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Lacus Curtius: Into the Roman world
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/
Roman/home.html
A major site on Roman antiquity that includes: a photo-gazetteer of
Roman and Etruscan cities and monuments; instructions on how to teach
yourself to read Latin inscriptions; complete Latin texts; extracts from
(and some complete texts of) various 19th-century histories of Rome. It
also has an archive of over 2,000 websites on Roman antiquity.
Feminae Romanae: The women of ancient Rome
http://web.mac.com/heraklia/Dominae/
From the empress to her freedwoman, the good wife to the prostitute,
the midwife to the scholar, this extremely well-designed site presents
an introduction to the history of the women of ancient Rome.
Illustrated History of the Roman Empire
www.roman-empire.net
Contains a great deal of material: histories of the various Roman
eras, biographies of the emperors, interactive maps, timelines of emperors
and Roman battles, a list of Roman place names and articles on religion,
society and the army.
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Rome
www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook09.html
Part of the series of well-regarded sourcebook websites, this contains
a vast number of links to public domain and copy-permitted historical
texts. The links are heavily indexed for ease of use.
De Imperatoribus Romanis: An online encyclopedia of Roman rulers and their families
www.roman-emperors.org
Indexes emperors who ruled during the empire's 1,500 years, with biographical
essays and family trees of important imperial dynasties. Also describes
significant battles in the empire's history, with maps of the empire at
different times.
Who Was Who in Roman Times
www.romansonline.com
A database profiles over 7,000 individuals and has over 18,000 links
from most of these persons to online documents.
The Roman Empire: Children's Section
www.roman-empire.net/children/index.html
All things Roman for a younger audience – famous Romans, Roman achievements,
history of Rome, Roman gods.
Dig Onsite
www.digonsite.com
Mainly for children aged 8-14, this site has an 'Ask Dr Dig' section
that answers questions about all aspects of the ancient world. There are
also FAQs plus games and a good bibliography for children.
The History Channel
www.historychannel.com
The website of the American cable channel has a bias towards American
history. However, a search by timeline throws up a good many links to
further information, including Rome, Egypt, China and Persia, from 500
BC to date.
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