Other Sources on Roman Culture & History
Included on this page are:
ROMAN CULTURE|MAJOR FIGURES|NUMBERS&MONEY|TECHNOLOGY|GLOSSARIES|OTHER EMPIRES
[If you want to find them quickly: CTRL+F and search for your desired subject]
For Latin exercises go here.
ROMAN CULTURE|MAJOR FIGURES|NUMBERS&MONEY|TECHNOLOGY|GLOSSARIES|OTHER EMPIRES
[If you want to find them quickly: CTRL+F and search for your desired subject]
For Latin exercises go here.
Roman Culture, Military, Timelines, Fall/Rise of, and etc.
Classics Map Room
This website allows you to copy and print various maps of the ancient world(for the most part).
VRoma.org
This website is comprehensive. You can find any topic there with quality and as much detail as you'd ever want. It's the source most used on the Overview of the Roman Empire (or "History") page. It includes cultural information on Roman names, government, clothing, gladiators, social class, the army, entertainment, and baths, as well as historical information on Claudius, Caligula, Cleopatra, Octavian, Julius Caesar, and the Spartacus.
Classics Unveiled
This is another comprehensive website, but divides topics by Rome's different time periods (which are basically divided as they are because of the government changes Rome underwent each period). It also contains information on all Roman rulers and a timeline of the Roman Empire.
Timeless Myths
This website is a great resource for information on mythical creatures even if its design stresses you out.
Roman-Empire.net
Has many great pages on the following:
UNRV History
Has many great pages on the following:
The Latin Library
Contains information on a range of topics that include Pliny the Minor, Ciceros, Vitruvius, and more famous people.
Caesar's Salad
Caesar's Salad is a web site designed for those who are interested in learning about the 'ingredients' of the civilization of Ancient Rome. From language to daily life, from emperors to gods, this site will help you learn all about the Rome of the Caesars.
HWC - Ancient History
This compilation of essays by crazy smart professors of Boise State University contains much information on both Rome and other civilizations.
Mealtime at the Roman House
This essay by a University of Michigan professor goes into great depths about how it is that Romans ate their food and how their status, age, and gender reflected how they ate.
More on food here.
VLIB - Rome at its Height
Learn the overview of the customs and etcetera of Ancient Rome at it's height.
MacroHistory
Information on the fall of the Roman Republic and rise of the Roman Empire.
PBS: Life in Ancient Rome
PBS has great articles on Rome, including many subtopics like:
Ancient History Sourcebook
This website focuses on the historical and cultural impact of great civilizations. Here you can find other civilizations who overlapped with Rome as well as the mighty Roman empire itself. It has a lot of links, but they are organized in an outline, so it allows you to go into great depths into each bullet point and see how the bullet points stand in the big picture of Rome.
Kent.edu
A website created by a teacher, it encompasses many subjects on Rome like its early beginnings, the baths, Pompeii, the catacombs and more.
Click here for more on Pompeii.
Article on Emperor Nero's Rotating Banquet Hall
Emperor Nero was an extravagant man. Here is an article on his banquet hall, which was uncovered by archeologists in 2009.
Graffiti on Pompeii's Walls
From the very beginning, archaeologists noticed copious amounts of graffiti on the outsides of buildings in Pompeii. In the late 1800s, scholars began making careful copies of Latin inscriptions throughout the ancient Roman world, including Pompeii, and cataloging them. This effort is a boon to scholars, since more than 90 percent of Pompeii’s recorded graffiti have since been erased by exposure to the elements.
Roman Times
Roman Times is an online magazine featuring articles about current archaeology and classical research into the art, literature, politics, warfare, entertainment(s), music, religion, cuisine, and daily lives of inhabitants of the Roman Empire and Byzantium.
Moyak
This website contains a great "paper" on the role women played in Ancient Rome by Moya K. Mason.
History Learning Site
This website has a good overview of the role of slaves in Ancient Rome, as well as Ancient Rome and Trade.
Virtual Roma
(not the same as VRoma.org) contains in-depth weird and "curious" Roman things like the talking statues of Rome, the Tiber River's floods, and Rome's Ghetto as a "virtual" tour. It also includes information on the Popes, old Roman tales, and architecture (obelisks, aqueducts, etc.).
S-P-Q-R.org
This website basically has all of the constitutional rights of Roman citizens from a strange first person (plural) perspective.
Nova Roma
This website includes an easy and simple look at Roman numerals as well as a handy Roman numeral calculator/converter.
This is the official tourist website of Campania. There's information on the Piscina Mirabilis and the Bay of Naples here.
Technology
Influence of Roman Architecture and Engineering
This paper by a MGill University professor delivers some more information on Roman aqueducts and more.
Roman Aqueducts
A whole website dedicated to facts on Roman aqueducts.
The Rth Dimension
This website on Ancient Rome includes a great page on the Romans and sanitation.
History of Plumbing: Pompeii
Yes, plumbing. Baths, aqueducts, and water were very important in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
Ancient Roman Buildings
This website includes information on the Circus Maximus, Pantheon, Colosseum, and some famous Roman forums. Here is another link from the same site to information about theatres.
LacusCurtis
This is yet another website from a college professor. It has a lot of links to the technology of the aqueduct and on the Via Flammia, which was a major route that led to Britannia and went through the Apennines. His pages go very in-depth. Be prepared to be overwhelmed, so know where to look. Some things are too detailed for this Latin I class.
This website has many pages on the technology of Romans including aqueducts, buildings, and more.
Roman Numbers & Money
University of Texas - on Roman money and weights and measures.
Nova Roma - Roman numerals and a Roman numeral converter.
UNRV - Yes, it's listed twice, just as several other links. It's here again just in case you didn't find it the first time (This website is on Roman money).
Major Figures
Major Figures in Classical History
About.com has a lot of advertisements, and it can cramp one's style. However, this easy-to-use search of famous Greek/Roman people sure is handy if you know what letter their name starts with.
LIVIUS
This is another famous people list but this time it's only Romans. It also includes the Romans in Judea and all of the magistrates/offices Romans could hold, as well as an alphabetized compilation of random Roman-related things (like the Plebs, Curia Julia, etc.).
Glossary of...
Roman Military terms - Disclaimer: This website boasts Latin military terms (as well as detailed information on the Roman military).
Roman Emperors - Features the Roman emperors chronologically with more information available on each if you click their name.
Roman Place Names - Though this is from Roman-Empire.net, it is under here because it is a glossary. It has the Roman city name then the modern city (and country it is in)equivalent.
Roman Clothing - Disclaimer: This website boasts Latin terms of colors, fabric types, and clothing terms.
Major & Minor Roman Gods - Though this is from UNRV.org, it is a list of names, so it goes here.
Constellations - including Centaurus, Cancer, Aquarius, Hercules, and more.
Roman Festivals & Religion - About.com, once again, is full of annoying advertisements in the way of your information, but has a nice index of the festivals of Rome.
Rome's Neighbors - Here are many of the tribes and empires Rome had to reckon with to get their big reputation.
Other "empires" before and after Rome:
The Classics Pages
This website includes mostly Greek information (ships, people, etc.). However, the Romans borrowed much of what the Greeks built and did.
The Byzantine Empire - to learn more about the "later eastern Roman empire" and why it's called something different than "the Roman empire", click to the left.
Timeline of the Byzantine Empire - This is a simple (but large) picture--not a website. However, it is very detailed and shows events from the Byzantine Empire.
The Etruscans - The "mysterious Estruscans," the pre-civilization to Rome.
also take a look here on the Important Neighbors of the Roman Empire, and more here 1 2 on the conflicts between Judea and the Roman Empire, and here 1 2 3 for conflicts with the Celts.
Classics Map Room
This website allows you to copy and print various maps of the ancient world(for the most part).
VRoma.org
This website is comprehensive. You can find any topic there with quality and as much detail as you'd ever want. It's the source most used on the Overview of the Roman Empire (or "History") page. It includes cultural information on Roman names, government, clothing, gladiators, social class, the army, entertainment, and baths, as well as historical information on Claudius, Caligula, Cleopatra, Octavian, Julius Caesar, and the Spartacus.
- Roman Clothing Part I and II
- The Roman House
- The Gladiatorial Games
- Chariot Racing
Classics Unveiled
This is another comprehensive website, but divides topics by Rome's different time periods (which are basically divided as they are because of the government changes Rome underwent each period). It also contains information on all Roman rulers and a timeline of the Roman Empire.
Timeless Myths
This website is a great resource for information on mythical creatures even if its design stresses you out.
Roman-Empire.net
Has many great pages on the following:
- Timeline of Major Roman Battles - Roman-Empire.net features this handy timeline of major battles Rome participated in. It includes the time, place, and the losers.
- Chronology of the Roman Emperors - Roman-Empire.net features yet another handy timeline of every single ruler Rome has known.
- Roman Houses
- Roman Dress - Once again, this website features an extremely detailed look at Roman culture. This time it's on Roman clothing.
- Roman Society - ALOT OF INFORMATION on Roman society. It's hard not to be overwhelmed.
UNRV History
Has many great pages on the following:
The Latin Library
Contains information on a range of topics that include Pliny the Minor, Ciceros, Vitruvius, and more famous people.
Caesar's Salad
Caesar's Salad is a web site designed for those who are interested in learning about the 'ingredients' of the civilization of Ancient Rome. From language to daily life, from emperors to gods, this site will help you learn all about the Rome of the Caesars.
HWC - Ancient History
This compilation of essays by crazy smart professors of Boise State University contains much information on both Rome and other civilizations.
Mealtime at the Roman House
This essay by a University of Michigan professor goes into great depths about how it is that Romans ate their food and how their status, age, and gender reflected how they ate.
More on food here.
VLIB - Rome at its Height
Learn the overview of the customs and etcetera of Ancient Rome at it's height.
MacroHistory
Information on the fall of the Roman Republic and rise of the Roman Empire.
PBS: Life in Ancient Rome
PBS has great articles on Rome, including many subtopics like:
- Gladiators
- Baths
- Religion
- Women in Ancient Rome
- PBS : Secrets of the Dead - This Roman edition tells of the Great Fire of Rome and goes into depth with the clues and evidence found on the historic incident.
- PBS: NOVA (A Day at the Baths) - includes information on the Roman baths and a lot on aqueducts as well.
Ancient History Sourcebook
This website focuses on the historical and cultural impact of great civilizations. Here you can find other civilizations who overlapped with Rome as well as the mighty Roman empire itself. It has a lot of links, but they are organized in an outline, so it allows you to go into great depths into each bullet point and see how the bullet points stand in the big picture of Rome.
Kent.edu
A website created by a teacher, it encompasses many subjects on Rome like its early beginnings, the baths, Pompeii, the catacombs and more.
Click here for more on Pompeii.
Article on Emperor Nero's Rotating Banquet Hall
Emperor Nero was an extravagant man. Here is an article on his banquet hall, which was uncovered by archeologists in 2009.
Graffiti on Pompeii's Walls
From the very beginning, archaeologists noticed copious amounts of graffiti on the outsides of buildings in Pompeii. In the late 1800s, scholars began making careful copies of Latin inscriptions throughout the ancient Roman world, including Pompeii, and cataloging them. This effort is a boon to scholars, since more than 90 percent of Pompeii’s recorded graffiti have since been erased by exposure to the elements.
Roman Times
Roman Times is an online magazine featuring articles about current archaeology and classical research into the art, literature, politics, warfare, entertainment(s), music, religion, cuisine, and daily lives of inhabitants of the Roman Empire and Byzantium.
Moyak
This website contains a great "paper" on the role women played in Ancient Rome by Moya K. Mason.
History Learning Site
This website has a good overview of the role of slaves in Ancient Rome, as well as Ancient Rome and Trade.
Virtual Roma
(not the same as VRoma.org) contains in-depth weird and "curious" Roman things like the talking statues of Rome, the Tiber River's floods, and Rome's Ghetto as a "virtual" tour. It also includes information on the Popes, old Roman tales, and architecture (obelisks, aqueducts, etc.).
S-P-Q-R.org
This website basically has all of the constitutional rights of Roman citizens from a strange first person (plural) perspective.
Nova Roma
This website includes an easy and simple look at Roman numerals as well as a handy Roman numeral calculator/converter.
- How to Choose Your Roman Name - Nova Roma is an organization close to a Renaissance fair that gets people to live their lives just as Romans did. Though it's sort of weird, this page on how Roman names are written and used is very accurate and useful.
This is the official tourist website of Campania. There's information on the Piscina Mirabilis and the Bay of Naples here.
Technology
Influence of Roman Architecture and Engineering
This paper by a MGill University professor delivers some more information on Roman aqueducts and more.
Roman Aqueducts
A whole website dedicated to facts on Roman aqueducts.
The Rth Dimension
This website on Ancient Rome includes a great page on the Romans and sanitation.
History of Plumbing: Pompeii
Yes, plumbing. Baths, aqueducts, and water were very important in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
Ancient Roman Buildings
This website includes information on the Circus Maximus, Pantheon, Colosseum, and some famous Roman forums. Here is another link from the same site to information about theatres.
LacusCurtis
This is yet another website from a college professor. It has a lot of links to the technology of the aqueduct and on the Via Flammia, which was a major route that led to Britannia and went through the Apennines. His pages go very in-depth. Be prepared to be overwhelmed, so know where to look. Some things are too detailed for this Latin I class.
- Aqua Alsietina - also known as the Aqua Augusta.
This website has many pages on the technology of Romans including aqueducts, buildings, and more.
Roman Numbers & Money
University of Texas - on Roman money and weights and measures.
Nova Roma - Roman numerals and a Roman numeral converter.
UNRV - Yes, it's listed twice, just as several other links. It's here again just in case you didn't find it the first time (This website is on Roman money).
Major Figures
Major Figures in Classical History
About.com has a lot of advertisements, and it can cramp one's style. However, this easy-to-use search of famous Greek/Roman people sure is handy if you know what letter their name starts with.
LIVIUS
This is another famous people list but this time it's only Romans. It also includes the Romans in Judea and all of the magistrates/offices Romans could hold, as well as an alphabetized compilation of random Roman-related things (like the Plebs, Curia Julia, etc.).
- Augustus - and his road to power by conquering the dark Nubians and the blonde Dalmatians.
Glossary of...
Roman Military terms - Disclaimer: This website boasts Latin military terms (as well as detailed information on the Roman military).
Roman Emperors - Features the Roman emperors chronologically with more information available on each if you click their name.
Roman Place Names - Though this is from Roman-Empire.net, it is under here because it is a glossary. It has the Roman city name then the modern city (and country it is in)equivalent.
Roman Clothing - Disclaimer: This website boasts Latin terms of colors, fabric types, and clothing terms.
Major & Minor Roman Gods - Though this is from UNRV.org, it is a list of names, so it goes here.
Constellations - including Centaurus, Cancer, Aquarius, Hercules, and more.
Roman Festivals & Religion - About.com, once again, is full of annoying advertisements in the way of your information, but has a nice index of the festivals of Rome.
Rome's Neighbors - Here are many of the tribes and empires Rome had to reckon with to get their big reputation.
Other "empires" before and after Rome:
The Classics Pages
This website includes mostly Greek information (ships, people, etc.). However, the Romans borrowed much of what the Greeks built and did.
The Byzantine Empire - to learn more about the "later eastern Roman empire" and why it's called something different than "the Roman empire", click to the left.
Timeline of the Byzantine Empire - This is a simple (but large) picture--not a website. However, it is very detailed and shows events from the Byzantine Empire.
The Etruscans - The "mysterious Estruscans," the pre-civilization to Rome.
also take a look here on the Important Neighbors of the Roman Empire, and more here 1 2 on the conflicts between Judea and the Roman Empire, and here 1 2 3 for conflicts with the Celts.
