Ancient World History Internet Sites

Ancient World History Internet Sites

General Sites

ABZU - Guide to Resources for the Study of the Ancient Near East Available on the Internet, comprehensive index of links to sites about the ancient history of the middle eastern area.
Ancient World Web, a comprehensive site covering ancient history and many subjects related to history.
Antiquity On-Line, information about the origin of civilization in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and many more.
Classicists and Mediterranean Archaeologists, searchable links to sites about the history, religions, and cultures of ancient Mediterranean nations.
Coins, a site containing information about ancient coins.
Columbia University's Ancient and Medieval Studies Reading Room, links to medieval resources.
Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women & Gender in the Ancient World, interdisciplinary resource for anyone interested in patterns of gender around the ancient Mediterranean
Electronic Resources for Classicists: The Second Generation, links to databases, images, bibliographies, organizations, college departments, course materials, and other internet sites concerned with classical studies.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures, an introductory, online, college-level "textbook" of eight ancient world cultures: the Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Early Islam, and Medieval Europe
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook, links to primary source material in ancient (before 500 AD) history.
Perseus Project, a digital library on ancient Greece and Rome
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, a canonical list, short descriptions, and depict ions of the seven most impressive monuments of the ancient world
Worlds of Late Antiquity, material relating to the culture of the Mediterranean world in late antiquity (roughly 200-700 C.E.)

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt: the Mythology, information on the religious beliefs of ancient Egyptians.

Ancient Greece

Alexander the Great, original material and links about the life and conquests of the famous military and civil leader (356-323 BC)
Ancient City of Athens, a resource for students of classical languages, civilization, art, archaeology, and history
Greek (Attic/Hellenic) Sites on the World-Wide Web, links to sites with information about ancient Greece.
Museum of Reconstructions, reconstructions of ancient Athens
Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean, this site is potentially the most comprehensive Web site about prehistoric Greece down to the collapse of Mycenaean civilization (from Choice, Aug., 2000 Supplement)

Ancient Rome

Julius Caesar - An Annotated Guide to Online Resources,
The Christian Catacombs of Rome, information about the catacombs of Rome and the early Christian Church in eight languages.
Forgotten City of Pompeii: A First Look, pictures of the ruins of Pompeii
Lacus Curtius: into the Roman World, links to internet resources about Rome and the Latin language.
Roman Gladiatorial Games, an explanation of the games

Other Ancient History Areas

Ancient Nubia, information on the advanced civilization south of ancient Egypt.
The Dead Sea Scrolls, from the Library of Congress.
History of China, searchable hypertext history of China based upon the Army Area Handbook gopher site.
Russian Information, comprehensive site for information on Russian business and economy, culture and art, education, history, language and literature, philosophy, and society and politics
Shikhin, online version of the article, "Excavations at Sepphoris: The Location and Identification of Shikhin"

Last Updated July 3, 2001