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The Classics Page

Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Latin & Ancient Greek language
Latin & Ancient Greek Literature
Roman Britain

 

 

 

 

General sites and subject portals for classicists
Joint Association of Classical Teachers (JACT)
supported by the DfEE and linked to the NGfL. Contains masses of information, resources and links to current projects.

Classics Collections
University of Florida web portal to the classics

Perseus Digital Library
a vast digital collection which includes an atlas, archaeological resources and extensive online texts - a wealth of information (this site is currently being redeveloped we will restore the link as soon as possible)

Classics at Oxford
links to resources include journals, e-texts, art, art & archaeology, bibliography, images...

University of Reading Classics Gateway
includes texts and authors, art & archaeology, religion and mythology and lots more

The Classics Pages
over 900 pages of news, information, games and controversy about the life, literature, art and archaeology of the ancient world of Greece & Rome.

Ask the Oracle
Loxias will answer any classics-related question - on Latin or Greek literature, mythology, ancient history - if you can't find what you want on the site, send him an email!

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
texts, images and sound files, as well as pointers to other classics portal sites

Encyclopedia Mythica
over 5,700 articles on mythology, folklore and legend

An Etymological Dictionary of Classical Mythology
a site dedicated to the study of word origins. Specifically, modern English words, whose origins reach far back into Ancient Greek and Roman mythology.

15 Ancient Greek Heroes from Plutarch's Lives

Winged Sandals
a Greek mythology site from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, using wonderful Flash animations

Bulfinch's mythology
the age of fable or stories of gods and heroes by Thomas Bulfinch, 1855. Suitable for KS4/5 pupils and teachers.

The Stoa Consortium
news, projects and links for digital classicists. Includes the Metis catalog, which records classic sites and city archaeology.

Magic Tails
links to creation myths from a variety of cultures from around the world. Suitable for KS4/5 pupils and teachers. Some of this site is devoted to ambient music and new age healing, however the creation myth links provided are reliable.

Art History Resources on the Web
links to resources on prehistoric to 21st century art, worldwide.

Diotima
materials for the study of women and gender in the ancient world.

Labyrinth
access to electronic resources on medieval studies.

Perseus Digital Library
on-line collections that document human culture, including the classics and the English renaissance.

Voice of the Shuttle: Classical Studies
provides a structured and briefly annotated guide to online resources

Ancient Greece
The Parthenon Frieze

BBC Ancient Greece
an interactive resource for pupils aged 4-11.

Ancient Rome
The Roman Empire in the First Century
from the Public Broadcasting Service

Forum Romanum
"Explore the Forum Romanum to experience Rome's past through its culture, religion, language, and much more"

Map of the Forum at Pompeii

The Roman Forum
a very detailed guide from Great Buildings online

LacusCurtius
a gateway into the Roman world.

Latin and Ancient Greek language
Text tools and lexica
linguistic data resources on the internet from SIL International a service organization that works with people who speak the world's lesser-known languages

Latin and Ancient Greek literature: texts
Internet Classics Archive
integral texts of 441 works by 59 Greek and Roman authors, all in English translation

Reading Ancient Greek texts
the electronic gateway to the study of Ancient Greek

Electronic Text Center: Latin resources
University of Virginia Latin electronic texts

Roman Britain
Romans in Scotland
from the University of Glasgow's Hunterian Museum, this visually rich site tells the story of the Roman presence in Scotland in the first and second centuries AD.

Roman Britain
a bibliography of sources, including the Council for British Archaeology, The Daily Telegraph and The Times

The Roman Invasion
includes links to Celtic Britain and Boudicca's revolt

Hadrian's Wall World Heritage site


Page last checked: 10 Aug 2010 PJF
Page last updated: 10 Aug 2010 PJF

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