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| General & Imperial Rome"Into the Roman World" presents an impressive collection of Internet resources relating to ancient Rome. | ||
| http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/home.html | ||
( http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/home.html ) | ||
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| Learn more about the Roman Empire, Roman culture, notable Roman emperors, and the decline of the empire at this BBC site. | ||
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/index.shtml | ||
( http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/index.shtml ) | ||
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| The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook presents Rome. | ||
| http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook09.html | ||
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook09.html ) | ||
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| Explore this chronology of ancient Rome through the first century. | ||
| http://www.comm.unt.edu/histofperf/amandajo/Gladiator%20Chronology.htm | ||
( http://www.comm.unt.edu/histofperf/amandajo/Gladiator%20Chronology.htm ) | ||
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| Designed for 6th-graders, this site provides a number of valuable links; especially, review the Map Resources. | ||
| http://intranet.dalton.org/groups/rome/RMAPS.html | ||
( http://intranet.dalton.org/groups/rome/RMAPS.html ) | ||
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| Take this "Time Traveler's Guide to the Roman Empire." | ||
| http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide03/part05.html | ||
( http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide03/part05.html ) | ||
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| See this introduction to the Roman Empire. | ||
| http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/roem/hd_roem.htm | ||
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| Visit Rome in the First Century in this interactive tour from PBS. | ||
| http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/ | ||
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| Explore this map of the Roman Empire. | ||
| http://www.ucalgary.ca/%7Evandersp/Courses/maps/basicmap.html | ||
( http://www.ucalgary.ca/%7Evandersp/Courses/maps/basicmap.html ) | ||
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| Follow this index of Roman Emperors. | ||
| http://www.roman-emperors.org/impindex.htm | ||
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| Virgil.org presents a collection of online resources relating to Emperor Augustus. | ||
| http://virgil.org/augustus/ | ||
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| What was the Roman Peace, or Pax Romana? | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Romana | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Romana ) | ||
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| Learn more about Pax Romana. | ||
| http://www.unrv.com/early-empire/pax-romana.php | ||
( http://www.unrv.com/early-empire/pax-romana.php ) | ||
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| See this lecture on Augustus Caesar and Pax Romana. | ||
| http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture12b.html | ||
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| Forum Romanum presents an online library of Latin literature and online versions of several public domain scholarly works on Roman life, medical technology, and history. | ||
| http://www.forumromanum.org/index2.html | ||
( http://www.forumromanum.org/index2.html ) | ||
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| The Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireJohn B. Firth's Constantine the Great: The Reorganization of the Empire and the Triumph of the Church covers Roman history from Diocletian through Constantine, and includes discussion of the Arian heresies. | ||
| http://www.third-millennium-library.com/readinghall/GalleryofHistory/CONSTANTINE_THE_GREA... | ||
( http://www.third-millennium-library.com/readinghall/GalleryofHistory/CONSTANTINE_THE_GREA... ) | ||
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| Constantinethegreatcoins.com presents Constantine I. | ||
| http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/ | ||
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| Constantine the Great in York, as a Caesar in the West | ||
| http://www.historyofyork.org.uk/themes/constantine-the-great | ||
( http://www.historyofyork.org.uk/themes/constantine-the-great ) | ||
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| Learn about Constantinian-era coins. | ||
| http://rg.ancients.info/constantine/ | ||
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| Find out about the military aspects in the collapse of the Roman Empire. | ||
| http://www.nipissingu.ca/department/history/muhlberger/orb/milex.htm | ||
( http://www.nipissingu.ca/department/history/muhlberger/orb/milex.htm ) | ||
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| Read about the decline and fall of Rome. | ||
| http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture14b.html | ||
( http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture14b.html ) | ||
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| Explore the history of the decline of the Roman Empire at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_the_Decline_and_Fall_of_the_Roman_Empire | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_the_Decline_and_Fall_of_the_Roman_Empire ) | ||
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| See Eric J. Goldberg's "The Fall of the Roman Empire Revisited." | ||
| http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/journals/EH/EH37/Goldberg.html | ||
( http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/journals/EH/EH37/Goldberg.html ) | ||
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| Find out more about Edward Gibbon and his The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire in this lecture. | ||
| http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/gibbon_decline.html | ||
( http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/gibbon_decline.html ) | ||
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| Browse Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire in this hypertext index. | ||
| http://www.ccel.org/g/gibbon/decline/volume1/index.htm | ||
( http://www.ccel.org/g/gibbon/decline/volume1/index.htm ) | ||
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| Read about the decline of Rome, beginning with the "Second Crisis of the Empire." | ||
| http://www.roman-empire.net/decline/decl-index.html | ||
( http://www.roman-empire.net/decline/decl-index.html ) | ||
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| Find out more about the collapse of Rome. | ||
| http://www.roman-empire.net/collapse/collapse-index.html | ||
( http://www.roman-empire.net/collapse/collapse-index.html ) | ||
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| View this map of the Roman world: "Rome and After." | ||
| http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/WestTech/xromans.htm | ||
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| Barbarians and Byzantine Successors to RomeThe Metropolitan Museum of Art presents "Barbarians and Romans." | ||
| http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/barb/hd_barb.htm | ||
( http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/barb/hd_barb.htm ) | ||
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| Read about the Germanic invasions of Europe. | ||
| http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/firsteuro/invas.html | ||
( http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/firsteuro/invas.html ) | ||
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| Find out about Constantinople and the fall of Rome. | ||
| http://www.mrdowling.com/702-constantinople.html | ||
( http://www.mrdowling.com/702-constantinople.html ) | ||
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| Discover the remnants of the Roman Empire. | ||
| http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch26.htm | ||
( http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch26.htm ) | ||
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| Roman Culture and SocietyRead about Ancient Roman Law. | ||
| http://www.crystalinks.com/romelaw.html | ||
( http://www.crystalinks.com/romelaw.html ) | ||
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| The Roman Law Library presents translations of Roman laws, edicts, decrees, letters, and codes, including the Twelve Tables. Click on "Lingua Anglica" for the English versions. | ||
| http://web.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/Cours/Ak/ | ||
( http://web.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/Cours/Ak/ ) | ||
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| See this lecture about the social history of the Roman Empire. | ||
| http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture13b.html | ||
( http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture13b.html ) | ||
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| Visit The Circus Maximus to find out about entertainment in Ancient Rome. | ||
| http://www.historyhouse.com/in_history/circus_maximus/ | ||
( http://www.historyhouse.com/in_history/circus_maximus/ ) | ||
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| Learn more about Roman culture at this BBC site. | ||
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/index.shtml | ||
( http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/index.shtml ) | ||
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| Roman MedicineFind out about Etruscan and Roman Medicine. | ||
| http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/historical/artifacts/antiqua/etrusc... | ||
( http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/historical/artifacts/antiqua/etrusc... ) | ||
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| Learn more about Roman medicine. | ||
| http://www.unrv.com/culture/roman-medicine.php | ||
( http://www.unrv.com/culture/roman-medicine.php ) | ||
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| Discover the Roman doctor Galen via this biographical sketch. | ||
| http://courses.ed.asu.edu/horan/ced522readings/galen/dreams/galenbio.htm | ||
( http://courses.ed.asu.edu/horan/ced522readings/galen/dreams/galenbio.htm ) | ||
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| Peruse this biography of Celsus, the Roman medical historian. | ||
| http://www.faqs.org/health/bios/65/Aulus-Cornelius-Celsus.html | ||
( http://www.faqs.org/health/bios/65/Aulus-Cornelius-Celsus.html ) | ||
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| Lacus Curtius presents "Celsus: On Medicine." | ||
| http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Celsus/Introduction*.html | ||
( http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Celsus/Introduction*.html ) | ||
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| Gender IssuesSee this lecture outline: "Women in Roman Law and Society." | ||
| http://www.stoa.org/diotima/syllabi/skinlecs10.shtml | ||
( http://www.stoa.org/diotima/syllabi/skinlecs10.shtml ) | ||
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| Find out about the "Rights of Women in Roman Law." | ||
| http://www.womenpriests.org/traditio/infe_rom.asp | ||
( http://www.womenpriests.org/traditio/infe_rom.asp ) | ||
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| Roman Literature & PhilosophyWikipedia presents an overview of Latin literature. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_literature | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_literature ) | ||
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| Read selected poems by Horace. | ||
| http://www.poetseers.org/the_great_poets/the_classics/horace/ | ||
( http://www.poetseers.org/the_great_poets/the_classics/horace/ ) | ||
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| Diotima presents Horace: a biography and annotated bibliography. | ||
| http://www.stoa.org/diotima/anthology/horawillbio.shtml | ||
( http://www.stoa.org/diotima/anthology/horawillbio.shtml ) | ||
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| Virgil.org presents resources pertaining to Virgil. | ||
| http://virgil.org/ | ||
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| The New Republic presents "Passions and a Man," a review of Virgil's Aeneid by Emily Wilson. | ||
| http://www.powells.com/review/2007_01_11.html | ||
( http://www.powells.com/review/2007_01_11.html ) | ||
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| Listen to these four discussions of the Aeneid and its legacy. | ||
| http://mainehumanities.org/podcast/archives/tag/aeneid | ||
( http://mainehumanities.org/podcast/archives/tag/aeneid ) | ||
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| The University of Virginia presents "The Ovid Collection," which includes texts and illustrations from various modern and Renaissance versions of Ovid's Metamorphoses. | ||
| http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/latin/ovid/ovidillust.html | ||
( http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/latin/ovid/ovidillust.html ) | ||
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| Livius.org presents the life and works of the historian, Livy. | ||
| http://www.livius.org/li-ln/livy/livy.htm | ||
( http://www.livius.org/li-ln/livy/livy.htm ) | ||
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| Learn more about Augustine of Hippo. | ||
| http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/jod/augustine/ | ||
( http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/jod/augustine/ ) | ||
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| Read about Augustine at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. | ||
| http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/augustine/ | ||
( http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/augustine/ ) | ||
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| Learn about Neoplatonism at the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. | ||
| http://www.iep.utm.edu/n/neoplato.htm | ||
( http://www.iep.utm.edu/n/neoplato.htm ) | ||
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| Encyclopaedia Britannica presents Roman Stoicism. | ||
| http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/566892/Stoicism/68437/Later-Roman-Stoicism | ||
( http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/566892/Stoicism/68437/Later-Roman-Stoicism ) | ||
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| Roman Art, Architecture, & MusicArt History Resources on the Web presents Roman art and architecture. | ||
| http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHrome.html | ||
( http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHrome.html ) | ||
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| Art.com presents Roman art and architecture. | ||
| http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/roman.html | ||
( http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/roman.html ) | ||
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents Roman art. | ||
| http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/st_greek_and_roman_art.htm | ||
( http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/st_greek_and_roman_art.htm ) | ||
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents Roman art. | ||
| http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/romr/hd_romr.htm | ||
( http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/romr/hd_romr.htm ) | ||
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| The Louvre presents Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art. | ||
| http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/toutes_oeuvres.jsp? | ||
( http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/toutes_oeuvres.jsp? ) | ||
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| Visit the Roman Forum site at Capitolium.org. | ||
| http://www.capitolium.org/english.htm | ||
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| Tour the Roman Forum via these photographs. | ||
| http://ancient-rome.tripod.com/romanforum/roman_forum.htm | ||
( http://ancient-rome.tripod.com/romanforum/roman_forum.htm ) | ||
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| Great Buildings Online presents La Maison Carrée. | ||
| http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Maison_Carree.html | ||
( http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Maison_Carree.html ) | ||
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| Peruse the official site of La Maison Carrée. | ||
| http://www.arenes-nimes.com/en/nimes/ | ||
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| Explore these detailed photos of La Maison Carrée. | ||
| http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/France/Nimes/thumbnails_contents.html | ||
( http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/France/Nimes/thumbnails_contents.html ) | ||
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| Peruse these images of the Ara Pacis Augustae, the Altar of Augustan Peace. | ||
| http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/italy/rome/arapacis/arapacis.html | ||
( http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/italy/rome/arapacis/arapacis.html ) | ||
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| Visit the Ara Pacis Museum. | ||
| http://en.arapacis.it/ | ||
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| AllEarsNet.com presents photographs of extant Pompeiian architecture. | ||
| http://allears.net/cruise/medcruise/Pompeii.html | ||
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| The BBC presents "The Colosseum: Emblem of Rome." | ||
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/colosseum_01.shtml | ||
( http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/colosseum_01.shtml ) | ||
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| The-colosseum.net presents photographs and information about the Flavian Amphitheatre, also known as The Colosseum. | ||
| http://www.the-colosseum.net/idx-en.htm | ||
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| Learn about imperial images in late Rome, and trace the visual shift from "principate" to "dominate." | ||
| http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/arth212/late_antiquity_imp_image.html | ||
( http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/arth212/late_antiquity_imp_image.html ) | ||
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| Peruse this lecture on the Arch of Constantine. | ||
| http://people.reed.edu/~mkerr/papers/carch95.html | ||
( http://people.reed.edu/~mkerr/papers/carch95.html ) | ||
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| Explore this collection of images of the Colossus of Constantine. | ||
| http://www.legionxxiv.org/constansgallery/ | ||
( http://www.legionxxiv.org/constansgallery/ ) | ||
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| Wikipedia presents "The Music of Ancient Rome." | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_ancient_Rome | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_ancient_Rome ) | ||
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| Synaulia presents the sounds and music of antiquity. | ||
| http://www.soundcenter.it/indexeng.htm | ||
( http://www.soundcenter.it/indexeng.htm ) | ||
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