Classics

Web Resources

WWW-Links to Study of the Ancient World

The following WWW-links list for the study of the ancient world makes no pretense at being complete. Students who use this page should note that not all sites are equal in quality and reliability. In fact there has been much discussion of late regarding the nature of resources available online. These links are not meant to replace 'traditional' research. Instead, they are meant to augment other available resources. Most journals and texts are not available online due to copyright and cost.

Please consult Carthage's Electronic Library for more search tools.

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General Resources

• General Search Engines Includes Argos, a search engine designed to search for topics related to the ancient world
• Metasources on the Ancient World They vary in organization and focus. Some are more narrowly defined and specific to a given culure, e.g., the Perseus site which is a metaresources for the study of the Greek World
• Bibliographies for the Study of the World
• Maps of the Ancient World

Resources for Ancient World

• Ancient Art and Archaeology
• Ancient Atheletics
• Ancient Crafts and Production
• Ancient Cultures and History
  1. Egypt
  2. Anatolia
  3. Asia
  4. Mesopotamia
  5. Palestine
  6. Africa
  7. Ancient Europe
  8. Greek World
  9. Roman World
  10. Byzantine Studies
  11. Ancient Maya
  12. Medieval History
• Ancient Literature
• Ancient Mythology
• Ancient Religion
• Ancient Science, Technology, Mathematics, and Medicine
• Ancient Theater
• Ancient Military History
• Black Athena Link to online sources for the debate surrounding Martin Bernal's Black Athena
• Diet and Cuisine in the Ancient World
• Land Use in Antiquity
• Race, Ethnicity and Gender in the Ancient World

Other Resources

• Classics Courses Online Also includes links to sites on software available in Classics
• Museums Online Including the Louvre, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oriental Institute of Chicago
• Classics Departments Many departments offer good study aids and materials online. Links to overseas' programs can be found here.
• Journals Online

Related Fields

• Related Fields: Anthropology

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Ancient Athletics

• Olympic Games
• Introduction to the Olympic Games
• Sport in Antiquity Bibliography of the major works on the subject.

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Ancient Crafts and Production

• Instrumentum European research group on crafts and manufactured products in Antiquity. In English and French. Link here is to English version.

Ancient Diet and Cuisine

• Roman Orgy Page The title is misleading. This page deals with Roman cuisine. Note, however, that the page was still under construction as of 1/15/97.
• Daily Diet in Athens

Land Use in Antiquity

• Ancient Landscapes, Information Systems and Computers
• Agriculture and Private Property in Athens
• Etruscan Farm

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Ancient Science, Technology and Mathematics

• Early Greek Astronomy
• History of Science, Technology and Medicine
• Hill's Plumbing It is a plumbing page but much more. If you scroll down, you will come to a section on plumbing in the ancient world
• Chemistry
• Euclid's Elements
• Archimedes Home Page
• A Brief History of Clocks from Thales to Ptolemy By Jesse Weissman.
• Comets, Asteroids and Meteors Includes ancient information regarding such celestial phenomena.
• 4000 Years of Women in Science.
• Index to the History of Plumbing Publication of Plumbing and Mechanical Magazine

• Ancient Medicine

• Ancient Medicine
• Antiqua Medicina From Homer to Vesalius
• Roman Medical Instruments at the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
• Colchester Archaeological Trust Look under "Star Finds" (column on left) and you will see a link to "Doctor's grave".

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Ancient Theater

• Didaskalia-Ancient Greek Theater
• Skenotheke
• Bibiliography for Classical Theater Compiled by John Porter, U. of Saskatchewan

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Ancient Military History

• The Roman Army: A Bibliography If you wish to write on the Roman Army, you should start here. The bibliography is 11 pages in length!!! The creator, John Paul Adams, of the bibliography also provides links to material that are online. Last revised 9/8/00.
• Ancient History Source Book: Josephus: The Roman Army. Josephus was a writer during the Flavian period.
• War and Peace in Classical Antiquity
• Warfare in the Greek World
• Warfare in the Roman World
• The Roman Army Page from the Notitia Dignitatum
• Late Roman Military Bibliography
• The Roman
• Warfare in the Ancient World Army
• romanarmy.com Online encyclopedia, journal, travelogue.
• VindolandaVindolanda was an outpost along Hadrian's wall. This site uses Shock Wave and has a short animated introduction.
• Roman Army in Britain
• "The Mighty Roman Legions"
• Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies
• Society of Ancient Military Historians
• Lake Nemi Roman Ship Reconstruction Reconstruction of the Emperor Caligula's ships found at Lago di Nemi.

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