Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Greco Roman
Instead of rule by a single person, Athens and Rome developed governments with widespread participation by male elites, which lasted about 170 years in Athens and about 480 years in Rome. This article discusses the rise of the Greek and...
PBS
Pbs: The Roman Empire in the First Century: Timeline
A timeline of major events within the Roman Empire.
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Edward Goldsmith: The Fall of the Roman Empire
This excerpt from chapter 1 of author Edward Goldsmith's book The Great U-Turn points out the reasons for the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire. He reasons that the invasion of various people groups, foreign influences, the...
Forum Romanum
Outlines of Roman History: Table of Contents
The complete text of a 1901 textbook on Roman history by William C. Morey. However, the work is still useful today as if covers all the basic information about Rome from its earliest beginnings through the Republic and later the Empire.
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Unrv History: Roman Empire: Roman Mythology
Information about Roman mythology with links to additional information about major gods, minor gods, adopted gods, imperial cult, and more.
A&E Television
History.com: How Ancient Rome Thrived During Pax Romana
After decades of political dysfunction, civil wars and assassinations that caused the Roman Republic's downfall, Ancient Rome flourished during two centuries of relative tranquility and prosperity known as the Pax Romana (Latin for...
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Khan Academy: Introduction to Ancient Rome
From a Republic to an Empire. In legend Rome was founded in 753 B.C.E. by Romulus, its first king. In 509 B.C.E. Rome became a republic ruled by the Senate (wealthy landowners and elders) and the Roman people. During the 450 years of the...
A&E Television
History.com: How Far Did Ancient Rome Spread?
Legend has it that Romulus and Remus -- twin brothers who were also demi-gods -- founded Rome on the River Tiber in 753 B.C. Over the next eight and a half centuries, it grew from a small town of pig farmers into a vast empire that...
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Siteseen Ltd: Causes for the Fall of the Roman Empire
This article addresses the many reasons why the world's greatest superpower of the 4th century, the Roman Empire, crumbled and fell. Many reasons are discussed in detail, including the spread of Christianity, the invasion of various...
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Khan Academy: The Roman Silversmith: Drinking Cups of the Elite
Silver drinking cups with relief decoration were very popular in the 1st centuries B.C. and A.D. Cups were sometimes made in pairs to encourage conversation about the scenes on the vessels. Cupids, scenes of Bacchus, the Roman god of...
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Khan Academy: Head of a Roman Patrician
Verism can be defined as a sort of hyperrealism in sculpture where the naturally occurring features of the subject are exaggerated, often to the point of absurdity. Roman portraiture used this artistic preference to show leaders as...
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Khan Academy: Damnatio Memoriae Roman Sanctions Against Memory
Damnatio memoriae is a term we use to describe a Roman phenomenon in which the government condemned the memory of a person who was seen as a tyrant, traitor, or another sort of enemy to the state. The images of such condemned figures...
A&E Television
History.com: How Julius Caesar's Assassination Triggered the Fall of the Roman Republic
In the first weeks of 44 B.C., Caesar was proclaimed "dictator for life." His life, though, wouldn't last much longer. Fearful that the concentration of absolute power in a single man threatened the republic's democratic institutions,...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Ancient History Sourcebook: Slave Revolts
This site from the Fordham University provides lots of information on the three slave revolts that occurred in ancient Rome. Very thorough, drawing from ancient historical texts.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Roman Numerals: Origin, Letters and Examples
Explores the origin and letters of the Roman Numeral number system.
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University of Illinois: The Early Centuries of the Greek Roman East
Read about the history of the Romiosini, or Greek Middle Ages and the development of the Greek-Roman east. The article is divided into two different sections. The first section includes the foundation of Constantinople as a means to...
A&E Television
History.com: Ancient Rome
Article on the history of ancient Rome, as well as a video on the fall of Rome.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Roman Law
Read through the history of the Roman legal system, including the sources of Roman law and its practicalities. Click on the link to the "visual timeline" and see an overview of major implementations, events, and laws as the empire and...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Fall of the Roman Empire
In this article, you will see the reasons and developments that led to the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. An official state religion, the splitting of the empire into two parts, and the invasion of various people groups are...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: 19th Century: Roman Catholics & Immigration in 19th Century America
Essay answers the question, "Why did so many Catholics come to the United States at this time?" The potato famine, urban industrialization, chance for a new life, are among some of the answers.
Library of Congress
World Digital Library: Mathematics: "Arabic" Numerals or Roman Numerals?
Learn about "Arabic numerals" and how the works of al-Uqlidisi advanced our understanding of numbers in this article.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Early Roman Civilization, 753 509 Bc
A lecture on the early Roman civilization.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: A Brief Social History of the Roman Empire
A lecture on the social history of the Roman empire.
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