Part of the Internet History Sourcebook Project edited by Paul Halsell at Fordham University. This site is an excellent place for learning about the historical development of Judaism.
This webliography page is part of the Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History. It contains dozens of links to sites surveying various aspects of Jewish history, culture, and literature.
This award-winning Web site is the current leader among sites dealing with ancient Greek culture. Here users will find ancient texts (in either English or Greek), maps, photos of sites and artifacts, and a wide variety of other resources dealing with ancient Greece.
Alexander the Great
A brief introduction to Alexander the Great, whose conquests help secure the place of Greek language and culture in the Middle East.
Roman Empire's Final Pagan State Religion
This is a wonderful essay surveying the origins of Mithraism, its principal rituals, and its legacy in the ancient Roman world.
The Cosmic Mysteries of Mithras
This illustrated essay is adapted from David Ulansey's article "Solving the Mithraic Mysteries," in Biblical Archaeology Review 20 (1994_1995).