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**//Ancient History //**  [Dewey numbers: 930s]


 * General Resources **
 * [|Yahoo! Ancient History] - **Yahoo's links to topics in ancient history up to about 500 A.D. Includes categories of: Ancient Art; Carthage; Classics; Coins and Currency; College and University Departments; Egypt; Etruscans; Greek; Law; Mesopotamia; Nubia; People; Persian Empire; Persian Wars; Roman; Timelines; Web Directories; and Women in Antiquity.


 * [|Perseus Project] - / **"Perseus is a continually growing digital library of resources for studying the ancient world. The library's materials include ancient texts and translations, philological tools, maps, extensively illustrated art catalogs, and secondary essays on topics like vase painting. A collaborative team from a number of academic institutions has worked together to amass Perseus materials. Over 70 museums have shared pictures of their art objects." (Tufts University, Medford, MA)


 * [|Diotima] - **Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World," this page serves as an interdisciplinary resource for anyone interested in patterns of gender around the ancient Mediterranean and as a forum for collaboration among instructors who teach courses about women and gender in the ancient world. As you will see, Diotima includes course materials, the beginnings of a systematic and searchable bibliography (with an emphasis on recent work), and links to many on-line articles, book reviews, databases, and images." (Stoa Consortium)


 * [|Exploring Ancient World Cultures] - **"An on-line course supplement for students and teachers of the ancient and medieval worlds; features its own essays and primary texts. Over time it will include chapter-length histories for each of the eight 'cultures' represented: **[|The Near East] **, **[|India] **, **[|Egypt] **, **[|China] **, **[|Greece] **, **[|Rome] **, **[|Early Islam] ** and **[|Medieval Europe] **. Also includes a substantial index of Internet sites, divided into five sub-indices: a chronology, an essay index, an image index, an Internet site index and an electronic text index."


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World] - **For their builders, the Seven Wonders were a celebration of religion, mythology, art, power, and science. For us, they reflect the ability of humans to change the surrounding landscape by building massive yet beautiful structures, one of which stood the test of time to this very day.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|Ancient World Web] - **This site presents annotated lists, gathered into broad categories, of Web sites that document medieval - and older - history, theory, and scholarship. With a few exceptions, coverage stops at 1000 A.D. Site features include a news Web log and an invitation to suggest additions and changes. The Ask Dr. Dig page archives questions and answers about archaeology.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Rome

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|Christian Catacombs of Rome] - **A history of the Roman catacombs, discussion of their importance, notes on Christian symbols from the period, a map, bibliography, and studies of the catacombs. (Istituto Salesiano, Rome)


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|Roman Emperors (De Imperatoribus Romanis)] - ** Find biographical information on the rulers of ancient Rome. Included is a catalog with images of Roman coins that were issued with visages of the rulers and family members. There are also maps, including one for the city of Rome, topographical maps of selected portions of the ancient world, and of Europe dating from 1 A.D. through 1300 A.D. There is a battle index with a brief description and related maps. Stemmata (family trees) for many of the rulers are accessible through the Imperial Index.

This site includes brief information on a wide range of topics about Rome's history, culture, and civilization. Included are slavery, Roman nomenclature, government, clothing, social classes, Roman baths, gladiator games, chariot racing, and more. Images are also provided. Additionally, there are related print and Internet resources.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|Rome: From Republic to Empire] - **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|Roman Open Air Museum Hechingen-Stein] - ** A virtual tour of a partially reconstructed Roman villa dating from the 1st to the 3rd Century A.D. is the highlight of this site. Each of the twenty-seven stops on the tour is accompanied by a floor plan of the villa and a brief description. There are also panoramic views and a 3-D model of the site, details of the excavation, and information on the Roman occupation of Southwestern Germany, the location of this rustic villa. The Web page is available in both English and German.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Egypt & Africa

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|Abzu Regional Index: Egypt] - **"Index of resources for the study of ancient Egypt, including the territory under the control of the modern states of Egypt and Sudan, and part of Libya." Connections to archeological sites, art, Egyptological institutions, museums and collections, papyrology, philology, texts, translations, etc.


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|Ancient Egypt] - ** Information about Egyptian life, geography, gods and goddesses, mummification, pharaohs, pyramids, temples, time, trades, and writing. Each section includes the Story: information in a narrative form; Explore: a non-linear presentation of information; Challenge: an activity that develop skills (historical, analytical, mathematical, observational) within the context of the chosen topic; and Staff Room: helps teachers get the most out of the site. (British Museum)


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|KingTutOne.com] - / ** Good introductory Web site on ancient Egypt, including pharaohs, clip art, pyramids, queens, King Tut, mummies, art, religion, gods, hieroglyphs, societies, and the Sphinx. Each topic has extended essays and further links. Searchable and browsable, with a mailing list for new and updated scripts, a message board, and a virtual postcard link.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|Theban Mapping Project (TMP)] - **This Web site gives an overview of Egyptian history and archaeology and tours of major monuments and tombs. Includes thousands of images, an interactive atlas of tomb mappings, dozens of narrated tours, a three-dimensional exploration of a tomb, and more.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Middle East

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|ABZU: Guide to the Study of the Ancient Near East] - **An extensive index of resources for the ancient civilizations of the Near and Middle East, including Egypt, Sudan, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Judea, Lebanon, Cyprus, Syria, Turkey, Anatolia, Kurdistan, Assyria, Babylonia, Mesopotamia, Iraq, Iran, Persia, Armenia, the Indus Valley, the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, the Gulf States, and the Red Sea. (Oriental Institute, University of Chicago)


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|Abzu Regional Index: Mesopotamia] - **From the above site, this is an "[i]ndex of resources for the study of ancient Mesopotamia, including the territory under the control of the modern state of Iraq and parts of Iran, Syria, and Turkey." Connections to archeological sites, art, museums and collections, philology, texts, translations, etc.


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|Oriental Institute Museum] - ** With the some of museum's galleries closed for renovation for several years, this is a great opportunity to take a virtual tour of the galleries on history, art, and archaeology of the ancient Middle East. The site also includes a selection of highlights from the collection, organized by region and by subject, and exhibitions and catalogs of their photograph archives, with selected images available from archaeological and survey expeditions from 1892 to the present. (University of Chicago)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">The Americas
Subtitled: Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec, and Aztec, this site includes information about these ancient civilizations' writing systems, governments, and religions. There is also information about the Mayan calendar, Maya and Zapotec political organization, definitions, and related links.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations] - **

Two aspects of a 1995 exploration up Mount Ampato, Peru: the expedition and a Virtual Autopsy. The expedition is a detailed account of anthropologists ascending the mountain, descending into its volcanic crater, and finding the mummy of a teenaged girl, sacrificed 500 years ago. The autopsy describes how the mummy was analyzed. An example of an Inca tomb and its artifacts is also included. There are also Web links and a bibliography. (National Geographic)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|Andes Expedition: Searching for Inca Secrets] - **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|Archeology of Teotihuacan, Mexico] - ** An exploration of this historic site in Mexico. Included are a description, chronology, maps, and photographs. There is extensive information about the Feathered Serpent Pyramid (//Templo de Quetzalcoatl//) and the //Templo Mayor//. Some information from the //Centro de Estudios Teotihuacanos// is available only in Spanish. Brief videos requiring QuickTime are also provided. (University of Arizona)


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|Mesoweb: An Exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures] - ** This site is "devoted to ancient Mesoamerica and its cultures: the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Teotihuacano, Toltec, Mixtec, Zapotec and others" and presents information about an archeological dig and restoration project at Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico. Photos, map, animations, videos (requiring QuickTime), rubbings of Maya sculptures, and an illustrated encyclopedia are available as well as the text of the first Palenque roundtable, a conference on art, iconography, and dynastic history of Palenque. There are related links. (Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute and Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Antropologia y Historia)


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|The Sport of Life and Death: The Mesoamerican Ballgame] - ** Explore the Mesoamerican world and the history of this ancient ball game from over 3000 years ago. Learn about the culture, artwork, game in nine cultures including the Olmec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec. There is a timeline displaying what was simultaneously occurring around the world. There is also information about the game, uniform, court, and ball as well as an opportunity to experience the game either by watching or playing.


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|Ancient Maya Civilization Learning Resources] - ** Portal which provides links to websites and other resources about the ancient Maya.