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World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Alaric

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry provides detail about Alaric and the sack of Rome. Includes photos, timeline and links to further reading.
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World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Augustus

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated encyclopedia tells the story of Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome. Includes a timeline and links to related content.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of Diadoumenos

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century Roman relief sculpture "Statue of Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head)" with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of Eirene (Peace)

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of Eirene (personification of peace)" with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of a Wounded Amazon

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of a wounded Amazon" with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline Art;statue of Herakles Seated on a Rock

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of Herakles seated on a rock" with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of a Togatus

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century B.C. Roman sculpture "Statue of a togatus" with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Torso of a Centaur

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Torso of a centaur" with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline Art History: Fragments, Great Eleusinian Relief

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century Roman relief sculpture "Fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief" with a description and enlargeable images of the piece.
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Franco Cavazzi

The Roman Empire: 'Theodosius the Great'

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a biography of Flavius Theodosius (Theodosius the Great), a man who became emperor for a brief time following the Battle of Adrianople.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Sarcophagus of the Spouses (Rome)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Sarcophagus of the Spouses is a masterwork of terracotta sculpture and conveys a great deal of information about Etruscan culture and its customs, especially funeral customs. View pictures and read descriptions of the sarcophagus in...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Do as the Romans: Construct an Aqueduct!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students work with specified materials to create aqueduct components that will transport 2 liters of water across a short distance in their classroom. The goal is to build an aqueduct that will supply Aqueductis, a...
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University of Chicago

Plutarch: The Parallel Lives: The Life of Cicero

For Students 9th - 10th
An English translation of The Life of Cicero, by Roman biographer, Plutarch. Text is from the Loeb Classical Library, 1919 edition, and is in the public domain.
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Other

Stuardt Clarke's Rome: Museums and Galleries of Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
What a terrific site! Many museums are listed, described, and contents revealed.
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Vroma Project

V Roma Project: The Circus: Roman Chariot Racing

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an excellent look at the chariot racing at the Circus Maximus, the history of chariot racing, and gives an example of a day at the races. this page was created by Barbara F. McManus of The College of New Rochelle.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: The Reign of Antoninus Pius (Ad 138 161)

For Students 9th - 10th
In this article from the 1901 textbook by William Morey, you will read about Antoninus Pius, one of the five good emperors, who was the embodiment of paternal autocracy.

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