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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.
Trajan's Column
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

This site explores Trajan's Column as a sculptural monument. There are over 500 images of the column's sculptural decoration, as well as introductory essays, search capability, and indices to assist with research.
POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

A searchable and browseable database of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri collection, a collection of thousands of papyri and parchment texts dating from the second century BCE to the seventh century CE. It includes texts in Ancient Greek, Latin, Demotic, Coptic, and Arabic.
Sefaria: A Living Library of Jewish Texts
Category
Ancient Religion
Type
Ancient Texts
Language
English, German, Esperanto, Spanish, Arabic, Finnish, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Hebrew

Searchable texts and translations of ancient Jewish texts, including Tanakh, Talmud, Mishnah, etc. Available in many different langauges.
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