Ancient Rome

MYTH & THE FOUNDING OF ROME
The Seven Hills of Rome
The Origins of Rome 
The Aeneid of Virgil - Caesar Augustus' attempt at the beginning of the Empire to link Roman might with a direct lineage to the Bronze Age Greeks and Greek Mythology.  That is why most Roman gods are the same except for name changes, such as Aphrodite = Venus.  Also, if Caesar could prove direct descendancy for the gods, therefore he should also be considered a god.

THE ETRUSCANS & THE BEGINNINGS OF ROME
Rome: The Etruscans
MAP: The Etruscans, 530 BC
  The Mysterious Etruscans - Pre-Roman Civilisation in Italy 
   Early Roman Civilization, 753-509BC
  Etruscan civilization 
Etruscan Art and Architecture - more info below in the section on Art.
Rome: The Roman Kingdom
  The Rise of Ancient Rome 
  Etruscans on the Web  


THE ROMAN REPUBLIC
TIMELINE: Roman Republic: 753-31 BC 
  TIMELINE: The End of the Roman Republic, 149-31 BC
  Ancient Rome Government 
  Roman Provinces 
  Rome before Augustus 
  Roman History 
  Birth of the Roman Republic - History of the Roman Empire 
  Late Roman Republic - History of the Roman Empire 
    The Roman Republic 
  The Roman Republic 
  Republican Rome, 509-31BC
The Romans: 114 BC - 27 AD - THE AGE OF SOCIAL REFORM
  Rome: Republic to Empire 
  Political Offices in the Roman Republic 
Notes on Roman Politics  
  The Political Hierarchy  
  The Roman Revolution 
   The First Triumvirate
  Leaders and Battles of First Triumvirate, Wars of the (Great Roman Civil War) 
The Second Triumvirate
  Leaders and Battles of Second Triumvirate, Wars of the (Roman Civil War) 
  Significance of the Gracchi
The Temporary Monarchy of Sulla
Significance of Sulla
Roma - The Republic
  The Second Triumvirate Dissolves 
  Consuls of the Roman Republic 
  HWC - Ancient - Secondary readings - Great Stuff! 
    The Rise of Rome
   Rome from Golden Age to Political Chaos 
   Fall of the Roman Republic
  Fall of the Roman Republic and Caesar, to 14 CE 
More on the "Fall" in the next section on Julius Caesar. 

JULIUS CAESAR
The Julius Caesar Site
  Rome: Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar - SUPER! 
  Julius Caesar: Historical Background 
   The Landings of Caesar in Britain, 55 and 54 BC - More on Caesar's military command in the warfare section below.
Julius Caesar's War Commentaries 
  Marcus Antonius
  Antony and Cleopatra
  The Battle of Actium
    The Houses of Caesar, Mark Antony, and Cleopatra  
  Antony, Octavian, Cleopatra: the end of the Roman Republic 
  Fall of the Roman Republic and Caesar, to 14 CE
  Fall of the Roman Republic
  The Empire begins....check below. 

ROMAN LAW
Did you know? It was the custom in Ancient Rome for the men to place their right hand on their testicles when taking an oath. The modern term 'testimony' is derived from this tradition.
Ancient Rome Government 
  Roman Law
   Roman Law: Questions and Answers
  Ancient Roman Laws 
450 BC: The Twelve Tables - from DUHAIME'S LEGAL MUSEUM 
Ancient History Sourcebook: The Twelve Tables, c. 450 BCE  
Justinian's Code 
Legal Status of Women in the Roman World 
  Bernard Hibbitts - Roman Law Readings
  Ancient Rome: Roman History and Government
  Roman Law Resources 
  Web links for Western Legal Tradition   

ROMAN COINS & ECONOMY
History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day 
  Ancient Roman Economy 
  Chronology of Money 
  Roman Money, Weights and Measures 
  Roman Coins
  Coins of the Roman Emperors
Dead Romans: Coins 
Roman Trade and Economy 
  Denominations of Ancient Roman and Medieval Byzantine Coins
  Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins Homepage 
   Eight Hundred Years of Roman Coinage
Ancient Roman and Greek Coins 
  Roman Coins and Roman History 
   Ancient Trade Routes 
  *** The House of Ptolemy: Ptolemaic and Roman Egyptian Numismatics *** 
ROME'S ECONOMIC DECLINE 

THE ROMAN EMPIRE
INTERACTIVE DIAGRAM: Why were the Romans successful Empire builders? 
TIMELINE: The Roman Empire: 27 BC- AD 312 
   HWC, The Julio-Claudians and Roman Emperors - The Imperial Index - much more on specific Emperors available below in the section on the Emperors.
  Roman Provinces 
  HWC, Study Guide - The Roman Empire - HWC - Ancient - Secondary readings 
  UNRV History - Roman Empire 
  Rome and Romania, Roman Emperors, Byzantine Emperors, etc. 
  Early Empire 
  The Roman Empire
  Roman Empire 
  Camelot Village: Rome 
  Rome at its Height 
Travel Throughout the Roman Empire 
  The First Caesars 
   Octavian Returns to Rome
Imperator
Caesar Augustus 
The Reign of Augustus
   Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana 
  Rome at its Height 
Augustus Caesar
Rome: The Age of Augustus
Rome: Imperial Rome
  PBS: The Roman Empire in the First Century
   Roman Empire and Dictatorship
Rome from Golden Age to Political Chaos 
  The Political Hierarchy 
   Britannia: Index: Roman Britain
   The Later Roman Empire 
  Later Emperors 
  The Decline and Fall of Rome
  Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
   Gibbon: General Observations
Why Rome Fell
The End of the Roman Empire Revisited
   ROME'S ECONOMIC DECLINE 
How Excessive Government Killed Ancient Rome
Remnants of the Roman Empire
Rome's Decline and Christianity's Ascent  

WAR AND WARFARE
MAPS: Imperial Battle Map Index 
  TIMELINE: Major Battles in Roman History 
  GLOSSARY: Roman Arms and Armor
  GLOSSARY: Roman Military Terms 
GLOSSARY: Roman Military Sites in Britain
  Imperial Battle Description Index 
  Roman Military - SUPER!!! 
  The Roman Army Page 
  ARMAMENTARIVM: the Book of Roman Arms and Armour 
  ARMAMENTARIVM: Beginners' Guide 
Illustrated Ancient History: a history of the ROMAN LEGIONS
  THE ROMANS: 262 BC - 113 BC - CONQUEST OF THE MEDITERRAENEAN
ROMAN BRITAIN: Roman Conquests of Britain
  Rome: Weapons/Arms/Warfare/Tactics 
  Leaders and Battles of First Triumvirate, Wars of the (Great Roman Civil War)
  Leaders and Battles of Second Triumvirate, Wars of the (Roman Civil War)  
  The Roman Army 
  The Roman Army in the Late Republic and Early Empire, Part I and Part II 
  The Command Structure
   Roman Military Forts and Camps
Ancient Rome: The Roman Military
Warfare in the Roman World
      History of Tunisia: Carthaginians and Romans
Hannibal
   HWC, The Punic Wars
  The Roman Navy 
  The Roman Navy: The First and Second Illyrian Wars, and incidental operations 
Ancient Roman Navy
  Ancient Rome - Punic Wars
  Punic Wars - AOL Site
Scipio Africanus - AOL Site
  The Aeneid of Virgil
  This Way to the Northern Frontier: Tribes and Romans in Northern Britain  
   The Roman Army
Roman Conquest of Britain
  Roman Military Sites in Britain
Britannia: Index: Roman Britain 
    The Roman Army in Britain
  The Landings of Caesar in Britain, 55 and 54 BC
Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site 
Rome is Sacked by the Visigoths 
The Barbarians
  Barbarian History - For more on the so-called "barbarians," drop by my Western Civilization page.
Tribal Migrations: Germanic Tribes Fight Rome
  First Europe Tutorial - Roman Territorial Expansion 
  First Europe Tutorial - Germanic Invasions 
  The Coming of the Germans 
  First Europe Tutorial - Frankish Empire 
  The Rise of the Franks 
  Boadicea -- Queen of the Iceni
ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre | Warrior Queen
  The Geography of Roman Gaul
  The Celts and the Holy Roman Empire
Celts Against the Empire 
  SUCCESSORS OF ROME: GERMANIA, FRANCIA, & RUSSIA, 395-1945
  Pictish Nation
  Roman Presence in Spain 
  España Romana/Roman Spain 
  Roman Armor and Military Dress 
  Ancient Ships 
The House of Ptolemy: Imperial Rome in Egypt 
  Julius Caesar's War Commentaries
    Wars between the Romans and the Jews I: first engagements, and Part II
     Roman Reenactment Groups 

ROMAN EMPERORS
Roman Emperor List
An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors
Roman Emperors - The Imperial Index 
Roman Emperors - DIR Alphabetic Emperor Index
DIR Index of Imperial Stemmata of Roman Emperors - Family Trees
    A Visual Compendium of Roman Emperors
    The Emperors 
  EMPERORS OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE 
   TIMELINE: Chronology of the Emperors
HWC, The Julio-Claudians
   Rule by the Julio-Claudians
  Dead Romans: The Emperors 
  Augustan Timeline - The Augustan Age 
   Augustus Caesar
  Augustus, the Empire, and the Art of Propaganda 
Augustus and the Early Roman Empire
  Later Emperors 
  The Emperor Diocletian: 284-305 
Constantine the Great
   Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site
   Augustine Influences Christianity
  Christian Emperors, Persia and the Fall of Rome
  Imperial Cult 
Decadence, Rome and Romania, and the Emperors Who Weren't 
Crazy Caesars of Rome - Caligula, Domitian of Rome (51-96), Elagabalus (204-222) 

WOMEN & DAILY LIFE
GENERAL & COMPREHENSIVE SITES ON DAILY LIFE IN ROME
  Rome: Daily Life 
  PBS: The Roman Empire in the First Century - Life in Roman Times 
  Roman Culture 
Ancient Rome: Daily Life
   Ancient Rome Daily Life
  A Brief Social History of the Roman Empire 
  Roman Society
Roma - Society 
Private Life of the Romans: Table of Contents
  Camelot Village: Rome 
   Classics Department: Daily Roman Life 
  Roman Material Culture
  Daily Life In Ancient Greece & Rome  

ROMAN WOMEN, MOTHERS, FATHERS, CHILDREN & FAMILY
Diotima: Women & Gender in the Ancient World
  Internet Women's History Sourcebook - ROME 
Roman Marriage Laws: Corpus Iuris Civilis 
Marriage
  Roman Marriage 
  The Greek and Roman Wedding, U. of Saskatchewan 
Women demonstrate and obtain repeal of the Oppian law
Marriage in Ancient Rome   
Roman Pregnancy and Childbirth 
A bit on Midwives
MIDWIVES AND MATERNITY CARE IN ANCIENT ROME
Romanae Antiquae: Women in Ancient Rome - Contents 
  Feminae Romanae: Women of Ancient Rome
    Roman Women
  Women of Ancient Rome: Biographies
  "Wives and Mothers": The Roman Family
"The Roman Woman and Roman Law"
Women on Roman Coins
Women's Medicine in Ancient Rome
Women in Roman Religion
What the Roman Lady Wears
The First Ladies of Rome
  The Mistresses and Prostitutes in Ancient Rome
Sodalis Familiaris 
  Roman Kids 
School Time and Play Time
Boys becoming Men - Girls becoming Women 
Gods and Goddesses of Children and Childhood 
Roman attitudes to children in the family
Celebrating holidays with Roman children
  The Roman Virtues 
  Roman Names 
  Roman Nomenclature 
Women, Ethnicity and Power in the Roman Empire
  Philosophers on the Role of Women 
  Legal Status of Women in the Roman World 
Primary Documents on Women's Lives in Greece & Rome  

ROMAN FOOD & FARMING
Antique Roman Dishes - Collection - Food and Recipes of the Ancient Romans
The Ancient Art of Roman Cooking
A Taste of the Ancient World: Greco-Roman eating, drinking, & farming
  Roman Food 
  Ancient Roman Food 
  Links: Roman Food
  The Roman Diet 
  Roman Farms 
  Dinner Parties and the Roman Upper Class 
Roman Cuisine: Basic Food For Ordinary people
Roman Cuisine: Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
Roman Food
  LacusCurtius • The Roman Baker (Smith's Dictionary, 1875)
  Food in Antiquity, U. of Saskatchewan  
Age, Gender and Status Divisions at Mealtime in the Roman House
  Roman Byzantine Food 
  Roman Beer - from Ancient Beer  
More on Ancient Food at my Food page.

ROMAN HOMES
Roman House
  The Roman Home 
  The Roman Villa
Diagram of a Roman House
  A Roman House
  ancient roman housing - homes
  Some super images from the homes in Pompeii - ArchArt - Pompeii
   Roman House Sources
  Age, Gender and Status Divisions at Mealtime in the Roman House 
More info on Roman Architecture below in the section on Art.

THE BATHS & PLUMBING
Roman Baths Home Page
  Role of Social Bathing in Classical Rome 
  Roman Baths 
The Hadrianic Baths at Leptis Magna
Roman Baths
  The Roman Baths 
  More on the Roman Baths 
  NOVA Online | Secrets of Lost Empires | Roman Bath
  Ancient Rome - Baths
The Soap Factory - History and Techniques of Soap and Soapmaking
  The History of Plumbing - Pompeii & Herculaneum
The History of Plumbing - Roman and English Legacy 
More info on Roman Architecture below in the sections on Engineering and Art.

ROMAN CLOTHING
Roman Clothing, Part I and Part II 
   Ancient Roman Clothing
Diotima: Glossary of Roman Clothing
  Ancient Roman Clothing - How do you make it? 
  Ancient Roman Clothing 
  Ancient Roman Costume 
  Ancient Roman Clothing
  Ancient Roman Clothing (Men) - Ancient Roman Clothing (Women)  
  Roman Dress 
DRESS AND PERSONAL ORNAMENTS
  Ancient Roman Accessories
  Women's Hairstyles  
  ON THE PAINTING OF THE FACE 
  The Roman Makeover
  Links: Roman Clothing 
  Ancient Roman Costume Links at The Costumer's Manifesto 
  Greek and Roman Costume, U. of Saskatchewan 
More info can be found on my History of Fashion webpage.

ROMAN HEALTH & MEDICINE
INTERACTIVE DIAGRAM: Roman Public Health
  INTERACTIVE DIAGRAM: Roman Medicine
  Roman Sanitation
  Antiqua Medicina: sanitation
  How did the Roman Public Health System work?
  English and Roman Plumbing History
  The History of Medicine - Romans     
Roman Health and Medicine
  Roman Medicine
  Medicine in Ancient Rome - from History of Medicine 
  Roman Medical Tools 
  Claudius Galen 
   Antiqua medicina: Etruscan and Roman Medicine
Antiqua Medicina: Surgery 
Antiqua Medicina: The Doctor in Roman Society
  Medicine Through Time - Ancient Rome 
  History of Medicine 

TRADE & ECONOMY
Ancient Roman Economy
  Roman Weights and Measures 
Trade Within the Empire
  Ancient Trade Routes 
For MUCH more on Roman Economy, check the ROMAN COINS section above.

ROMAN RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY
Roman Religion 
   Roman Mythology  
Ancient Rome: Roman Religion
  Roman Religion and more on Roman Religion
  Cosmic Mystery of Mithras: Mithraism - Ancient Religion 
  MITHRAS 
  EAWC Essay: Mithraism 
The Ecole Initiative: Mithraism
Romans in Britain - Roman religion and beliefs
Roman Philosophy [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
  Hellenistic / Roman Religion & Philosophy 
VIA ROMANA: Philosophy  
For more info, check out the section on Judaism and Christianity in the Roman, Empire below.
Also, check out my Myth, Legend, Folklore, Ghosts webpage.

ROMAN EDUCATION
The Evolution of the Alphabet - Definition of Latin alphabet 
  Latin and Greek Word Elements 
  First Europe Tutorial - Latin and Vernaculars 
  School Time and Play Time 
  Roman Numerals and Handy Roman numeral converter 
  Roman Weights and Measures 
  Education in Antiquity, U. of Saskatchewan 
More on Roman Education below.

ROMAN ENTERTAINMENT
Leisure and Entertainment 
   Roman Entertainment 
  More Roman Entertainment
  Roman Theatre 
  Didaskalia - Introduction to Roman Stagecraft
  Roman Theatre
  The Roman Theatre
  Greco-Roman Theater Glossary
  Roman Theatre Index
  Ancient Theatre Virtual Reality Tour / Ancient Theatres  
  Roman Musical Instruments 
  Roman and Byzantine Theatre and Drama 
  Roman New Comedy, Univ. of Saskatchewan 
For much more, check out the section on Fun & Games below.

ROMAN LIFE EXPECTANCY & FUNERALS
A Roman Funeral
Cremation in a Roman Port Town
Tombs and Funerals
   Roman Life Expectancy 
  Ancient Rome - Catacombs
  THE CHRISTIAN CATACOMBS OF ROME  
  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Roman Catacombs 

VARIOUS MISC. ASPECTS OF DAILY LIFE
Roman Culture 
  Roman Names 
   Roman Nomenclature 
  Travel in the Empire 
  Roman Musical Instruments 
  Roman Numerals and Handy Roman numeral converter  

POMPEII
Pompeii, AD 79 - Humanities-Interactive.org 
Vesuvius "The Day it Rained Fire"
POMPEII FORUM PROJECT
Centre for Roman Studies: Pompeii Interim Report
The History of Plumbing - Pompeii & Herculaneum
Scavi di Pompei - Ruins Pompei - in Italian, but some super pictures!
  Unguided Tour of Pompeii
Pompeii Links and Images 
  Pompeii History 
ArchArt - Pompei home page  

SLAVERY IN ROME
MADDEN: Roman Slavery
  Aspects of Slave Life 
  The Roman Slave Trade 
   Roman Slavery 
  The Roman Slave Trade 
  Roman Slavery 
  Historical Background for Spartacus
  SPARTACUS AND A DECLINE IN SLAVERY
Slavery
  Spartacus 

FUN & GAMES:
THE CIRCUS MAXIMUS AND THE COLISSEUM
History House: Stories: Circus Maximus-Rome's Astrodome 
  AncientSites Tour:Circus Maximus 
Ancient Roman Theaters & Amphitheaters
  Gladiator - The British Museum
  Gladiator
   Circus - The Roman Racetrack Arena - Circus and the Circus Maximus
Rome: Circus Maximus
  Chariot Racing 
  Gladiatorial Games
       The Historical Coliseum 
  The Colosseum Rome; Virtual Reality Image. 
Dead Romans: Virtual Walkthrough of the Colosseum and Forum Romanum
Roman Ball Games - Roman Board Games
  More info on Roman Architecture below in the section on Art & Architecture. 

ROMAN CALENDAR & HOLIDAYS
Roman Calendar  
  The Roman Calendar 
     Roman Festivals
Holidays and Festivals - Roman Festivals
ROMAN FESTIVALS AND GAMES  
For more info on the calendar and holidays, visit my Maps, Flags, Timelines page!

ROMAN ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, & TRANSPORTATION
Ancient Roman Technology Home (UNC-CH) 
  Roman Technology Handbook (UNC-CH) 
  Links: Roman Construction and Civil Engineering 
  Roman Engineering
  The Influence of Roman Engineering and Architecture  
  LacusCurtius • Roman Waterworks and Hydraulic Engineering
  Valeria&Claudio "ROME Engineering and Industry" 
  Roman Architecture & Engineering
  Ancient Rome - Buildings   
Rome: Construction Principles
  Contruction and Makeup of Roman Roads 
  Roman Road Network 
  Roman Roads - Roman Road Construction - Roman Road Chart
  Roman Roads 
   Roman Technology
  Travel in the Empire
LacusCurtius - Codrington's Roman Roads in Britain
  Ancient Roman Transport
     WATERS OF ROME FRONT PAGE 
  Ancient Roman Aqueducts 
  Roman Aqueducts 
  The history of Roman Walls
   Roman Walls
  BRICK IN ROMAN ANTIQUITY - ITALY 
The great builders 
  Roman Arch and Columns 
  Roman Arch 
  Pantheon 
  Arch of Constantine - Rome, Italy - Great Buildings Online 
  Arch of Severus - Rome, Italy - Great Buildings Online
Trajan's Column
   Ancient Rome: Landmarks and Geography
   Roma - Architecture
  Roma - City Design 
  Roman Baths - More Roman Baths - more info above in the Daily Life/Plumbing & Baths section.  

ROMAN EDUCATION, LITERATURE, AND LATIN
Evolution Alphabet from the Phoenician to Latin Characters 
  First Europe Tutorial - Latin and Vernaculars 
Definition of Latin alphabet
  Latin Phrases 
  Internet Links for AP Latin 
  Latin Language Resources 
  Perseus Digital Library 
   Hypatia 
  Roman Weights and Measures 
  School Time and Play Time 
  Roman Numerals and Handy Roman numeral converter 
  Historians
  Ancient Rome: Intellectual Arts 
   For more, check out my Classics & Myth and Literature and Drama pages. 

ROMAN ART & ARCHITECTURE
    TIMELINE: Ancient Art History
    The Influence of Roman Engineering and Architecture 
   ART HISTORY RESOURCES: Ancient Rome 
  FORVM ANTIQVVM: Roman Art and Archaeology 
  First Europe Tutorial - Art and Architecture 
Rome: its Empire and Buildings
  Roman Architecture & Engineering
  Roman Architecture
  Ancient Rome - Buildings 
NOVA | Lost Roman Treasure | PBS
  Detroit Institute of Arts : Permanent Collection - Ancient Art - Rome 
  ArtLex on Etruscan Art 
  Etruscan Art - More info in section on Early Rome above. 
  Art Recognition: The Classical Period
  Roman Art Images
  Roman Architecture   
   Roman Art and Architecture 
Learning to Read Rome's Ruins
   Roman sculpture
  Roman Art & Architecture - some super images (click on Syllabus). 
  Monuments of Ancient Rome 
   Rome: Construction Principles
   Roman Architecture: Construction Techniques
   Roman Arch and Columns 
   Arch of Constantine - Rome, Italy - Great Buildings Online 
  Arch of Severus - Rome, Italy - Great Buildings Online 
  The Roman Empire - Architecture 
  History of Roman Architecure 
   Ancient Roman Architecture - Great Buildings Online 
  History of Roman Architecture : Pantheon No.1 
  Roman Architecture outside the City of Rome 
     Roma - Arts and Literature
   The Ross School- The Colosseum
The Historical Coliseum
The Coliseum on Eliki
  Virtual ROMA - Main Index
  The Colosseum Rome; Virtual Reality Image.
  Pantheon Rome; Virtual Reality Image - Pantheon 
  Piazza di Pietra, Rome 
  Roman Forum 
    Dead Romans: Virtual Walkthrough of the Colosseum and Forum Romanum 
Image Archive: Colosseum interior - Colosseum exterior
(For more on the Colisseum, check out the Fun and Games section above)
Image Archive: The Forum in Rome
   Ancient Rome: The Roman Forum 
   Image Archive: Rome
The Roman Baths - More Roman Baths - For more, check out the Daily Life section above.
  Catacombs  
   Roman Architecture:Past and Present
    The Roman cities 
Capitolium.org - Imperial Forums Official Website 
  Byzantine Art - More super images available of Byzantine Art available here. Also, check out the section on the Byzantine Empire below.
  Pre-Christian Art of Northern Europe; The Monastic Tradition - For more, click here. 
   Roman dance
  Roman Musical Instruments 
Sources of Information on Antiquities Theft
  Roman Glass 
  Ancient Civilizations Coloring Book - Print our and Color many famous Roman buildings!
For more, drop by my Art & Galleries and Art by Period pages!

ROMAN CLASSICS AND DRAMA
CLICK Classics & Myth and Literature and Drama.

ROMAN MYTHOLOGY
CLICK Myth, Legend, Folklore, Ghosts

JUDEA, THE JEWS, & EARLY CHRISTIANITY
TIMELINE: The Old Testament 
  TIMELINE: Christianity 
   TIMELINE: Chronology of Christianity
  Church History Timeline Index 
  MAP: Judaea, Galilee, Idumaea 
Articles on first century Judaea 
  PBS: Heritage: Civilization and the Jews 
  Ancient History Sourcebook: Religious Tolerance and Intolerance, c. 204 BCE
  Ancient History Sourcebook: Roman Perceptions of Christians
  Jews and Christians in Rome's Golden Age 
  Judaea and Civil War 
  Wars between the Romans and the Jews, Part I and Part II 
    Mithraism & Christianity 
  Mithraism: The Other Religion of the Christian World
  The Ecole Initiative: Early Church History of the Web
Rome's Decline and Christianity's Ascent 
  The Rise of Christianity 
  Christianity as a Cultural Revolution 
  Pliny and Trajan on the Christians 
  Augustine Influences Christianity
Early Christianity - Contents
Late Antiquity and Early Christianity 
frontline: from jesus to christ - the first christians
ORIGIN OF CHRISTIANITY and JUDAISM
women in ancient christianity
   Guide to Early Church Documents
The Early Church in Europe
Diocletian: Edicts Against The Christians 
  Constantine Converts to Christianity
Constantine I: Laws for Christians 
  Constantinople Becomes Capital of a Christian Empire
THE CHRISTIAN CATACOMBS OF ROME
   Early Church Fathers
  Grave Art: Early Christian Tombs and Figures of Mourning
The Justinian Code and the Catholic Faith. 
   Christian Emperors, Persia and the Fall of Rome 
  The Church Fathers: St. Jerome and St. Augustine 
More info can be found on my Religions page. 

After the fall of Rome and the Western Empire.....the Eastern Empire of the BYZANTINES Thrived
TIMELINE: Byzantine Empire  
  TIMELINE: Byzantium 
  MAPS: ByzNet
  The Roman-Byzantine Period 
  EMPERORS OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
  Byzantine Emperors List 
The Byzantine Empire 
  Byzantine Civilization 
  The Reign of Justinian, 527-565 
  Byzantine Art - click on link #27-29. 
    Roman Byzantine Info
Photos of Constantinople - History of Byzantium
  ByzNet Byzantine Studies on the Net
  Constantine Converts to Christianity 
  Constantinople Becomes Capital of a Christian Empire 
  The Amazing Ancient World - Premier Ancient Civilization Internet Book - Super sites on Byzantium can be found here!
  Byzantine Architecture Project 
  Byzantium Faith and Power 1261–1557
  The Glory of Byzantium - Metropolitan Museum of Art  
  The Byzantine Empire
The House of Ptolemy: Byzantine Egypt
  Byzantine coinage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 
  Byzantine Coins Home Page - Byzantine Coins Home Page - Byzantine Coinage - Byzantine Coins 950 - 1204AD 
   Rome and Romania, 27 BC-1453 AD 
  Roman Byzantine Food  
More on what was to become part of the Ottoman Empire can be found on my Non-Western Cultures cultures page.

MISC. ROMAN SITES
The Amazing Ancient World - BRIDGES BETWEEN CULTURES 
Roman place names 
  Roman Provinces 
  Roman Weights and Measures 
Roma - Important Neighbors
Secrets of the Dead . The Great Fire of Rome | PBS
Parthian Empire - History and Coins of Ancient Parthia 
Latin Phrases
  Internet Links for AP Latin 
Rome: Names
Roman Numerals
  Roman Numerals and Handy Roman numeral converter
Articles on ancient Carthage 
Priscus at the court of Attila
The Cosmic Mysteries of Mithras
Lepcis Magna - Window on the Roman World in North Africa
Romano-British Sites and Museums
The Atrium: For Devotees of Ancient Greece & Rome
Lepcis Magna - The Roman Empire in Africa  
  LEGION 14 Celts Romans Legion Fourteen
  ROMARCH--Britannia
  First Europe Tutorial - Frankish Empire