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Online Resources Database for Ancient Studies

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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.

Early Music Theory

Category

Ancient Music

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

The Early Music Theory website hosts information on Johannaes Tinctoris, a late Medieval Italian musical theorist. The site has links to his texts, translations, and commentaries.

BibleGateway

Category

Biblical Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

Bible Gateway is a searchable online Bible tool hosting more than 200 versions of the Bible in over 70 languages that can be freely read, researched, and referenced anywhere. It includes a library of audio Bibles, mobile apps, devotionals, email newsletters, and other free resources.

The World Religions Tree

Category

Ancient Religion

Type

Study Aids

Language

English, French, Russian

An interactive simulation portraying the development and origin of the world religions. This website has its merit on focusing on almost every known system of belief, not only on the major world religions, though users should be cautioned against the "evolutionary" narrative of such a display.

RadioCIAMS Archive from the Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies

Category

General Archaeology

Type

Study Aids

Language

English

Podcast episodes from the Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material studies. Interviews with archaeologists about their fields of study and recent and upcoming publications.

Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine | Brown University

Category

Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

The Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine project seeks to collect and make freely accessible all of the previously published inscriptions (and their English translations) of Israel/Palestine from the Persian period through the Islamic conquest (ca. 500 BCE - 640 CE).

Alpheios

Category

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Type

Languages

Language

English

A free internet browser plug-in that parses words (translates, provides lemmata, and identifies grammatical construction) in Ancient Greek, Latin, Persian, and Arabic.

Celtic tribes

Category

Ancient Europe

Type

Study Aids

Language

English

This encyclopedia-style website has numerous articles on a broad range of topics from prehistory to the modern era, with a focus on ancient and medieval Europe, the Near East, Africa, and Asia. There is also an interesting section on kings lists, which are annotated in timeline form with images and other commentary.

Guide to Japanese Castles

Category

East Asian Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

This website provides a highly-organized, alphabetical list of Japanese castles. Additionally, castles can be located with a precise map. Each castle is described in detail and is accompanied by images of both the interior and exterior.

Introduction to Medieval Philosophy: KU Leuven

Category

Ancient Philosophy

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

An introduction to broadly defined medieval philosophy offered by scholars in KU Leuven. It contains various videos and articles on this topic. The course includes chapters such as ;What is Medieval Philosophy?', ' Medieval Philosophy in the Latin West', 'Two Arguments on Being and Goodness' and 'John Duns Scotus on Free Will'.

The Digital Orientalist

Category

General History

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

The Digital Orientalist is an online magazine run by a dedicated team of scholars, librarians, and students. They share they experience using digital tools in the Humanities, especially as it relates to our day-to-day workflow. They publish articles and editorials exclusively on non-European topics, ranging from African, Asian, and Middle Eastern history to coding, critical theory, and digital humanities.

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