latin Phrases
Rome: Writing

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Roman Sites  (Other)
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Pompeii with Mt. Vesuvius
(photo G. Lattanzi, ArchArt WEB)

POMPEII FORUM PROJECT
Excellent site for the current excavations at Pompeii. Includes photographs and plans.
The Day Vesuvius Awoke: Pompeii
THE CHRISTIAN CATACOMBS OF ROME

Rome--Misc.
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Fresco of Roman Couple
(photo G. Lattanzi, ArchArt WEB)

Ancient Rome: Our Projects & Resources
Series of student projects from 5th grade history class at the Amsterdam School on various aspects of Roman life. Useful for the links it provides.
Aspects of Ancient Rome
Student-created site on various aspects of Roman life, art and culture. Articles vary greatly in quality and length, with a few having excellent graphics.
ROMA - History and Civilization of the Eternal City
Oculus: An Eyeful of the Roman World
Tempus
Simulated Roman newspaper with collection of articles on aspects of history and society.

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For Teachers:
Classroom Resources for Ancient Rome


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Fresco, House of Cicero, Pompeii
(photo G. Lattanzi, ArchArt WEB)

The Circus Maximus Restored!
Internet project for Rome unit looking at the culture, history, architecture and society of Rome through the prism of a project to restore the Circus Maximus. From Pleasant Valley Middle School, Gold Oak School District.
Rome Project--Fall or Pushed?
An Internet project for secondary school students to investigate the reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire through role-playing and research on the web.
Ancient Rome--Find It Fast
Provides information on Rome for teachers.
CLASS 365 (Early Roman History): Syllabus
Rome Unit Lesson Plans

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Byzantine Empire & Civilization
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Virtual Reality model,
Church of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
(Byzantine Architecture Project)

The Arian Controversy - Ancient/Classical History - 08/24/99
Byzantine Studies Conference
The Glory of Byzantium
Byzantine Architecture Project
Constantinople--Home

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Mosaic, Mt. Nebo, Jordan
(photo G. Lattanzi, ArchArt WEB)

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