Rome
Some Primary Sources on the Internet


Government
Great Minds
Art & Architecture




Government

Caesars and their Ladies: Roman women in ancient coins.

Ancient Rome includes the Republican Constitution, legal code, and other legal documents.

Marriage in Ancient Rome.  An interesting site with primary documents regarding women and marriage.

Nova Roma concerns classical Roman religion, culture, and virtues.

Legal Status of Women in Greece and Rome.  Also extends into the Empire Period.

Diotima: Women and Gender in the Classical World.

Women's Life in Greece and Rome.

Jewish History Sourcebook: Jews and the later Roman law, 315-531 CE.

Ancient History Sourcebook--Rome.

Armamentarium.  Details of Roman preparation of soldiers.
 

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Great Minds

Exploring Ancient World Cultures--Rome.  Includes Vergil's Aeneid and the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius.

The Roman World.  Works from Cicero, Lucretius, Ovid, Ptolemy, and more.

Athena: Authors and Texts.

Pliny--Letters.

The Perseus Project.

Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts.

Internet Classics Archive at MIT.

Collection of Greek and Latin Classic Texts, from the Library of Congress.
 

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Art & Architecture

The Surgery of Ancient Rome.  A display of surgical instruments from antiquity.

Rome, Past and Present.  Contains photos of the architecture of Rome.

Roman Archaeology, with links to sites discussing current projects.

Pompeii.  Beautiful photos of wall-paintings.

Vesuvius and Pompeii is an interesting site discussing the eruption of Vesuvius and its effect on Pompeii.  Contains pictures of the city, the destruction, the art, and the volcano.

Markowski's page on Pompeii, and the Coliseum.

Vergil's Dido, artwork of Vergil's text.

Augustus: Images of Power includes the art and architecture during Augustus' leadership.

Pompeii: Houses, Gardens, and Paintings.  Photos of the city and the artwork.

Roman Architecture.

The Detroit Institute of Arts Roman exhibit.

Roman Art includes images but no explanation.

Ancient Greek & Roman Art.  Photos of artifacts on exhibit at the Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta.

Roman mosaics.  It's in French, but you won't need to know the language in order to see these beautiful images.

European Archaeology--web links.  If you want to see anything else, check out this page.

LacusCurtius: Into the Roman World
 

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