Curated OER
Bluffton University: Temple of Vesta
Information and images concerning the Roman Temple of Vesta.
Franco Cavazzi
Roman empire.net: Tiberius Gracchus
Site gives a detailed look at the life of Tiberius Gracchus. Items covered are his army service, political tactics, the economic revolution, reform projects, and his death.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia Mythica: Lares
A brief description of the role of the Lares in Roman households and religion. Also mentions the Penates, another type of household god. Discusses the types of Lares and their worship.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Alexander Severus
Encyclopedia reference provides biographical material on the life of Alexander Severus and the Roman Empire. Site contains photographs, timeline of events and links to related content.
PBS
Pbs: The Roman Empire of the 1st Century: Getting to Know the Emperors of Rome
In this lesson, students will discuss the merits of heredity rule. After using various games, features, and video clips from the Web site, students should have learned basic information about each of nine featured emperors. Students will...
Other
Rome Guide: Pantheon
This article discusses the architectural history of the Roman temple and provides photographs.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Boudicca
Encyclopedia entry explores Boudicca, a queen of the British Celtic Iceni tribe who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire in 60/61 CE.
Vroma Project
V Roma Project: Forum Romanum: The Curia
A good site that provides both a picture of and information about the Curia as it stood in Roman times.
Other
The Emergence of the Augustan Age
This site provides basic information in outline form about the time from the death of Caesar to Octavian's triumphs after the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra. Site assumes that you know most of the major names in Roman history. Written by...
Read Works
Read Works: Ancient Rome and Byzantium the Birth of the Byzantine Empire
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about beginning of the Byzantine empire. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Ancient Rome and Byzantium Living in Constantinople
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about what life was like in the Byzantine capital of Constantinople. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
The Romans: The Empire
The "Five Good Emperors" temporarily abandoned the hereditary principle - each was chosen on his merit by the senate. They were: Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius.
University of Pennsylvania
Celebration of Women Writers: One Man Saves the Day
The story of early Roman hero Horatius Cocles by Charlotte Yonge includes the famous poem by Lord Macaulay about the Roman soldier who single-handedly defended a bridge across the Tiber from invading Etruscans.
Vroma Project
Baths Sources
This is a source page for another web page about Roman baths, however this page provides several pictues of baths. Midway through are several photos of the Stabian Baths.
Able Media
Classics Tech Center: The Punic Wars
A simulation created by a social studies teacher illustrates the difficult decisions faced by both Hannibal and the Romans during and following the Second Punic War. Helps encourage critical thinking as well as retention of historical...
Read Works
Read Works: The Influence of the Arch
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the Roman arch and its influence on architecture. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
Mark Furnival: The Invasion of Gaul and Spain
A description of the invasion of the Gaul and Spain of the Roman Empire by the Vandals. Includes information about their eventual downfall.
Franco Cavazzi
Roman empire.net: History of Constantinople
A chronology of the major events in Constantinople's history, plus brief biographies on the rulers of the Byzantine Empire throughout its history.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of Diadoumenos
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century Roman relief sculpture "Statue of Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head)" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of Eirene (Peace)
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of Eirene (personification of peace)" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of a Wounded Amazon
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of a wounded Amazon" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline Art;statue of Herakles Seated on a Rock
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of Herakles seated on a rock" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of a Togatus
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century B.C. Roman sculpture "Statue of a togatus" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Torso of a Centaur
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Torso of a centaur" with a description and images of the piece.
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