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Links to Sites Grouped by Category
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The Roman Republic
Daily Life in Ancient Greece and Rome http://ancienthistory.about.com/ library/ weekly/ aa051799.htm
The About.com site on life and culture in Ancient Greece and Rome; includes links to pages on epigraphy, archaeology, Pompeii, schooling, women, games, religion, and other topics.
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook http://www.fordham.edu/ halsall/ ancient/ asbook09.html
Fordham University guide to sites in ancient Rome, including the Colosseum, Pantheon, Pompeii, Roman baths, walls, and theatres.
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The Roman Empire
Julius Caesar http://www.infoplease.com/ ce6/ people/ A0809782.html
Biography of Julius Caesar with information on his rise to power, first triumvirate, the civil war, his death, and his legacy.
Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana http://www.historyguide.org/ ancient/ lecture12b.html
Extensive essay with artifacts and links about the Pax Romana.
Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus http://www.roman-empire.net/ emperors/ titus-index.html
Detailed biography of the Roman Emperor Titus, who gained considerable popularity despite the numerous disasters that befell Rome during his brief time in power.
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The Rise of Christianity
The Christian Catacombs of Rome http://www.catacombe.roma.it/ welcome.html
Brief history of the catacombs and their importance to Christianity.
Sacred Texts Timeline http://www.sacred-texts.com/ time/ timeline.htm
A comparitive time line on the rise of world religions.
The Arch of Titus and Reliefs http://www.bluffton.edu/ ~sullivanm/ titus/ titus.html
Art historians description of the Arch of Titus, erected in Rome after Titus death to commemorate his conquest of Judea. Includes detailed photographs of the triumphal reliefs on the sides of the arch depicting Rome's victory over the Jewish rebels.
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The Fall of the Roman Empire
—Fall of RomeDecline of the Roman Empire http://ancienthistory.about.com/ cs/ romefallarticles/ a/fallofrome.htm
Article and links on the decline of the Roman Empire.
The Roman Bath http://isthmia.osu.edu/ bath.html
Site on the Roman bath at Isthmia, built in the second century A.D. It was abandoned in the late fourth century and then fell into decay and collapsed in the late sixth century.
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Rome and the Roots of Western Civilization
Vesuvius, Italy http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/ vwdocs/ volc_images/ img_vesuvius.html
Images, map, and article about Vesuvius, the volcano famous for its catastrophic eruption in 79 A.D. that buried the towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii.
Wikipedia: Tacitus http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Tacitus
Encyclopedia article about Tacitus—a great historian and one of the greatest prose stylists who wrote in the Latin language.
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