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General Research Resources

The Ancient World Web
One of the best listings of Web sites to do with the ancient world.
( http://www.julen.net/ancient/ )
Argos
Argos is a limited-area search engine. In other words, it is a search engine that will only search out sites that have something to do with the ancient and medieval past. It is created and maintained by a team of scholars who maintain specialized link pages.
( http://argos.evansville.edu )
About.com: Ancient World
A commercial service whose Internet guides are sometimes very good indeed.
( http://ancienthistory.about.com/homework/ancienthistory/mbody.htm )
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
Although this began as an "online textbook," it has evolved into something more useful, with major indices of online articles, art, and resources, organized into regional/chronological guides.
( http://eawc.evansville.edu/eawcindex.htm )
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
Lists, where known, all major online texts in a series of annotated index pages.
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html )
The Perseus Project
One of the best sites on the net -- a major resource for anyone interested in classical cultures.
( http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/ )
Roman Empire

( http://www.questia.com/popularSearches/roman_empire.jsp )
Roman History

( http://www.questia.com/popularSearches/roman_history.jsp )
Roman Mythology

( http://www.questia.com/popularSearches/roman_mythology.jsp )
Roman Religion

( http://www.questia.com/popularSearches/roman_religion.jsp )
Roman Republic

( http://www.questia.com/popularSearches/roman_republic.jsp )
Julius Caesar

( http://www.questia.com/popularSearches/julius_caesar_person.jsp )
The Rise of Rome, 753 - 265 BC

Creative Impulse: Rome
A guide to Internet resources on Ancient Rome.
( http://history.evansville.net/rome.html )
The Mysterious Etruscans

( http://www.mysteriousetruscans.com/ )
Family Life and City Life

Diotima: Women's Life in Greece and Rome.
An anthology of texts on women's life.
( http://www.stoa.org/diotima/anthology/wlgr/ )
The Pompeii Forum Project
A Web site that focuses on the urban center of Pompeii. The forum at any Roman town was the urban center housing the town's main religious, civic, and commercial institutions. Because of the volcanic eruption of 79 BCE, Pompeii offers more insight into daily life under the Roman Republic than any other archeological site.
( http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/pompeii/page-1.html )
De Re Coquinaria [Web site]
Apicius (proverbial gourmet). (4th Cent CE). Ancient Roman Recipes.
( http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/ant-rom-coll.html )
The Hellenizing of the Republic

Roman Art and Architecture
A wide selection of images.
( http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/9169/roman.html )
The Twilight of the Republic, 133-44 BC

The Middle Republic The Beginning of Revolution
Commentary on Plutarch's Life of Tiberius Gracchus, provided by Brooklyn College.
( http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classics/dunkle/courses/tibgrchs.htm )
Life of Julius Ceasar

( http://www.cs.uh.edu/~clifton/caesar.html )
Relevant Research Journals

Current Archaeology

( http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ )
Athena Review: Journal of Archaeology, History, and Exploration

( http://www.athenapub.com/ )
Journal of Roman Archeology

( http://www.journalofromanarch.com/ )
The World in the News

Yahoo
Search for "Julius Caesar" or "Ancient Rome" in the news.
( http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/options?p= )
PBS
Search for "Julius Caesar" or "Ancient Rome" in the news.
( http://www.pbs.org/search/ )
NPR
Search for "Julius Caesar" or "Ancient Rome" in the news.
( http://www.npr.org/search/ )
Library of Congress Headings

Arizona State University
Search for related library books and documents using these subject headings:
  • Julius Ceasar
  • Rome, History
  • Art, Roman
  • Gracchus, Tiberius Sempronius
  • Etruscans

( http://catalog.lib.asu.edu/search/d )
Library of Congress
Search for related library books and documents using these subject headings:
  • Julius Ceasar
  • Rome, History
  • Art, Roman
  • Gracchus, Tiberius Sempronius
  • Etruscans

( http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First )
your university library
Search for related library books and documents using these subject headings:
  • Julius Ceasar
  • Rome, History
  • Art, Roman
  • Gracchus, Tiberius Sempronius
  • Etruscans

( http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/Academic_main.html )







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