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World History Encyclopedia
Category
General History
Type
Study Aids
Language
English
The World History Encyclopedia (formerly the Ancient History Encyclopedia) provides a multitude of resources to engage the public in world history and cultural heritage. There are numerous encyclopedia-style articles on a range of historical and archaeological topics including, art and architecture, daily life, biographies of famous individuals, places, states, time periods, religions, and warfare. The coverage of the site is primarily ancient and medieval, but it is expanding into the Medieval, Early Modern, and Modern periods. There is also a repository of materials for educators such as timelines, quizzes, a media library, and translations of ancient documents. There is also a growing collection of YouTube videos and podcasts on world history subjects. Many of the articles have been translated into a variety of languages.
The China Biographical Database
Category
East Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, Chinese
The China Biographical Database Project is a freely accessible relational database with biographical information on over 500,000 historical individuals primarily from the 7th through 19th centuries. The database datasets are downloadable. There is also additional information on their blog, published papers, and events pages.
Achemenet
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Research Materials
Language
French; English
This website contains various tools and resources for the study of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, including texts, translations, bibliography, information on archaeological sites, images, maps, museum information, and online publications. Texts are arranged by language (Aramaic, Babylonian, Egyptian, Elamite, Greek, Lycian, and multilingual), region (Anatolia, Babylon, Egypt, Fars, and Greece), and publication.
Byzantium & Friends Podcast
Category
Late Antique and Medieval Studies
Type
Online Groups
Language
English
In this Podcast, host Anthony Kaldellis experts on Byzantium and intends to make academic research on Byzantium more accessible to a wider audience. The website also contains links to other relevant podcasts.
VRoma: A Virtual Community for Teaching and Learning Classics
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Study Aids
Language
English
This site has resouces for teaching Latin and ancient Roman culture. There is an interactive virtual world based on ancient Rome (called the "MOO"), all created by the VRoma community (instructors and scholars who use the MOO with their students). This site requires you to login as a guest, but access is free.
Histri u Istri/Histri in Istra
Category
Ancient Europe
Type
Study Aids
Language
Croatian; Italian; English
This website contains information about the Iron Age Histri people from Istria peninsula in modern-day Croatia, including information about exhibitions, multimedia, and various reconstructions (music, sculptures).
The British Museum: Egyptian Collection
Category
Ancient African and Egyptian Studies
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English
This collection of Egyptian antiquities from the British Museum showcases the Rosetta Stone, mummies, and other Egyptian artifacts. There are also helpful materials such as podcasts and blog posts.
Paul and Patristics | University of Oxford
Category
Late Antique and Medieval Studies
Type
Ancient Texts
Language
English
This webiste is collection of researches focusing on early Christian uses of the New Testament letters attributed to Paul (the database does not yet include the Pastoral Epistles), and all writings are dated to first century.
International Network for Byzantine Philosophy
Category
Ancient Philosophy
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
The official blog of the International Network for Byzantine Philosophy. The network that aims at increasing body of published texts and studies about Byzantine philosophy. The blog contains short communications, reflections, and announcements of events and publications related to the field of Byzantine Philosophy. The topics include liturgical communities, the debate on iconology and the role of Christian theology and philosophy in the Byzantine Empire.
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