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Diotima: Women in the Ancient World
One of the best sites on the Internet -- beautifully presented, full of interesting and informative material. A model for anyone who is interested in developing web sites on complex topics.
http://www.stoa.org/diotima/
 
The Perseus Project
A multi-media library which allows the user to access an immense variety of material relevant to the study of ancient Greece and Rome. The Perseus Project homepage now provides access to the primary texts of many Greek authors, including Aeschines, Aeschylus, Andocides, Antiphon, Apollodorus, Aristophanes, Aristotle, Bacchylides, Demades, Demosthenes, Dinarchus, Diodorus Siculus, Euripides, Herodotus, Hesiod, Homer, Homeric Hymns, Hyperides, Isaeus, Isocrates, Lycurgus, Lysias, Pausanias, Pindar, Plato, Plutarch, Pseudo-Xenophon, Sophocles, Strabo, Thucydides, and Xenophon. Morphological analysis is also available for words in these texts: parsing, definitions and further examples from Liddell-Scott-Jones Greek Lexicon, and frequency calculations. Numerous images and descriptions of vases, architecture, sites, and coins are also available on-line. Roman material and Latin authors are rapidly being added. One of the most extrensive and complex sites on the Internet.
http://perseus.csad.ox.ac.uk/
 
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
A vast repository of URLs dedicated to the study of the ancient Mediterranean. Links to texts in translation, essays, and images dealing with pre-historic times, the ancient Middle East, Egypt, Israel, Persia, Greece, the Hellenistic world, Rome, and late antiquity. A must see!
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html
 
Myths, Legends, and Folklore
A vast repository of URLs dedicated to the myths, legends, and folklore of various world cultures, ancient and modern.
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~cbsiren/myth.html
 
The Encyclopedia Mythica
Information on a number of mythologies (Chinese, Etruscan, Greek, Japanese, Latvian, Mayan, Native American, Norse, Persian, Roman) and more.
http://www.pantheon.org/myth/
 
Classical Myth: The Ancient Sources (University of Victoria)
An excellent collection of information and images relating to the Greek gods, their attributes, and their myths, with links to other relevant sites on the WWW.
http://web.UVic.CA/athena/bowman/myth/
 
Classical Mythology by Geography (Princeton)
A wonderful collection of resources related to Greek myth, including sites on Women in Classical Mythology and Women in Greek Mythology.
http://www.princeton.edu/~markwoon/Myth/old-index.html
 
Mythology in Western Art (Haifa)
Under development: a collection of art images of various characters from Classical myth, with some bibliographical aids.
http://www-lib.haifa.ac.il/www/art/MYTHOLOGY_WESTART.HTML
 
Images of the Trojan War Myth
Links to vase paintings in Perseus illustrating various myths and episodes associated with the Trojan War.
http://www.temple.edu/classics/troyimages.html
 
Hercules: Greece's Greatest Hero (Perseus)
An illustrated overview of myths concerning the famous Greek hero.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Hercules/
 
Heracles in Ancient Art
Links to vase paintings in Perseus illustrating various adventures of the famous Greek hero.
http://www.temple.edu/classics/herpaint.html
 
The Classics Pages
Andrew Wilson's very useful collection of material. Topics include: Sophocles' Oedipus, Aeschylus' Oresteia, Plato's Republic, Roman poetry (with audio), Vergil, feminist scholarship, the Olympic games, ancient Greek art, ancient technology, as well as, e.g., translations of Euripides' Helen, Phoenician Women and Orestes.
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/index.htm
 
The Ovid Project
Digitized images of illustrations of the Metamorphoses, based on the rare books collection of the University of Vermont.
http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/ovid/index.html
 
Who's Who in the Metamorphoses of Ovid: The Analytical Onomasticon Project
A comprehensive reference work (under development), in print and electronic form, to persons and places in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The Web document includes an overview of the Project, brief discussion of its literary critical basis, explanation of the approach it takes, summary of the tagging scheme for the electronic text, sample indexes, and a simulation of an electronic-book version of the Onomasticon using Netscape "frames".
http://www.princeton.edu/~mccarty/Onomasticon/
 
Athena: Authors and Texts
More than 2100 e-texts and multilingual links (philosophy, science, classics, literature, history, economics, etc.).
http://un2sg1.unige.ch/www/athena/html/authors.html
 
The Tech Classics Archive
A searchable archive of 375 classical Greek and Roman texts (in English translation), in both HTML and Text format. An excellent resource for instructors.
http://the-tech.mit.edu/Classics/
 
Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE: Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns and Homerica
An e-version of Hugh G. Evelyn-White's translation in the Loeb Classics series (Cambridge Mass., 1914), featuring translations of the principal remains of early Greek epic other than Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Hesiod
 
Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents
Information about the Centre, copies of the Centre's newsletter, and (under construction) an image bank of the Centre's collection of Greek inscriptions and squeezes of Greek inscriptions.
http://www.csad.ox.ac.uk/CSAD/
 
Images of Orality and Literacy in Greek Iconography of the Fifth, Fourth and Third Centuries BCE by James O'Donnell
A collection of images (with some explanatory text) that may be used in studying how the Greeks conceived of their invention and assimilation of their technologies of writing.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/awiesner/oralit.html
 
Papyrology Home Page from Michigan
A useful collection of scholarly material and links to various sites.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/pap/
 
Duke Papyri Collection
One of the more interesting sites dealing with papyri on the Web. Provides electronic access to texts about and images of 1,373 papyri from ancient Egypt.
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/papyrus/
 
In the Margins of the Past (Vatican)
An interesting collection of late Roman, medieval, and Renaissance manuscripts, including a 9th-century Historia Augusta, a 5th/6th-century Eclogues and Georgics, and (under "Some Extra Objects") a 9th-century Plautus.
http://sunsite.unc.edu/expo/vatican.exhibit/exhibit/a-vatican_lib/Margins_of_past.html
 
Didaskalia: Ancient Theatre Today
An electronic journal offering reviews of modern productions of ancient plays; book reviews; news about current projects dealing with modern productions and the ancient stage; articles on audience response, translation, and production theory.
http://didaskalia.berkeley.edu/
 
Skenotheke: Images of the Ancient Stage (University of Saskatchewan)
This project, which is very much a work in progress, offers various images of the ancient stage. At the moment the selection is limited to some views of archaeological details of the Theatre of Dionysus at Athens, images of a couple of smaller theatres, and links to other appropriate sites on the Internet.
http://www.usask.ca/antharch/cnea/skenotheke.html
 
Classical Drama Sites
Useful links to various sites on the WWW relating to ancient drama.
http://www.webcom.com/shownet/medea/cldrama.html
 
The Ancient Greek World (U. Penn. Museum)
Brief illustrated essays on Land and Archaeological Time, Daily Life, Economy, Religion and Death.
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/Index.html
 
Everyday Greek Life
Images of various items for everday life.
http://www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/allsouls/bm/room68.html
 
Life in Ancient Greece Reflected in the Coinage of Corinth
The name says it all!
http://americanhistory.si.edu/corinth/
 
The Roman Forum
An excellent educational site that is beautifully designed. Features a nicely illustrated tour of the Forum, along with brief hypertext essays on a wide variety of matters under the topics "History and Religion" and "Daily Life." A model site.
http://library.thinkquest.org/11402/
 
The Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum
A useful collection of literary and visual material related to the Olympic games and related events, imaginatively displayed but often takes a long time to load.
http://devlab.dartmouth.edu/olympic/
 
Perseus Olympics WWW site
An excellent general introduction to the ancient Olympics: the different events, the site, the Olympic spirit, anecdotes about famous victors. Numerous illustrations. Quicktime movies on the guided tour may take a few minutes to load.
http://olympics.tufts.edu
 
Materials for the Study of Ancient Sparta
General bibliography, stories about Sparta and Lycurgus, class notes.
http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/sparta.html
 
Women's Life in Greece and Rome
On-line access to primary texts dealing with the life and lot of women in antiquity, from the popular work by M.R. Lefkowitz and M.B. Fant.
http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/wlgr/wlgr-index.html
 
Cicero Homepage (University of Texas)
A useful collection of resources related to the study of Cicero: texts (in translation), chronology, images, and bibliography.
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/classics/documents/Cic.html
 
Mithraism (The Ecole Initiative)
An introduction to Mithraism by Alison B. Griffith.
http://www.evansville.edu/~ecoleweb/articles/mithraism.html
 
The Cosmic Mysteries of Mithras
David Ulansey's essay, based on his The Origins of the Mithraic Mysteries: Cosmology and Salvation in the Ancient World (Oxford, 1991).
http://www.well.com/user/davidu/mithras.html
 
On-line Augustine Seminar materials (University of Pennsylvania)
An electronic seminar on St. Augustine. A unique collection of material of use to anyone interested in the early Christian church.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/augustine.html
 
ORB Late Antiquity in the Mediterranean WWW site
Articles, bibliographies, on-line texts, and relevant links to other sites on the WWW.
http://www.unipissing.ca/department/history/orb/lt-atest.htm
 
Worlds of Late Antiquity (James O'Donnell)
A wide array of electronic resources and texts related to James O'Donnell's course in late antiquity.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/wola.html
 
Guide to Early Church Documents (ICL Net)
Links to New Testament Canonical Information, Writings of the Apostolic Fathers, Patristic Texts, Creeds and Canons, Later Documents, Related Documents, Miscellaneous Texts, Related Internet Sites.
http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-history.html
 
Refrigerium WWW Site
A host of links to useful Early Christian resources on the Internet, including Orthodox Christianity, Gnosticism, The Book of Q, recommended WWW sites, newsgroups, and bibliography.
http://www.definingmoment.com/ric/refrigerium/
 
The Erasmus Text Project
Offers access to various works by Erasmus in Latin and/or English.
http://smith2.sewanee.edu/Erasmus/etp.html
 
Roman Law Resources
A useful collection of information and links related to the study and teaching of Roman law.
http://iuscivile.com
 
Roman Law Project
Collection of ancient sources dealing with Roman law -- Latin required!
http://www.jura.uni-sb.de/Rechtsgeschichte/Ius.Romanum/english.html
 
Poiesis: Philosophy Online Serials Project
This project, which is under development, will offer subscribers online access to the complete text of participating journals, from vol. 1.1 to present. A demonstration database is available for general viewing.
http://www.nlx.com/posp/index.htm
 
Stoicism on the Web
A useful collection of material dealing with Stoicism, particular Stoics, their predecessors, and other matters philosophical.
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~djhmoore/generic.html
 
Wasser im Wein (Institut für Altertumskunde - Klassische Archaeologie)
An illustrated hypertext essay on wine in ancient Greece: deals with such things as attitudes toward and myths about wine; the storage and transportation of wine; the preparation of wine. N.B. In German.
http://www.phil.uni-erlangen.de/~p1altar/ausstellung_html/wasser_im_wein/wasser_im_wein.html
 
Roman Villa at Hechingen-Stein (Roman Open Air Museum)
Roman villa of the late 1st century A.D., with plan, model, and photographs of the modern partial reconstruction. In English and German.
http://www.villa-rustica.de/indexe.html
 
History of Plumbing: Ancient (Plumbing and Mechanical Magazine)
Brief illustrated accounts of plumbing in Babylonia, Crete, Egypt, Greece, Jerusalem, Pompeii, and Herculaneum.
http://www.theplumber.com/H_index.html
 
Roman Bath at Isthmia (Ohio State University)
Plan of the bath, with brief description of Roman bathing practices.
http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/history/isthmia/bath.html
 
Plan of Rome (L'Université de Caen Basse-Normandie)
Brief accounts of most of the most famous examples of ancient Roman architecture, many accompanied by images of scale models. N.B. In French.
http://www.unicaen.fr/rome/sommaire.shtml
 
Antiqua Medicina
Extensive illustrated essays on the practice of medicine from Homeric times to late antiquity. An excellent resource.
http://www.med.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/antiqua/anthome.html
 
Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiqua
This site is intended to be a resource for the study of medicine and medical thought in the Graeco-Roman world, from Mycenaean times to the fall of the Roman Empire.
http://www.ea.pvt.k12.pa.us/medant
 
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
An excellent site for those interested in the history of medicine. Includes a searchable index of nearly 60,000 on-line images.
http://oli.lhc.nlm.nih.gov/
-- see, as well, the directory of National Library of Medicine Online Exhibitions at:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/exhibition.html
 
Windows on Italy: The History
A hypertext essay on Italy's history, from prehistoric times to the modern era.
http://www.mi.cnr.it/WOI/deagosti/history/0welcome.html
 
Imperium Romanorum
Chronological lists of the Roman emperors, consuls, and censors; genealogy of the Julio-Claudians.
http://wwwtc.nhmccd.cc.tx.us/people/crf01/rome/
 
A Visual Compendium of Roman Emperors
Images of the Roman emperors from Julius Caesar to Trajan, as well as other material illustrating their reigns.
http://www.ece.arizona.edu/~justin/Emperors/baggin_emperors.html
 
De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors
The title says it all.
http://www.salve.edu/~dimaiom/deimprom.html
 
Augustus: Images of Power
Images of art and architecture from the age of Augustus, with discussion of its political relevance.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/morford/augimage.html
 
Ancient Navigation and Shipbuilding in the Greek and Roman World
The name says it all!
http://klio.umcs.lublin.pl/users/ducin/index.htm
 
The Athenian Trireme Olympias
Home page of Olympias, a reconstruction of an Athenian trireme of the 5th and 4th centuries BC. Includes information useful to those interested in ancient ships.
http://www.atm.ox.ac.uk/rowing/trireme.html
 
The Roman Army: A Bibliography
A general bibliography on Roman military matters.
http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/armybibl.html
 
Catapults of the Roman Empire
Detailed account of Roman catapults and military technology, with glossary of terms.
http://www.nzp.com/0600roman.html
 
Roman Coins of the Early Empire
An illustrated discussion of how coins were made, metals and denominations, common denominations, inscriptions, names, titles, numbers, and dating.
http://www.iei.net/~tryan/coins.htm
 
Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples
Compiled by Ross Scaife -- the name says it all.
http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/rhetoric.html
-- see as well the related Handbook of Rhetorical Devices, available at this same site:
http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/Harris/rhetform.html
 
The "Best of" Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
On-line selections.
http://www.his.com/z/gibbon.html