United Nations
Unesco: Ancient City of Damascus
Damascus in Syria was founded in the third millennium BC. Its long history reveals the influences of many ancient civilizations, most particularly the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic civilizations. This World Heritage website...
United Nations
Unesco: Ancient City of Bosra
The ancient city of Bosra, a World Heritage site, is located in Syria. It was the capital of Arabia under the Romans, and sits along the route to Mecca taken by ancient travelers. It has monuments from the Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Damnatio Memoriae Roman Sanctions Against Memory
Damnatio memoriae is a term we use to describe a Roman phenomenon in which the government condemned the memory of a person who was seen as a tyrant, traitor, or another sort of enemy to the state. The images of such condemned figures...
Able Media
Ctc: I, Caesar a Study of the Imperial Romans
This lesson plan provides semester-long activities in which students research and write about selected emperors who ruled Rome during different parts of its history.
Curated OER
Macmillan/mc Graw Hill: The World: Vol. 1: The Ancient World: Lesson 4 Quiz
A short quiz on ancient Roman civilization.
Other
Ancient Athens 3 D
This website is devoted to documenting the buildings and monuments of Athens from the Mycenaean Period to about 1800 AD. Choose an era and read about the history and structures of that time period. The last section is a complete list of...
PBS
Pbs Nova: Secrets of Lost Empires
NOVA ferrets out long-forgotten secrets of architects and engineers of the early civilizations. Content focuses on the trebuchets of medieval Europe, the pharaoh's obelisks of ancient Egypt, the moai statues of Easter Island, the...
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Savvas Learning
Pearson Education: Greek and Hellenistic Civilization [Pdf]
This is a summary of chapter three of a textbook on world history. It looks at the contributions of the ancient Greeks to western civilization, the breadth of their civilization in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, and their...
Other
Roma: History and Civilization of the Eternal City
Brief articles about the legends, history, culture, and monuments of Ancient Rome. Written in English by Italian students, so spelling and grammar are not perfect. Good information and pictures.
Ducksters
Ducksters: History: Ancient Rome for Kids
On this website, students will learn about the civilization of Ancient Rome. Understand the Roman Republic, Empire, how they lived, their gods, and war.
Forum Romanum
Outlines of Roman History: Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times
A comprehensive article regarding surgical instruments during Greek and Roman times.
Curated OER
Macmillan/mc Graw Hill: The World: Vol. 1: The Ancient World: Lesson 3 Quiz
A short quiz on ancient Rome.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids History: Ancient Rome Timeline for Kids
Students can study the events and timeline of Ancient Rome on this site. Learn about how this powerful civilization ruled much of Europe for many centuries.
Emory University
Emory University: Odyssey Online: Ancient Civilizations
Brief studies of the peoples, mythology, daily life, death and burial, writings and archaeology of civilizations in the Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Africa, and the Ancient Americas.
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...
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.
Other
History Blog: Family Looking for Broken Sewer Pipe Finds 2,500 Years of History
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...
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...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: World Civilization Since 1500
Twenty-four college video lectures provides an overview of the interactions among seven major cultural traditions (Judeo-Christian, Graeco-Roman, Indian, Chinese, African, Islamic, American Indian), from c.e. 1500.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Aqueduct
Defines and examines the history of aqueducts which were a means to transport water from one place to another in early Roman civilizations.
Ducksters
Ducksters: History: Ancient Roman Art for Kids
Kids learn about Ancient Roman art on this site. Study the classic sculptures and busts of this great civilization.
Emory University
Emory University: Odyssey Online
Odyssey Online is a resource for both students and teachers as they explore world mythology in reading, writing, history, and art classes. Providing sections on Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and African mythology, Odyssey uses...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Ancient Civilizations and the Modern World
Learn how ancient civilzations developed based on the local physical features and how the boundaries of early civilizations compare to their modern counterparts.
United Nations
Unesco: Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
This World Heritage website features ancient Syracuse and the Necropolis of Pantalica, located in Italy. The Necropolis has over 5000 tombs from the 13th to 7th centuries BC, and ancient Syracuse encompasses Ortygia, which was founded by...