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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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Rudiments of Wisdom

Rudiments of Wisdom: Mosaic

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about mosaics in a unique way. All of the fun-fact information is drawn in a cartoon style.
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Curated OER

[Baths of Neptune's Mosaic]

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the importance of the harbor at Ostia to the Roman Empire. Even when a new harbor was built, Ostia remained "commercial center for international trade with Rome."
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Curated OER

[Forum of the Corporation's Mosaic]

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the importance of the harbor at Ostia to the Roman Empire. Even when a new harbor was built, Ostia remained "commercial center for international trade with Rome."
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Ibis Communications

Eye Witness: Nero Persecutes the Christians, 64 a.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a general overview of how Emperor Nero laid blame for the burning of Rome onto the Christians and put many to death.
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Princeton University

Princeton University: The Art Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The Art Museum at Princeton University has a permanent collection ranging over time from ancient to contemporary and from the Mediterranean to Western Europe, China, Latin America and the U.S. Greek and Roman antiquities and Roman...
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Curated OER

Eye Witness: Nero Persecutes the Christians, 64 a.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
This EyeWitness to History site, which illuminates the past through personal narratives and other first-hand sources, provides a general overview of how Emperor Nero laid blame for the burning of Rome onto the Christians and put many to...
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Other

Alien Travel Guide: All About Sculpture

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a descriptive site that offers information on types, styles, media, artists, history, and periods in creation of sculpture.