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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.

Pompeii Bibliography and Mapping Project

Category

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

Bibliographical entries for studying Pompeii, as well as an interactive Google Earth map of Pompeii.

Roman Aqueducts

Category

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

Beginner-level, but still helpful, site with information on Roman aqueducts.

Flyover Zone

Category

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

Flyerover Zone provides access to virtual tours, a virtual museum, and other educational resources on Roman and broadly Classical history.

Stanford Digital Forma Urbis Romae Project

Category

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

Online resources and database for studying the Forma Urbis Romae, or Severan Marble Plan of Rome from the 3rd century CE.

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.

ROMAQ: The Atlas Project of Roman Aqueducts

Category

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

Searchable site for information about the location of various Roman aqueducts.

American Excavations Samothrace

Category

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Type

Museum Tours

Language

English

Website of the Emory Excavations at Samothrace, a sancutary site to the Great Gods. The site includes viftual reconstructions of some of the main cult buildings and an interactive site plan.

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.

UNRV History of Ancient Rome

Category

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Type

Study Aids

Language

English

A non-academic reference site on almost every topic imaginable pertaining to the Roman Empire. Helpful mini-articles and forums are available.

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