This site gives a thorough history of the early people of Britain, beginning before the Romans and continuing through the Dark Ages. Archived.

An essay on the life of Constantine, his relationship with Christianity, the founding of Constantinople, his death, and more.

Contains electronic versions of many of the writings of Cicero. Some are available in both English and Latin, others only in one or the other language.

Official site for the Vatican, the headquarters for the Roman Catholic Church. Includes information on the Vatican Library, home to thousands of historic documents, the Vatican museums, and historical and current information on the Popes...

A fascinating story about a family in Lecce, Italy, who made a major archaeological discovery while digging under their house to find the source of a problem in the pipes that led to a toilet. What they found instead was an entire...

Biography of Nero contains good, balanced information about this often misunderstood emperor.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

An extensive biography of Cicero covering his life, his philosophical writings, and his philosophical views.

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...

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..

An account of the trial of Galileo, who was brought before the Roman Inquisition in the early 1600s.

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.

This is a detailed and highly informative biography of Octavian, later known as Augustus.

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...

Wikipedia provides information on Mithraism, a secret mystery religion of the Roman Empire.

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...

North Park University provides a description of the Vandals - one of the Germanic tribes that invaded the Roman Empire, beginning in the third century.

This resource provides a list of the known chieftains and a description of their involvement in the damage of Roman power.

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.

This site is devoted entirely to the study and appreciation of the Roman poet Virgil and his work.