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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.
Open Greek and Latin
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Ancient Texts
Language
English
An international collaboration committed to creating an open educational resource featuring a corpus of digital texts, deep-reading tools, and open-source software. We strive to support and enhance teaching and research. All materials can be downloaded, modified, and redistributed in accordance with all applicable licenses.
Suda On Line: Byzantine Lexicography
Category
Late Antique and Medieval Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
This website provides the text, translation, and scholarly commentary on the Suda, a 10th century CE Byzantine Greek historical encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world. Its contents cover Greek and Roman antiquity, as well as Biblical and Christian material. The site is searchable by keyword or browseable by Greek letter. Subscription not required, but creating a free log-in can gain access to more advanced tools.
The Ancient Egypt Site
Category
Ancient African and Egyptian Studies
Type
Study Aids
Language
English
An online online reference guide for the ancient Egyptian history covering various topics like history, archaeology, religion, and language. Also contains a visual index and a page with links to further resources about Egyptology worldwide.
SEDRA - Syriac Electronic Data Research Archive
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Languages
Language
English
An online database for the Syriac language and literature. It contains a dictionary, word search, gloss search, links to resources, and a paradigm/conjugation tool. SEDRA contains 3399 roots, 34751 lexemes, and 63860 words as of January 2024.
Warwick Archaeological Site Database
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Study Aids
Language
English
This database contains entries on various ancient Greek archaeological sites, primarily temples and sanctuaries from Greece, Asia Minor, Italy, and North Africa. They are written by students in the Warwick University Classics Department. Entries usually contain site maps, brief histories, select bibliographies, references to ancient textual sources, and images of extant remains.
Coin Hoards of the Roman Republic Online
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
Arabic, Bulgarian, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu
An online collection of Roman Republican coin hoards mainly from the period 155 BC to AD 2. The database is both browseable and searchable by key word. Search results list the number and type of coins found in a particular hoard, with internal links to images of coin types (not usually the exact coin in the hoard you have searched for). There is also a digital map of hoard locations and visualization tools.
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