INTRODUCTION
You are required to plan and complete a research project for this course. The final product should be a paper, 5 pages in length, that includes citations of your sources of information and a bibliography. Consult the site on Writer's Guide for details about thesis, argument, style, and assistance in writing your paper. You are required to provide a brief statement describing your topic and provide a short review of three of the most important resouces for your project in an e-mail message (email: cchwillia@historyrome.com) due on November 10. Choose your own topic which should relate to the course and its content. Insofar as what aspect of the course to write about, pick the aspect that you are most comfortable with. If you are uncertain about a topic I recommend that you start with the sites collected on the homepage and investigate an area that interests you. Alternatively, you might pursue some area suggested by the assigned readings. I can make further suggestions if necessary. Possible general and specific topics include the following: Religious systems Legal systems Recent archaeological finds Women and family Armies Empires Slavery Economic conditions Coinage Intellectual developments Akhenaten Nubia Phoenicia Greek tyrants Pre-socratic philosophers Socrates Roman imperialism Cyrus Alexander the Great Augustus. One of the challenges of the research project is to select a topic focused enough to allow you to write an impressive and informed paper. If you go through the following suggested steps, it will be much easier than you suspect. If you have any doubts about your selection drop me an e-mail message (email: chwillia@historyrome.com ) or give me a call. For bibliographical materials see: Rome Bibliography and Roman Law.
You are required to plan and complete a research project for this course. The final product should be a paper, 5 pages in length, that includes citations of your sources of information and a bibliography. Consult the site on Writer's Guide for details about thesis, argument, style, and assistance in writing your paper.
You are required to provide a brief statement describing your topic and provide a short review of three of the most important resouces for your project in an e-mail message (email: cchwillia@historyrome.com) due on November 10.
Choose your own topic which should relate to the course and its content. Insofar as what aspect of the course to write about, pick the aspect that you are most comfortable with. If you are uncertain about a topic I recommend that you start with the sites collected on the homepage and investigate an area that interests you. Alternatively, you might pursue some area suggested by the assigned readings. I can make further suggestions if necessary. Possible general and specific topics include the following:
One of the challenges of the research project is to select a topic focused enough to allow you to write an impressive and informed paper. If you go through the following suggested steps, it will be much easier than you suspect. If you have any doubts about your selection drop me an e-mail message (email: chwillia@historyrome.com ) or give me a call.
For bibliographical materials see: Rome Bibliography and Roman Law.
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SEARCH ENGINES/GUIDES
Valuable search engine for the ancient and medieval worlds. Argos is the first peer-reviewed, limited area search engine (LASE) on the World-Wide Web. For a useful listing of sites of potential interest type the subject matter of your paper into the box. Exploring Ancient World Cultures (EAWC). The EAWC Internet Index tracks a variety of resources relevant to ancient and medieval times. It is divided into five sub-indices: a chronology, an essay index, an image index, an internet site index and a primary text index. Each of these is further divided into sections, one for each of the cultures represented: the Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Early Islam and Medieval Europe. A couple of minutes spent reading the description of the site will be amply repaid while exploring this outstanding site. Internet Ancient History Resource Guide. Maintained by Drs. Koen VERBOVEN, University of Ghent. [E-mail: KOEN.VERBOVEN@rug.ac.be] A guide for scholars and students of the Ancient (Greek and Roman) World. Well thought out. Best item of its kind on the WWW.
General
Archaeology Sites. Report on status, images, etc. organized by period, region and specific site. From the Perseus Project. Overview of Archaic & Classical Greek History by Thomas Martin, College of the Holy Cross, via the Perseus Project, Tufts University.
Selected Documents from the Ancient Near East. Includes Hammurabi Code of Laws, The Book of Genesis, The Book of Exodus The Book of the Prophet Amos The Story of Job, The Selections of Zadspram, the Meaning of Life, and The Epic of Gilgamesh from the valuable Exploring Ancient World Cultures Project at the University of Evansville.
The University of Kentucky Classics Department Home Page by Ross Scaife and J. Tucker.
The CCAT Server at the University of Pennsylvania (CCAT :Center for the Computer Analysis of Texts) by the Departments of Classical and Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Impressive contains impressive electronic seminars by one of the leaders in the use of the WWW: James O'Donnell's Home Page.
Classics and Mediterranean Archaeology Gopher and WWW Server offers an excellent collection of classical resources and acts as a gateway to other sites of interest to classicists and archaeologists. Wide ranging information on on Internet resources, including on-line courses, discussion groups, electronic journals, etc.
CLASSICS List Home Page Linda Wright, provides useful links to on-line resources.
Diotima, a Web site with resources related to the study of Women and Gender in Antiquity.
Middle East
Mesopotamia (geography, climate, people, religion, trade, Assyriology and Archeology) Chapter 2 of John Heise's `Akkadian language' with some geographical and climatological background about the Ancient Near East, including an introduction to the people. The Diyala Project. Presently nearing completion, this is an important on-going inquiry into the critical ranges of time when the world's first empires were formed from regionally based kingdoms (Early Dynastic-Akkadian) which is expected to make a major impast on theories of inter-regional environmental change, international contacts, and other economic and historical processes. Among the fields to be affected will be archaeology of Mesopotamia and the broader Near East, art history, history, and anthropology. Emar, Capital of Astata. Emar, Capital of Astata in the Fourteenth Century BCE By Jean-Claude Margueron, Translated by Veronica Boutte. 'Ain Ghazal ' A settlement site in the outskirts of Amman, Jordan, excavated through the 1980s and into the 1990s by Gary Rollefson. The settlement belongs to the PPNB (later Aceramic Neolithic) period, starting around 7250 BC, and continuing beyond 6000 BC.... In the most recent excavations, Rollefson and his collaborators have found buildings of the 7th millennium BC which are quite different from the normal domestic structures, and which they believe are shrines, places where designed for cultic practices. While cultivation was practised from the beginning of the settlement, herding of domesticated animals - sheep, goat (which was the most important domesticated species), cattle and pigs - seems only to have begun close to the end of its life. Subsequent seasonal occupations in the sixth millennium BC represent use of the region by mobile or transhumant pastoralists." Includes links to pages on related work and the abstract of a recent article in the Journal of Field Archaeology. The Jerablus-Tahtani Project, Syria The Jerablus-Tahtani Project, Syria Professor Eddie Peltenburg. Located beside the great ancient city of Carchemish and one of several sites with abundant Early Bronze Age remains. Its history must closely reflect that of Carchemish itself and hence it is an ideal site on which to carry out research. The holy city of Nippur, Iraq. Located in the desert a hundred miles south of Baghdad, was for thousands of years the religious center of Mesopotamia. There Enlil, the supreme god of the Sumerian pantheon, created mankind. "Although never a capital city, Nippur had great political importance because royal rule over Mesopotamia was not considered legitimate without recognition in its temples. Thus, Nippur was the focus of pilgrimage and building programs by dozens of kings including Hammurabi of Babylon and Ashurbanipal of Assyria. Despite the history of wars between various parts of Mesopotamia, the religious nature of Nippur prevented it from suffering most of the destructions that befell sites like Ur, Nineveh, and Babylon. The site thus preserves an unparalleled archaeological record spanning more than 6000 years." A comprehensive and interesting website. Includes reports, maps, photographs, and useful annual reports on excavations. Mesopotamian Bronze Age (Old Akkadian, Neo Sumerian, Old Babylonian, Old... Sect. 4 of Chapt. 2 of John Heise's `Akkadian language' about the history of the Bronze Age of the Ancient Near East. Hammurabi's Code of Laws from the valuable Exploring Ancient World Cultures Project at the University of Evansville. The History of Herodotus Book 1 and Herodotus Book 2 (440BC) translated by George Rawlinson. Background on the rise of the Persian Empire in the 6th century BCE. Bk. 1 covers the conquests of Cyrus the Great in the Iranian plateau, Mesopotamia, Anatolia and the Levant; Bk. 2 covers Egypt. Mesopotamian Bronze Age (Old Akkadian, Neo Sumerian, Old Babylonian, Old... Sect. 4 of Chapt. 2 of John Heise's `Akkadian language' about the history of the Bronze Age of the Ancient Near East, including the periods. Sumerian Mythology A very useful site created by a graduate student in physics who has also attempted a a rudimentary Sumerian-English, English Sumerian dictionary. Copyright by Christopher Siren, 1992,1994, Mesopotamian Protohistory (King Lists, Flood, Jemdet Nasr, Old Sumerian Age, etc.) Section 3, Chapt. 2 of John Heise's `Akkadian language', about the protohistory of the Ancient Near East, including Sumerian King Lists. Hittite/Hurrian Mythology A very useful site created by a graduate student in physics who has also attempted a a rudimentary Sumerian-English, English Sumerian dictionary. Copyright by Christopher Siren, 1992,1994, Egyptology Resources. Established with the assistance of the Newton Institute in the University of Cambridge to provide a World Wide Web resource for Egyptological information. Outstanding. Centre for Computer-aided Egyptological Research (CCER) at Utrecht University in The Netherlands specializes in application of computers in Egyptology. Well-worth a visit. Non-frames version easier to use than the frames version. Comprehensive with useful links. The Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser. A very interesting and useful report on the Step Pyramid complex of Djoser, built during the Third Dynasty (CA. 2800 BC). Includes a clickable plan of the Precinct of Djoser, detailed descriptions of items recorded, and maps of surrounding areas. Ancient Egypt including Nubia: The Land Upriver. Maintained by Schaffner Library for Northwestern University / University College students enrolled in History B94: History of Ancient Egypt, instructor Dr. Peter Piccione. Interesting. Egyptian Images. By Professor Hugh Lester Tulane University. Very good. Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa .The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Univ. of Pennsylvania African Studies Exhibit. Interesting. Hittite Home Page The Hittite Home Page. Hatti - Homeland of the Hittites. HATTI, homeland of the Hittites, was one of the most powerful near-eastern empire of the second millennium B.C. The heart of HATTI-land and hittite power was located in central Anatolia. From terrible wars to peaceful and prosperous trade, the Assyrians and the Egyptians learned to respect the Hittites. A new state of the art website. Interesting Biblical Archaeologist. Special issue on Hittite Archaeology including interesting article on retirement of Peter Neve retires from his position as Director of the Hattusha-Boghazköy Excavations entitled " Forty Years in the Capital of the Hittites" and other useful rticles on Hittite society. Interesting. Abzu Subject Index: Archaeological Sites| what's new | announcements | public programs | | website information & statistics | copyrights & permissions | comments | | website navigational aid...very useful. The Hittite Dictionary Project. | what's new | announcements | public programs | | website information & statistics | copyrights & permissions | comments | | website navigational aid... Classical Archaeology. Cambridge Classics Archaeology and Ancient Art Listed as: Aegean Ancient Art Associations and Institutes British Departments Departments Worldwide Egyptian and Near Eastern Etruscan Metapages. Catalog of Hittite Texts (CTH) Catalog of Hittite Texts (CTH) In 1971 Emmanuel Laroche published his Catalogue des textes hittites, which facilitated Hittite studies as no other work has. Alexander the Great. Very useful introductary site. Contains map, lists of wars, genealogy, and useful bibliography for further research. Alexander the Great. By students at Williams College. Useful and interesting. Alexander items in Overview of Archaic & Classical Greek History by Thomas Martin, College of the Holy Cross, via the Perseus Project, Tufts University, including: Alexander's Rise to Power Alexander in Egypt Alexander's Hopes Alexander's March to the East The Return of Alexander Alexander's Last Plans The Death of Alexander
The Diyala Project. Presently nearing completion, this is an important on-going inquiry into the critical ranges of time when the world's first empires were formed from regionally based kingdoms (Early Dynastic-Akkadian) which is expected to make a major impast on theories of inter-regional environmental change, international contacts, and other economic and historical processes. Among the fields to be affected will be archaeology of Mesopotamia and the broader Near East, art history, history, and anthropology.
Emar, Capital of Astata. Emar, Capital of Astata in the Fourteenth Century BCE By Jean-Claude Margueron, Translated by Veronica Boutte.
'Ain Ghazal ' A settlement site in the outskirts of Amman, Jordan, excavated through the 1980s and into the 1990s by Gary Rollefson. The settlement belongs to the PPNB (later Aceramic Neolithic) period, starting around 7250 BC, and continuing beyond 6000 BC.... In the most recent excavations, Rollefson and his collaborators have found buildings of the 7th millennium BC which are quite different from the normal domestic structures, and which they believe are shrines, places where designed for cultic practices. While cultivation was practised from the beginning of the settlement, herding of domesticated animals - sheep, goat (which was the most important domesticated species), cattle and pigs - seems only to have begun close to the end of its life. Subsequent seasonal occupations in the sixth millennium BC represent use of the region by mobile or transhumant pastoralists." Includes links to pages on related work and the abstract of a recent article in the Journal of Field Archaeology.
The Jerablus-Tahtani Project, Syria The Jerablus-Tahtani Project, Syria Professor Eddie Peltenburg. Located beside the great ancient city of Carchemish and one of several sites with abundant Early Bronze Age remains. Its history must closely reflect that of Carchemish itself and hence it is an ideal site on which to carry out research.
The holy city of Nippur, Iraq. Located in the desert a hundred miles south of Baghdad, was for thousands of years the religious center of Mesopotamia. There Enlil, the supreme god of the Sumerian pantheon, created mankind. "Although never a capital city, Nippur had great political importance because royal rule over Mesopotamia was not considered legitimate without recognition in its temples. Thus, Nippur was the focus of pilgrimage and building programs by dozens of kings including Hammurabi of Babylon and Ashurbanipal of Assyria. Despite the history of wars between various parts of Mesopotamia, the religious nature of Nippur prevented it from suffering most of the destructions that befell sites like Ur, Nineveh, and Babylon. The site thus preserves an unparalleled archaeological record spanning more than 6000 years." A comprehensive and interesting website. Includes reports, maps, photographs, and useful annual reports on excavations.
Mesopotamian Bronze Age (Old Akkadian, Neo Sumerian, Old Babylonian, Old... Sect. 4 of Chapt. 2 of John Heise's `Akkadian language' about the history of the Bronze Age of the Ancient Near East.
Hammurabi's Code of Laws from the valuable Exploring Ancient World Cultures Project at the University of Evansville.
The History of Herodotus Book 1 and Herodotus Book 2 (440BC) translated by George Rawlinson. Background on the rise of the Persian Empire in the 6th century BCE. Bk. 1 covers the conquests of Cyrus the Great in the Iranian plateau, Mesopotamia, Anatolia and the Levant; Bk. 2 covers Egypt.
Mesopotamian Bronze Age (Old Akkadian, Neo Sumerian, Old Babylonian, Old... Sect. 4 of Chapt. 2 of John Heise's `Akkadian language' about the history of the Bronze Age of the Ancient Near East, including the periods. Sumerian Mythology A very useful site created by a graduate student in physics who has also attempted a a rudimentary Sumerian-English, English Sumerian dictionary. Copyright by Christopher Siren, 1992,1994,
Mesopotamian Protohistory (King Lists, Flood, Jemdet Nasr, Old Sumerian Age, etc.) Section 3, Chapt. 2 of John Heise's `Akkadian language', about the protohistory of the Ancient Near East, including Sumerian King Lists.
Hittite/Hurrian Mythology A very useful site created by a graduate student in physics who has also attempted a a rudimentary Sumerian-English, English Sumerian dictionary. Copyright by Christopher Siren, 1992,1994,
Egyptology Resources. Established with the assistance of the Newton Institute in the University of Cambridge to provide a World Wide Web resource for Egyptological information. Outstanding.
Centre for Computer-aided Egyptological Research (CCER) at Utrecht University in The Netherlands specializes in application of computers in Egyptology. Well-worth a visit. Non-frames version easier to use than the frames version. Comprehensive with useful links.
The Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser. A very interesting and useful report on the Step Pyramid complex of Djoser, built during the Third Dynasty (CA. 2800 BC). Includes a clickable plan of the Precinct of Djoser, detailed descriptions of items recorded, and maps of surrounding areas.
Ancient Egypt including Nubia: The Land Upriver. Maintained by Schaffner Library for Northwestern University / University College students enrolled in History B94: History of Ancient Egypt, instructor Dr. Peter Piccione. Interesting.
Egyptian Images. By Professor Hugh Lester Tulane University. Very good.
Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa .The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Univ. of Pennsylvania African Studies Exhibit. Interesting.
Hittite Home Page The Hittite Home Page.
Hatti - Homeland of the Hittites. HATTI, homeland of the Hittites, was one of the most powerful near-eastern empire of the second millennium B.C. The heart of HATTI-land and hittite power was located in central Anatolia. From terrible wars to peaceful and prosperous trade, the Assyrians and the Egyptians learned to respect the Hittites. A new state of the art website. Interesting
Biblical Archaeologist. Special issue on Hittite Archaeology including interesting article on retirement of Peter Neve retires from his position as Director of the Hattusha-Boghazköy Excavations entitled " Forty Years in the Capital of the Hittites" and other useful rticles on Hittite society. Interesting.
Abzu Subject Index: Archaeological Sites| what's new | announcements | public programs | | website information & statistics | copyrights & permissions | comments | | website navigational aid...very useful.
The Hittite Dictionary Project. | what's new | announcements | public programs | | website information & statistics | copyrights & permissions | comments | | website navigational aid...
Classical Archaeology. Cambridge Classics Archaeology and Ancient Art Listed as: Aegean Ancient Art Associations and Institutes British Departments Departments Worldwide Egyptian and Near Eastern Etruscan Metapages.
Catalog of Hittite Texts (CTH) Catalog of Hittite Texts (CTH) In 1971 Emmanuel Laroche published his Catalogue des textes hittites, which facilitated Hittite studies as no other work has.
Alexander the Great. Very useful introductary site. Contains map, lists of wars, genealogy, and useful bibliography for further research.
Alexander the Great. By students at Williams College. Useful and interesting.
Alexander items in Overview of Archaic & Classical Greek History by Thomas Martin, College of the Holy Cross, via the Perseus Project, Tufts University, including:
ROMAN SITES:
The following items span a wide period of time, from prehistoric and pre-Roman Italy to the Empire, and they encompass a wide range of topics. Many sites are archaeological in focus; some address specific projects while others are more general. All provide additional information on one or more aspects of topics covered during the course and can be used to provide up-to date information on research projects. Classics and Mediterranean Archaeology Home Page "This server collects links to known internet resources of interest to classicists and Mediterranean archaeologists." Ancient Baths Resource Site, Garrett Fagan, Pennsylvania State University. Pictures and bibliography. Useful though not yet complete. Roman Cooking and Ingredients, Julien Courtois of Bern, Switzerland. Titled 'The Roman Orgy' this is in fact a practical resource on Roman cuisine, including recipes and a translation of Apicius, as well as links to related culinary and herbal sites; and finally, some unrelated stuff. Roman Cooking, Terry Nutter. A good discussion of the difficulties of tranlating the main surviving latin cook book, by Apicius, including useful comments on Roman cooking. Food in the Ancient World. Prof. Susan Alcock, U.Mich. Course syllabus with very useful links and bibliography. Roman Gardens. Wilhelmina Jashemski and Kathryn Gleason. Useful description of an international conference on Roman gardens held at the University of Pennsylvania Museum in 1995. No pictures and no links. Crafts and Industry. Instrumentum, provides a forum for European scholars working on ancient crafts, manufacture, and trade to disseminate information about research projects and publications. An excellent resource for current work and up-to-date bibliographies on crafts and industry in ancient Europe and the Mediterranean from the Iron Age to the end of the Roman period. Areas include metalwork, leatherwork, cloth manufacture, iron, bronze, armor and weapons, tools, workshops, and much more. English and French versions. The bibliographies include studies in German, French, Spanish, English and other languages. Good links to related sites. World History in Ancient Times. World System History by Andre Frank, Univ. of Amsterdam. Interesting article on interrelatedness of Europe, Africa, Asia in antiquity. Augustan Building Projects. Mark Morford, UVA. Good pictures and discussion of monumental building by the Emperor Augustus. Ethnic Groups in Europe. The European Ethnohistory Database, compiled by Robert Sokal, SUNY. "The European ethnohistory database is a unique resource which describes the movements and locations of 891 ethnic units (each a "gens" or an archaeological assemblage) from 2200 BC to 1970 AD." Late Antiquity. Website on Late Antiquity by Steven Muhlburger. A bibliography and links to articles by Muhlburger and Hugh Elton (on the late Roman army and military aspects of the decline of the Empire) and to other good websites. Rulers of the Roman World. 753 BC - AD 1479. Kings of Rome, Consuls of Rome, Roman Emperors, Byzantine Emperors, Bibliography. Dead Romans. Dedicated to presenting information relating to Ancient Rome, particularly the Early Empire, from the reign of Julius Caesar to Marcus Aurelius. Coins, photographs, additional links. Roman Social History Reading List. From the Dept. of Classics at Victoria University of Wellington. Learning to Read Rome's Ruins Very useful site for anyone interested in the historical background to archaeological efforts to uncover ancient Rome. Useful for undergraduate and graduate students.
The following items span a wide period of time, from prehistoric and pre-Roman Italy to the Empire, and they encompass a wide range of topics. Many sites are archaeological in focus; some address specific projects while others are more general. All provide additional information on one or more aspects of topics covered during the course and can be used to provide up-to date information on research projects.
Classics and Mediterranean Archaeology Home Page "This server collects links to known internet resources of interest to classicists and Mediterranean archaeologists."
Ancient Baths Resource Site, Garrett Fagan, Pennsylvania State University. Pictures and bibliography. Useful though not yet complete.
Roman Cooking and Ingredients, Julien Courtois of Bern, Switzerland. Titled 'The Roman Orgy' this is in fact a practical resource on Roman cuisine, including recipes and a translation of Apicius, as well as links to related culinary and herbal sites; and finally, some unrelated stuff.
Roman Cooking, Terry Nutter. A good discussion of the difficulties of tranlating the main surviving latin cook book, by Apicius, including useful comments on Roman cooking.
Food in the Ancient World. Prof. Susan Alcock, U.Mich. Course syllabus with very useful links and bibliography.
Roman Gardens. Wilhelmina Jashemski and Kathryn Gleason. Useful description of an international conference on Roman gardens held at the University of Pennsylvania Museum in 1995. No pictures and no links.
Crafts and Industry. Instrumentum, provides a forum for European scholars working on ancient crafts, manufacture, and trade to disseminate information about research projects and publications. An excellent resource for current work and up-to-date bibliographies on crafts and industry in ancient Europe and the Mediterranean from the Iron Age to the end of the Roman period. Areas include metalwork, leatherwork, cloth manufacture, iron, bronze, armor and weapons, tools, workshops, and much more. English and French versions. The bibliographies include studies in German, French, Spanish, English and other languages. Good links to related sites.
World History in Ancient Times. World System History by Andre Frank, Univ. of Amsterdam. Interesting article on interrelatedness of Europe, Africa, Asia in antiquity.
Augustan Building Projects. Mark Morford, UVA. Good pictures and discussion of monumental building by the Emperor Augustus.
Ethnic Groups in Europe. The European Ethnohistory Database, compiled by Robert Sokal, SUNY. "The European ethnohistory database is a unique resource which describes the movements and locations of 891 ethnic units (each a "gens" or an archaeological assemblage) from 2200 BC to 1970 AD."
Late Antiquity. Website on Late Antiquity by Steven Muhlburger. A bibliography and links to articles by Muhlburger and Hugh Elton (on the late Roman army and military aspects of the decline of the Empire) and to other good websites.
Rulers of the Roman World. 753 BC - AD 1479. Kings of Rome, Consuls of Rome, Roman Emperors, Byzantine Emperors, Bibliography.
Dead Romans. Dedicated to presenting information relating to Ancient Rome, particularly the Early Empire, from the reign of Julius Caesar to Marcus Aurelius. Coins, photographs, additional links.
Roman Social History Reading List. From the Dept. of Classics at Victoria University of Wellington.
Learning to Read Rome's Ruins Very useful site for anyone interested in the historical background to archaeological efforts to uncover ancient Rome. Useful for undergraduate and graduate students.
The Early Italic Tribes. Istituto Geografico De Agostini overview of a very interesting topic, also from the Windows on Italy project.
MOUSEION: Museums, Museology and Related Resources. A joint project in Italy to research and set up an Internet node devoted to museums, museum technology and associated subjects, presently in the process of construction, but very promising.
Víteliú. The Languages of Ancient Italy. Linguistic information on the languages of Pre-Roman Italy: Etruscan, Oscan, Umbrian, etc. Contains maps, sample inscriptions, and background information.
Imperium Romanum. De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors
Age, Gender and Status Divisions at Mealtime in the Roman House. Very useful coverage of the subject in the title which also provides useful reflections on family relationships.
The Hadrianic Baths at Leptis Magna: A Reconstruction of the Buildings. A detailed reconstruction of the baths at Leptis Magna which also provides a short history of the city. Useful for explorations of social life.
The "Palace" of Diocletian at Split. From the EXPO at UNC. A unique presentation on a unique structure from the later Roman Empire.
SMU Excavations at Poggio Colla (Tuscany, Italy). A very interesting offering on the ruins of an Italian settlement at Rione Terra in Pozzuoli, established in the 4th Century BC, which later became a Roman colony.
Pompeii. Images of buildings and objects from Tulane University. Very interesting.
Pompeii Forum Project: Home Page The Pompeii Forum Project is a collaborative research venture underway at the University of Virginia. This homepage is still under development and is included for its promise rather than the extent of its present delivery. The eventual goals of the project are to provide the first systematic documentation of the architecture and decoration of the forum, to interpret evidence as it pertains to Pompeii's urban history, and to make wider contributions to both the history of urbanism and contemporary problems of urban design." Pompeii:House of the Faun From Professor Barbara Spaeth of Tulane University. Exciting and interesting. CAD and the reconstruction of Pompeii Using CAD (Computer Assisted Design software), this University of Virginia project examines aspects of the forum that were not possible to explore without such technology. The goal is to eventually construct an accurate 3D model of the buildings.
L'amphitheatre d'El-Jem (Thysdrus); an overview (TUNISIA): A detailed architectural study of the design and construction of one of the most well-preserved arenas in the Roman world. The text of this presentation is in French but the pictures are well worth examining in themselves.
Conimbriga: a Roman town (PORTUGAL): A fairly detailed tour of the public and private buildings of a small Roman colony on the Western edge of the Empire.
Roman cadastration, and ancient land management (BRITAIN): A brief discussion of how the Romans marked out and 'zoned' their land for urban and rural use. This presentation provides an outstanding example of the level of organization of the Romans even on the far northern edge of their empire.
Hadrian's Wall: Excavations at Milefortlet 21 (BRITAIN): An excavation of a military site on the frontier; what function does the architecture of 'borders' have? What meanings are associated with a fortified frontier by the Romans, the Romanized locals (south of the Wall) and the unconquered 'barbarians' (north of the Wall)?
The Roman fort at Newstead, University of Bradford (BRITAIN): Excavations at a Roman fort in the heart of Britain. Compare and contrast to the fort on Hadrian's Wall.
De re militari Association Resources Useful coverage of military affairs, especially Roman warfare and tactics.
Warfare in the Roman World. An impressive survey of materials and resources related to warfare in the Roman world, both Republic and Empire.
Britannia Military History Bibliographical Database. A bibliography of Roman military history in Britain. Can be searched by keyword.
Roman Basilicas: a Progress Report. Paper by C.V. Walthew in Classics Ireland 1995, Vol.2
II Parthian Legion homepage. This resource for the Severan period in Roman history includes links to text descriptions of monuments and a presentation of the Lake Nemi Roman Ship Reconstruction Project.
AmberWeb - L'Ambra nella Scienza e nell'Archeologia. Exemplary set of pages in Italian and English. Very good!
EURA - European Rock Art. A trilingual resource page for European rock art with links to specific projects and areas including the Mont Bego petroglyphs. Prehistory.
Rock Art Net. A web project for rock art and rupestrian archaeology online. Prehistory.
CCSP Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici .The Camunian Centre of Prehistoric Studies, Val Camonica, directed by Prof. Emmanuel Anati, with information about the research and educational activities of the centre for the archaeology of rock art, publications, conferences and symposia announcements.
Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici, Brescia. The rock art research centre for Val Camonica (in Italian and English). Directed by Prof. Emmanuel Anati, with information about the research and educational activities of the centre for the archaeology of rock art, publications, conferences and symposia announcements. Prehistory.
Cisterne Epuratorie Romane. Roman cisterns in Fermo.
Lazio . The region, with details and pictures of archaeological sites in ancient Ostia, the Cerveteri Etruscan cemetery, Tarquinia museum, Palestrina, and the ancient town of Aletrium.
Biblioteca di Archeologia e Storia dell'Arte nella Casa dei Vallati, Roma. Details of a specialist archaeological library for Rome and Roman archaeology.
Rome. Images of buildings and objects.
Numismatics - Roma e il suo fiume. The history and diffusion of coins.
Storia di Capri. The archaeology of prehistoric, Greek and Roman Capri.
I Campi Flegrei. An archaeological itinerary through Campania.
Golfo Porto Aperte. A cultural tour along archaeological sites in the Naples region, including Ercolano (Herculaneum) and Pompeii.
Archaeology and Tourism in Sicily. Tourism information, images of the archaeological sites of Western Sicily. Detailed report of the archaeological activities carried out in 1995.
Aspetti della Cultura Eneolitica di Monte Claro. Description of the culture with illustrations.
Sardinia, by the Italian Tourist Board.
Roman Population. Life Tables. (adapted from Coale-Demeny 2, Model South, Level 3, Female).
Roman Recreation. In ancient Rome the game of Roman Ball was so popular it was simply called Ball, or Ball-playing. It was played by children as well as adults. This game was played around a circle and was distinct from Handball (Expulsim Ludere), Soccer, Field Hockey or Polo, which were also common in the ancient world. Roman Ball is also distinct from the Greek ball games known as Harpastum (the 'small ball game'), Phaininda, and Episkyros, which were apparently very physical team sports bearing a certain resemblance to football.
Hadrian's Wall Tourism and Leisure Guide. "Since the dawn of history, successive generations have left their mark upon this north east area of England, from the might of ancient Rome through centuries of border strife with the celts to the modern age. Most of this rich heritage remains relatively undisturbed to this day and nowhere is it easier to take a trip back to those distant times."
Dead Sea Scrolls -- Coins. "In 1955, three intact ceramic vessels containing a total of 561 silver coins were found under a doorway at the Qumran excavation site. The vessels were filled to the brim with coins and their mouths were covered with palm-fiber stoppers."
Archaeology and Architecture. This page contains all kinds of archaeological information for European archaeology,especially the Mediterrenean. It also provides a lot of interesting links to archaeology and/or architecture related web-sites. Celtic Archaeology. Dedicated to the study of Celitc archaeology and culture. Simon James's ANCIENT CELTS PAGE "This is an experimental home page, presenting "some stuff" about the peoples referred to as Ancient Celts written from the view point of an archaeologist. PIB's Archaeology Page A meta-index guide to links concerned with archaeological research in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. The Archaeology of Early Latium. Brief descriptions of the pre-Roman settlements at Ficana, Lavinium, and Osteria dell' Osa. Archaeological Resource Guide for Europe. Virtual Library for European Archaeology. Outstanding.
Spanish Excavations at Mount Testaccio (Rome) "Mount Testaccio is an artificial hill located within the Aurelian wall of Rome.It is at the south of the modern part of the city and behind the old river port. It has a perimeter of almost one kilometer and a maximum altitude over the sea-level of 45 meters. This hill is exclusively made of the remains of millions of amphorae that arrived in Rome during the first three centuries of our era".
Mugello Valley Archaeological Project: SMU Excavations in Tuscany(Rome) This world wide web site presents materials about Southern Methodist University's excavations in Tuscany (see What's New for recent additions). The excavations have revealed an Etruscan settlement that dates from the seventh to the third century BC. The hilltop settlement, now called Poggio Colla, was surrounded by monumental fortification walls and included a large temple. The First Campaign of Excavations: Mezzomiglio Locality, Chianciano Terme,Italy. by Professor David Soren, University of Arizona, Photography by Noelle Soren. With the help of the community of Chianciano Terme, a team from the University of Arizona has initiated excavation of an archaeological zone in the locality of central Chianciano known as Mezzomiglio. The zone was partially excavated in 1993 by Giulio Paolucci, the well known archaeologist and author of Etruscan studies from Chianciano Terme.
Ancient Medicine / Medicina Antiqua. A resource for the study of Greco-Roman medicine and medical thought from Mycenaean times until the fall of the Roman Empire.
The Roman Calendar: An introduction by T. Mayes, Northwest Missouri
Roman Economy and Excessive Government from the Cato Institute. Interesting article by Bruce Bartlett, Senior Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis.
C.E.I.P.A.C. Economics, Food and Trade. Centro para el Estudio de la Interdependencia Provincial en la Antigüedad Clásica, Càtedra d' Història Antiga , Departament de Prehistòria, Història Antiga i Arqueologia, Universitat de Barcelona. Spanish and English. Outstanding site covers food production, commercialisation, taxes, transportation, exchange systems, etc... in Roman times , indisciplinary, includes information from Archaeology, History and Epigraphy. Includes a number of impressive downloadable articles by CEIPAC.
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Greece
Exploring Ancient World Cultures Chronology: Greece Chronology: Greece Navigate the EAWC Internet Index Chronology Essays Images Sites Texts etc. Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean. This site provides information on the prehistoric archaeology of the Aegean, tracing the cultural evolution of humanity in the Aegean basin from the era of hunting and gathering (Palaeolithic-Mesolithic) through the early village farming stage (Neolithic) and the formative period of Aegean civilization into the age of the great palatial cultures of Minoan Crete and and Mycenaean Greece. Text is provided by Jeremy B. Rutter, Chairman of the Classics Department at Dartmouth College. Sponsored by the Foundation of the Hellenic World and Dartmouth College. Life in Ancient Greece reflected in the symbols on the coinage of Ancient Corinth. Situated in the NE corner of the Peloponnesus on the Isthmus of Corinth, Corinth one of the largest cities in ancient Greece, and a rival of Athens. The exceptional location, allowed control of overland access to the Peloponnesus and to continental Greece, as well as control of the maritime ways to the East and West of the Mediterranean, and led eventually to the establishement of a cluster of daughter cities as far afield as South Italy and Sicily. All these cities followed Corinth's monetary system. From the Smithsonian Institution. History of Mathematics: Greece. Greece Cities Abdera: Democritus Alexandria: Apollonius, Aristarchus, Diophantus, Eratosthenes, Euclid, Hypatia, Hypsicles, Heron, Menelaus, Pappus, Ptolemy, Theon Amisus: Dionysodorus Antinopolis: Serenus Apameia: Posidonius Athens: Aristotle.....etc. Includes web resources on regional mathematics, bibliography, and other resources, chronology and index of files. Maintained by David E. Joyce, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Clark University. Impressive. Well worth a visit even if you did poorly in mathematics. Historical Overview of Greece. Fine overview of Archaic & Classical Greek History by Thomas Martin, College of the Holy Cross. Unusual Crimes in Greece as a Whole Contents: Introduction Crimes of Theft Rule Violations Sacrileges Political Crimes Unusual Crimes Punishments Extent of Corruption Further Exploration Sources from Perseus Project, Tufts University. Overview: The Major Conflicts of Fifth-Century Greece. Overview of Archaic & Classical Greek History Thomas Martin, College of the Holy Cross. Greece Greece DORIC COLUMNS Temple of Apollo, Corinth c. 540 B.C. SCHEMATIC OF DORIC Entablature IONIC COLUMNS Temple of Artemis, Sardis c. 330 B.C. IONIC DRAWING. By Professor Hugh Lester, Tulane University. Greece: Foundation of the Hellenic World. A privately founded, non-profit cultural institution, based in Athens, Greece.It was founded in September 1993 by a unanimous vote of the Greek Parliament. Its mission is to study and present Hellenic history and culture in its diachronic entity, across the entire geographical span of its historical presence, including modern Greek communities abroad. Very useful. Greek Reading List. A basic reading list from the VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON (New Zealand), DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS. While the list is obviously not exhaustive, it is certainly useful. Greco-Roman Studies & Social Sciences A Classified Periodical Bibliography (19701994) K. C. Hanson Creighton University, originally published in FORUM 9.1-2 (1994[96]). Useful. CARTLEDGE: The Greeks and Anthropology Article by Paul Cartledge, Clare College Cambridge, in Classics Ireland 1995 Volume 2, University College Dublin, Ireland. The Ancient City of Athens. A prize-winning photographic archive of the "archaeological and architectural remains of the ancient City of Athens" from the Department of Classical Studies, Indiana University. The Parthenon by William Stockton and James Jackson JCCC 1996. Aeschylus' Persians. Interesing and useful, translated by Niall McCloskey and John Porter, from the Department of Classics, University of Saskatchewan which also has an active and useful program of producing departmental translations. Well worth a visit.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures Chronology: Greece Chronology: Greece Navigate the EAWC Internet Index Chronology Essays Images Sites Texts etc.
Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean. This site provides information on the prehistoric archaeology of the Aegean, tracing the cultural evolution of humanity in the Aegean basin from the era of hunting and gathering (Palaeolithic-Mesolithic) through the early village farming stage (Neolithic) and the formative period of Aegean civilization into the age of the great palatial cultures of Minoan Crete and and Mycenaean Greece. Text is provided by Jeremy B. Rutter, Chairman of the Classics Department at Dartmouth College. Sponsored by the Foundation of the Hellenic World and Dartmouth College.
Life in Ancient Greece reflected in the symbols on the coinage of Ancient Corinth. Situated in the NE corner of the Peloponnesus on the Isthmus of Corinth, Corinth one of the largest cities in ancient Greece, and a rival of Athens. The exceptional location, allowed control of overland access to the Peloponnesus and to continental Greece, as well as control of the maritime ways to the East and West of the Mediterranean, and led eventually to the establishement of a cluster of daughter cities as far afield as South Italy and Sicily. All these cities followed Corinth's monetary system. From the Smithsonian Institution.
History of Mathematics: Greece. Greece Cities Abdera: Democritus Alexandria: Apollonius, Aristarchus, Diophantus, Eratosthenes, Euclid, Hypatia, Hypsicles, Heron, Menelaus, Pappus, Ptolemy, Theon Amisus: Dionysodorus Antinopolis: Serenus Apameia: Posidonius Athens: Aristotle.....etc. Includes web resources on regional mathematics, bibliography, and other resources, chronology and index of files. Maintained by David E. Joyce, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Clark University. Impressive. Well worth a visit even if you did poorly in mathematics.
Historical Overview of Greece. Fine overview of Archaic & Classical Greek History by Thomas Martin, College of the Holy Cross.
Unusual Crimes in Greece as a Whole Contents: Introduction Crimes of Theft Rule Violations Sacrileges Political Crimes Unusual Crimes Punishments Extent of Corruption Further Exploration Sources from Perseus Project, Tufts University.
Overview: The Major Conflicts of Fifth-Century Greece. Overview of Archaic & Classical Greek History Thomas Martin, College of the Holy Cross. Greece Greece DORIC COLUMNS Temple of Apollo, Corinth c. 540 B.C. SCHEMATIC OF DORIC Entablature IONIC COLUMNS Temple of Artemis, Sardis c. 330 B.C. IONIC DRAWING. By Professor Hugh Lester, Tulane University.
Greece: Foundation of the Hellenic World. A privately founded, non-profit cultural institution, based in Athens, Greece.It was founded in September 1993 by a unanimous vote of the Greek Parliament. Its mission is to study and present Hellenic history and culture in its diachronic entity, across the entire geographical span of its historical presence, including modern Greek communities abroad. Very useful.
Greek Reading List. A basic reading list from the VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON (New Zealand), DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS. While the list is obviously not exhaustive, it is certainly useful.
Greco-Roman Studies & Social Sciences A Classified Periodical Bibliography (19701994) K. C. Hanson Creighton University, originally published in FORUM 9.1-2 (1994[96]). Useful.
CARTLEDGE: The Greeks and Anthropology Article by Paul Cartledge, Clare College Cambridge, in Classics Ireland 1995 Volume 2, University College Dublin, Ireland.
The Ancient City of Athens. A prize-winning photographic archive of the "archaeological and architectural remains of the ancient City of Athens" from the Department of Classical Studies, Indiana University.
The Parthenon by William Stockton and James Jackson JCCC 1996.
Aeschylus' Persians. Interesing and useful, translated by Niall McCloskey and John Porter, from the Department of Classics, University of Saskatchewan which also has an active and useful program of producing departmental translations. Well worth a visit.