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Archaeological Legacy Institute: Archaeology Channel: Video Buffet

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a large collection of free videos featuring various archaeology sites all over the world.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: History: Ancient Rome for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
On this website, students will learn about the civilization of Ancient Rome. Understand the Roman Republic, Empire, how they lived, their gods, and war.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive article regarding surgical instruments during Greek and Roman times.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: History: Ancient Roman Art for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Ancient Roman art on this site. Study the classic sculptures and busts of this great civilization.
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University of Virginia

Aquae Urbis Romae: The Waters of the City of Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
Aquae Urbis Romae: the Waters of the City of Rome is a cartographic history of nearly 2800 years of water infrastructure and urban development in Rome. Water is a living system that includes natural features (springs, the Tiber River,...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: World History: 600 Bce 600 Ce Second Wave Civilizations

For Students 9th - 10th
We have 2 resources from here but should be cross-checked against embedded videos.
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World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Aqueduct

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines and examines the history of aqueducts which were a means to transport water from one place to another in early Roman civilizations.
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The Etruscan Virtual Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Very detailed site featuring a history of the Etruscan people and descriptions of daily life through a tour of an Etruscan city. Highlights the accomplishments of these people and why their civilization faded. Lots of pictures of ancient...
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United Nations

Unesco: Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System

For Students 9th - 10th
The Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, now a World Heritage Site in Iran, was first built in the 5th century BC, and is still partly operational today. The complexity of this site is testament to the engineering genius of the...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: The Persians by Aeschylus

For Students 9th - 10th
This MIT Internet Classics Archives page is a translation of "The Persians" in an easy-to-read format, maintaining the verse format of the original.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Pantheon

For Students 9th - 10th
Slideshow of images of the Pantheon in Rome accompanied by narration from two art historians discussing its construction, design, and history. [8 mins, 6 secs]
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Foundation of the Hellenic World: Greek History: The History of Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
Covers the different periods of Greece's history from 3200 BC, with the Cycladic Civilization, up to the latter half of the twentieth century.
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History Blog: Family Looking for Broken Sewer Pipe Finds 2,500 Years of History

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating story about a family in Lecce, Italy, who made a major archaeological discovery while digging under their house to find the source of a problem in the pipes that led to a toilet. What they found instead was an entire...
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United Nations

Unesco: Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna

For Students 9th - 10th
This World Heritage website features Ravenna in Italy, which was the center of the Roman Empire at one point, and later of the Byzantine Empire in Italy. Presented on this website are eight Christian buildings, and their mosaics, from...
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United Nations

Unesco: Archaeological Site of Carthage

For Students 9th - 10th
This World Heritage website looks at ancient Carthage, located in Tunisia. Found here are a description, maps, documentation, photos, videos, any indicators of threats to its integrity, and information about funding assistance for its...
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Etruscans

For Students 2nd - 7th
History for kids website presents an overview of the history of the pre-Roman Etruscan civilization who inhabited the area in modern day Tuscany. Students learn about government, military, culture and religion.
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Foundation of the Hellenic World: Hellenic History

For Students 9th - 10th
A site devoted to presenting the history of Greece all the way back to the Stone Age. Choose which period you want to know more about, then choose English for a translation.
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Other

Museum Tours: The David Roberts Gallery: David Roberts, r.a.

For Students 9th - 10th
David Roberts was a 19th century artist who traveled to Egypt and nearby regions to paint and draw architectural structures and people. His published work was very popular in England. This is a collection of 124 pieces of his work that...
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United Nations

Unesco: Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica

For Students 9th - 10th
This World Heritage website features ancient Syracuse and the Necropolis of Pantalica, located in Italy. The Necropolis has over 5000 tombs from the 13th to 7th centuries BC, and ancient Syracuse encompasses Ortygia, which was founded by...
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a lecture about Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana. The first part of the lecture is about his life and triumphs.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: In Old Pompeii

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this lesson to take students on a virtual field trip to the ruins of Pompeii to explore everyday life, art and culture in ancient Roman times. Students will then use what they learned about the history and destruction of Pompeii to...
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Choices Program, Brown University

Brown University: A Brief History of Petra

For Students 9th - 10th
An article which gives the history of Petra considered the major city of the civilization of Nabataea located in the Middle East. The area was taken over by the Roman Empire.
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iCivics

I Civics: Lessons From Antiquity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Where did democracy get its start? In this lesson, students learn about direct democracy in Athen's and Rome's republic, how each took shape, and the ideas our Founders borrowed from these great civilizations.
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: The Byzantine Empire: C. 312 1453 a.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
Tom Richey learning module engages us in the history of the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire, teaching us about the founding of Constantinople, Christianity and the Byzantine-Arab Wars. Unit learning materials include primary sources,...

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