Forum Romanum
Outlines of Roman History: Table of Contents
The complete text of a 1901 textbook on Roman history by William C. Morey. However, the work is still useful today as if covers all the basic information about Rome from its earliest beginnings through the Republic and later the Empire.
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University: Antique Roman Recipes
Provides recipes for many Roman dishes plus a listing of the some of the Roman ingredients such as "liquamen" (salty fish sauce) or "defritum" (thick fig syrup).
Forum Romanum
Outlines of Roman History: The Private Life of the Romans
The complete text of the book published in 1932 giving valuable details on the family life of Romans, the role of children and women, dress codes, water supplies, and much more.
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.
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Romans in Sussex: Roman Merchants and Money
Gives descriptions of what the Romans used money for, where their goods came from and how they had to weigh and measure items for sale.
Britain Express
Britain Express: Roman Britain: The Roman Invasion
Good information about the history of Romans in Britain. Begins with the first invasion by Julius Caesar in 55 B.C. and goes through the eventual conquering by Claudius. Highlights the evolution of London as a civic center and the...
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Victor Valley College: Notes on Rome: The Roman World 509 b.c. To a.d. 180
A history of the beginnings of the Ancient Roman civilization-- touches on the Greek (Hellenistic) influences in forming the civilization.
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Sussex Archaeological Society: Romans in Sussex: Countryside Living and Working
Provides details about how agriculture was practiced in England during the Roman period, how people lived on the farms and what crops they raised.
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Roman Religion and Burial Practices
Details from the Sussex Archaeological Society about Roman religious practices: Roman gods, what Romans were like, and how the Romans buried their dead.
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Sussex Archaeological Society: Living in the Roman Town
Explores what life was like for a Roman citizen in England. Gives a description of what types of buildings you might find in the Roman town such as an amphitheater and what types of jobs people would do in the Roman town. Examples might...
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Romans in Sussex: Communications and Transport
Explores how the Romans built and used their roads, how they were able to travel using ships and also what writing instruments they used.
Able Media
Classics Technology Center: Roman Weddings
The Classics Technology Center offers an introduction to the different types of Roman weddings.
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Roman Foreign Relations to 70 b.c.
A discussion that covers how Rome interacted with other groups/kingdoms during its history. A number of wars are mentioned such as the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Press: Around the Roman Table: Eight Recipes
Excerpted from Patrick Faas's book "Around the Roman Table", eight recipes and a taste of ancient Roman history and culinary customs.
Vroma Project
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art: Roman Portrait Sculptures
Special Exhibition of photographs of sculptures of the heads of Roman Emperors, Roman men, Roman women, and Roman children with commentary. From The Riley Collection of Roman Portraits at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art.
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Romans in Sussex: How Romans Built Their Houses
Gives details on how the Romans built their homes in England. It explains how a villa might look, the materials used in the construction of the home, how they heated the house and more.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Ancient History Sourcebook: Accounts of Roman State Religion
This Fordham University site is a collection of quotes from noted scholars such as Cato, Cicero, Livy, and Plutarch on the subject of Roman state religion from 200BC to 250 AD
Friesian School
Fresian School: Rome and Romania
This article, which is provided for by the Fresian School, covers a large part of Roman history, but pays particular attention to the reign and effects of Emperor Nero.
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University of East Anglia: Norfolk's Forgotten Town: Roman Caistor St Edmund
Site explores the once bustling town of Caistor St. Edmond in southern England. Originally the city area was settled by the Iceni, a native Celtic tribe, and then the Romans, and then finally the Anglo-Saxons. The ruins here are well...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: The Relevance of the Romans: Roman Influence on Western Culture
PowerPoint presentation on Roman Influence on Western Culture by Tom Richey provides an informative and entertaining slide show of the history of the Romans and the relevance they had.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Power Point: Roman Civil War
PowerPoint overview provides a look at Roman history in which civil war plagued Rome from the beginning of the Roman Republic to the Pax Romana. Teacher, Tom Richey, provides us with numerous slides, both informative and entertaining.
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Unrv History: Roman Empire: Roman Mythology
Information about Roman mythology with links to additional information about major gods, minor gods, adopted gods, imperial cult, and more.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Fall of the Roman Empire in the West
From Edward Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," this is a comprehensive discussion of the reasons for the collapse of the western Roman Empire.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Rome
Part of an online course supplement, this is an interesting introductory site for a study of Ancient Rome. Links are provided to various essays on and from ancient Rome. Most useful information is found by using the links in the lower...
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