Studying Ancient Rome

Studying Ancient Rome
An Internet Hotlist on Ancient Rome

created by Mrs. Gorman
for 6th Graders

Introduction | Places/Architecture | People | Events | Life/Society

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about Ancient Rome, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

Places/Architecture

Aquaducts - water for all
Carthage - Most efficient means of communication - the seas
Carthage 2 -
Catacombs - photos of and history of these burial places
Colosseum - An amphitheater
Columns - five basic Greek and Roman columns
Panthenon - A history of Roman architecture
Roman Aquaducts -
Roman Columns - photos of the Roman Columns
Roman Roads - built for the armies to take the shortest routes
The Colosseum - history and architecture
Vatican Exhibit - One of the grandest cities of the world.

People

Augustus: 'the exhalted' - A biography of a man with many names. Octavian, Augustus, Caesar Agustus - great grand-nephew of Caesar
Augustus: Images of Power -
Etruscan History -
Etruscans - early civilization in Italy
Gladiators -
Julius Caesar - A timeline
Legend of Twins - The Romulus and Remus story.
Nero - His early life and reign.
Octavian - great nephew to Caesar with the title Augustus
Romulus & Remus - mythology
The Etruscans -

Events

Early Christianity -

Life/Society

Early Roman Calendar -
Roman Gladiators -
The Circus - Roman chariot races
The Gladiator -
The Roman Republic - good pictures - difficult to understand for middle school

Content by Mrs. Gorman, amg42@cox.net
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Last revised Sat Jul 19 14:48:28 US/Pacific 2008