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University of California

Religious Influences

For Teachers 6th Standards
While the Roman empire often conjures up images of soldiers and emperors, its culture was more complex. Using primary sources, including ancient historians and pictures of artifacts, pupils consider the religious influences on Roman...
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Loyola University Chicago

De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent site for any information about Roman Emperors. This site offers maps, family trees, biographical information, and is quite comprehensive in its coverage of the Roman Emperors.
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Read Works

Read Works: Ancient Rome and Byzantium the Birth of the Byzantine Empire

For Teachers 3rd
[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.
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Other

Scrapbookpages.com: The City of Nurnberg

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Scrapbookpages.com provides information about Nurnberg, the unofficial capital of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Famous people who lived and worked in Nurnberg (e.g., the artist Albrecht Durer) are...