Loyola University Chicago
De Imperatoribus Romanis: Nero
Biography of Nero contains good, balanced information about this often misunderstood emperor.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Numismatic Collection: Spain and Its Coins
Read about the history of Spain through its coins, beginning the Greeks and Romans in ancient Spain, all the way up to the 20th century. Spain's long history is reflected in the examples of its coins presented here.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago: Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae
Printed images of the major architectural monuments and sculptures of ancient Rome spread knowledge of classical antiquity throughout Europe. The "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae" (the "Mirror of Roman Magnificence") represents a...
United Nations
Unesco: Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
This World Heritage website features Ravenna in Italy, which was the center of the Roman Empire at one point, and later of the Byzantine Empire in Italy. Presented on this website are eight Christian buildings, and their mosaics, from...
Google
Google Maps: Interactive Tour: Pompei
An interactive tour of the excavated remains of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Catholicity in Canada
This entry from the Catholic Encyclopedia traces the history of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada from New France to discussions of state-funded schooling. Please note that the Catholic Encyclopedia is a historic reference document...
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Cicero
An extensive biography of Cicero covering his life, his philosophical writings, and his philosophical views.
Google
Google Maps: Virtual Tour of Pergamon Museum, Berlin
Take a virtual tour through the Pergamon Museum located on Museum Island in Berlin. This world famous museum has life-size, reconstructed monuments from ancient civilizations, including the Pergamon Altar of Zeus, the Roman Market Gate...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Grant of a Market at Bremen
Fordham's Medieval Sourcebook contains the text of a decree providing minting rights and protection, issued by Holy Roman Emperor Otto I to the merchants of Bremen, 965 A.D..
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: The Trial of Galileo
An account of the trial of Galileo, who was brought before the Roman Inquisition in the early 1600s.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Mythology and the Odyssey: Myths and Today
This lesson focuses on the influence of mythology on the present day including the days of the week named for the Norse gods and the months of the year on the Roman gods.
Franco Cavazzi
The Early Emperors: 'Augustus' Gaius Julius Octavius (63 Bc Ad 14)
This is a detailed and highly informative biography of Octavian, later known as Augustus.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 6: Architecture and Design
In this sixth unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn about the history of architecture, including ancient Greek and Roman works. They will learn about Frank Lloyd Wright and about Islamic architecture. They will also look...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Mithraic Mysteries
Wikipedia provides information on Mithraism, a secret mystery religion of the Roman Empire.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Massachusetts
During the religious upheavals of the 16th century, a body of men and women called Puritans sought to reform the Established Church of England from within. Essentially, they demanded that the rituals and structures associated with Roman...
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: The Vandals
North Park University provides a description of the Vandals - one of the Germanic tribes that invaded the Roman Empire, beginning in the third century.
Friesian School
Friesian: Kings and Emperors
This resource provides a list of the known chieftains and a description of their involvement in the damage of Roman power.
Other
Memorial U. Of Newfoundland: Religion, Society and Culture in Newfoundland
Collections of papers on Native Religions, Anglicans, Roman Catholics, Methodists, Moravians, Congregational Presbyterians, The Salvation Army and the Pentecostals as they appear in Newfoundland and Labrador's history.
Other
Virgil.org
This site is devoted entirely to the study and appreciation of the Roman poet Virgil and his work.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: The End of Europe's Middle Ages
This useful tutorial includes information about the economy, feudalism, the Holy Roman Empire and other important topics pertaining to Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, a time of transition in European history. Easy to...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Literature & Composition: Allusion and Symbols
This unit focuses on allusions and symbols using the poem "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell and Dante's Inferno. It provides links to a list of common allusions from the Bible and Greek/Roman mythology, Dictionary of Symbolism, and...
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia Mythica
The home page of Encyclopedia Mythica from which you can access its full range of content on myths from throughout the world. Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Japanese, and Chinese mythology are the site's most popular areas, but many...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Diana and Endymion
Students will be introduced to the Greco-Roman myth of Diana and Endymion by critically analyzing a painting by Fragonard. They will then write and illustrate their own myth to describe a natural phenomenon or social custom.
University at Buffalo
University of Buffalo: Maecenas, Images of Ancient Greece and Rome: Colosseum
This site is an archive of 20 photographs taken of the Colosseum of Rome. Both exterior and interior photos.
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