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PBS

Pbs: The Roman Empire in the First Century

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover Rome during the first century in this brilliant and detailed website Included is a timeline and description of the emperors, an explanation of social roles, and a wonderful description of life in Roman times including family,...
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Franco Cavazzi

Illustrated History of the Roman Empire: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This overview of the Roman Empire is organized by chapters, which include The Founding, The Kings, The Republic, Early Emperors, The Decline, The Collapse, Constantinople, Religion, Society, and The Army. Content includes several maps,...
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University of Calgary

U. Of Calgary: Territorial Expansion of the Roman World

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed description of the expansion of territory during the Early and Late Roman Republic and then Early and Late Roman Empire. Includes a variety of links to maps displaying the Roman conquests.
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PBS

Pbs: The Roman Empire in the First Century

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS series companion for The Roman Empire: Ancient Voices, The Social Order, and Life in Roman Times features a text and visual narrative about life in first century Rome.
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Franco Cavazzi

Roman Empire Net: Pictorial Tour of Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a picture album of sites in Rome. Each site name listed links to a picture with a brief description.
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Franco Cavazzi

The Roman Pantheon/ Roman Gods

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete list of all the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The site contains the name of the God or Goddess, a picture, and the characteristics of the deity.
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Loyola University Chicago

De Imperatoribus Romanis: Rome and Its Seven Hills

For Students 9th - 10th
This online map shows Rome, the seven hills, the roads that lead into Rome, and major buildings. Labeled in Latin, but easy to figure out.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Greco Roman

For Students 9th - 10th
Instead of rule by a single person, Athens and Rome developed governments with widespread participation by male elites, which lasted about 170 years in Athens and about 480 years in Rome. This article discusses the rise of the Greek and...
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PBS

Nova: Roman Baths

For Students 9th - 10th
Great site from PBS on the Roman baths. Includes a very interesting section on what a day at the baths would include through an interactive map. Also has a game in which you construct a bath.
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Other

Italy Guides: Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
Welcome to the 'Eternal City' of Rome, Italy! Although this is a commercial site, the interactive city map along with beautiful photos and links to historic areas make this informative for both students and educators.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: A Glimpse of Teenage Life in Ancient Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
Video that describes the life Lucius Popidius Secundus, a typical teenager living in Rome in 73 AD. [6:35] Followed by a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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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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Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Roman Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of 24 introductory videos on Roman architecture and its history, presented by Professor Diana E. E. Kleiner of Yale University.
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The Roman World 509 b.c. To a.d. 180

For Students 9th - 10th
This narrative site provides great overview to life in ancient Rome and Roman history. The geography, early settlers, Roman monarchy, Roman conquest of Italy are all mentioned.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Institutions of Early Rome: The Early Roman Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
Early Roman religion was based on the family with a strong "head of the family" in Jupiter. Because the early Romans were an agricultural society, much of the religion also centered on nature.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Five Good Emperors: Reign of Trajan

For Students 9th - 10th
This passage from William Morey's 1901 textbook tells about Trajan, one of Rome's greatest rulers. Included is a chart showing all the Roman provinces and the dates they were acquired.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: List of Rulers: Roman Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
This website offers a list of the emperors of the Roman Empire, separated by dynasty. In addition, you can click on pictures of art and architecture of each dynasty of the Roman Empire to get information about them.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Institutions of Early Rome: The Early Roman Society

For Students 9th - 10th
The importance of family in Roman culture was apparent from the beginning of Rome. This article explains the structure of Roman society from the basic family unit to the tribe, a coalition of many families.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Ancient History Sourcebook: Religion in Ancient Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, from the Internet Ancient History Sourcebook, provides a series of primary source documents on Rome's religious history. It includes prayers and hymns as well as writings from Cato, Cicero, Livy, and Plutarch.
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Other

Maps of Ancient Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
This ancient history site features maps of Rome from just the "seven hills" to the entire city plan with the areas labeled in Latin.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Beginnings of Rome: The Origin of the City

For Students 9th - 10th
This article lays out the probable founding of the city of Rome, rather than the legendary one. Three tribes, occupying three different hills, make an alliance and unite as one city-state, eventually becoming the city of Rome.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Etruscan Kings of Rome: Etruscan Influence

For Students 9th - 10th
The Etruscans influenced not only the government of the Roman monarchy, but also the religious practices, and early architecture.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: The New Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
With Rome's conquest of foreign lands, she assimilates many ideas for literature, architecture, art, religion, and philosophy.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Review of the Period of the Civil Wars

For Students 9th - 10th
This passage in the 1901 textbook of William Morey reviews the cultural changes in Rome up to the end of the Roman Republic.

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