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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Pliny the Elder

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia site provides information on Pliny the Elder, author of Naturalis Historia. Includes much biographical information and hyperlinked terms.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: Unraveling Ancient Mysteries: Pompeii

For Students 9th - 10th
Harcourt School reveals the background to the 79 C.E. eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and the destruction of the Roman city of Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum. Features include animations of the eruption, pictures, and information to explore.
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Other

Livius: Pliny the Elder, Natural History

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a comprehensive site giving biographical information on Pliny. It takes a look at the famous historian as a child, an officer, scholar, and a procurator, this page is about his encyclopedia, Natural History. Several of the books,...
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Bede, the Venerable

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry for the English scholar who wrote a history of the early centuries of Anglo-Saxon England and an encyclopedia which consisted largely of excerpts from Pliny the Elder.
Website
Other

Ancient Roman History Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Narrative timeline highlights the people, especially authors, who shaped and chronicled the events of Ancient Rome. Offers specific links to outside sources with most entries. Most entries are highlighted with pictures and primary text...