Maps, Pictures, Information & Links

Ancient Etruscans and Etruria

Information about the Ancient Etruscans and Etruria (within this site… written by Giovann)

The Ancient Etruscans, their origins, culture and downfall

The Ancient Etruscans and Romans, Etruria and Rome

Etruscan burials at the ancient necropolis of Cerveteri

Etruscan burial ground of Norchia

Ancient Etruscan city of Vulci

Etruscan frescoes and tomb paintings (lovely frescoes at Tarquinia)

Good external sites about Ancient Etruscans and Etruria (at least when we had a look at them)

• Detailed overview of the Etruscans (but not too much)
• Maps – Evolution of power in the Italian peninsula (Greeks, Carthaginians, Etruscans and Romans)
• Truly excellent site with loads of information about the Etruscans. My favourite if you want detail and an insight into the Etruscan civilisation as well as pictures of Etruscan frescoes and art. Bravo!
• Reports of the Etruscans, c. 430 BC – 10 AD
• The Etruscan Network
• Etrsucan Art in the Vatican

Ancient Romans and Rome

| Antique prints of Ancient Rome | Monuments and Virtual tours of Ancient Rome | Maps of Ancient Rome | Informative sites about Ancient Rome and link collections | Pictures and Photographs of Ancient Rome | Museums of Ancient Rome |General interest about Ancient Rome |

Antique pictures of Ancient Rome

Taken from: “The Antiquities of Rome” published in London in 1731

• Pictures of Ancient Rome

• pictures of ancient Rome – triumphal arch

• pictures of ancient Rome -the capitol

• pictures of ancient Rome, crowns of ancient rome

• map of ancient Rome

• pictures of ancient Rome – the Pantheon

• pictures of ancient Rome – triumphal arch

Information about Ancient Rome

• Ancient Rome

• Rome, Baroque to Romanticism

• Medieval Rome

• “Rome and the Renaissance”

• “Rome, the Renaissance and Counter Reformation”

• Art in Ancient Rome

• Architecture in Ancient Rome

• The Decadence of Art in Ancient Rome

• Drawing in Ancient Rome

• Painting and Frescos in Ancient Rome

• Foreign influence in the Art of ancient Rome

• The Revolution of Greek Art in Ancient Rome

• Glass, Pottery and Jewelry in Ancient Rome

• Literature and Theatres in Ancient Rome

• Mosaics in Ancient Rome

• Sculpture in Ancient Rome

• Painting styles in Ancient Rome

• Emperor Augustus Caesar of Rome

• Building and engineering in Ancient Rome -The aqueducts

• Building and engineering in Ancient Rome – Structure of the aqueducts

• Arches in Ancient Rome

• Building bridges in Ancient Rome

• Building and engineering bureaucracy in Ancient Rome

• Buildings in Ancient Rome

• Columns in ancient rome

• Building and engineering in Ancient Rome

• Fires in Ancient Rome

• Building and engineering foundations

• Building and engineering machinery in Ancient Rome

• Materials in Ancient Rome

• Building and engineering methods in Ancient Rome

• Roman roads

• Roman walls

• Water in Ancient Rome

• Christianity in Ancient Rome

• Roman coins

• Constantine the Great – Emperor of Rome

• Clothing and dress in ancient Rome, including the toga, stola and tunic

• The Economy of Ancient Rome

• Fall of the Roman Empire

• The Five Good Emperors of Ancient Rome – Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius

• Food in Ancient Rome

• Games sport and leisure in ancient Rome

• Christian martyrs in the Colosseum

• Gladiators Christians and Circus

• Classes of Gladiator

• Gladiator fights

• Types of Gladiator

• Gladiatorial fights

• Gladiators

• Commodus the Gladiator

• Training the Gladiators

• Julius Caesar’s rise to power

• Julius Caesar Dictator Perpetuo

• The law in Rome

• Literature in Ancient Rome

• Christian martyrs in Ancient Rome

• Nero and other emperors of the Julio Claudian dynasty

• Emperors of Ancient Rome

• The Conquest of Italy, the Punic wars and Carthage

• Religion in Ancient Rome and the Gods

• Ancient Rome during the Republic

• The crisis of the Ancient Roman republic of Rome

• Romulus and Remus and the Origins of Rome

• Learning and schools in ancient Rome

• The Kingdom and Seven Kings of Rome

• The Kingdom and Seven Kings of Rome – Summary

• Shops and shopping in ancient Rome

• The structure of society in Rome

• Social Class and Structure in Rome

• Evolutio of Social Structure in Rome

• Magistrates- Consuls, Tribunes, Praetors, Censors and Aediles in Rome

• Social Class in Rome

• Rome, the Senate and the State

• Social Class and Structure in Rome -Tyrants

• Social unrest in ancient Rome

• The Goddess Vesta

• The Vestal Virgins

• Rome Timeline

The Colosseum

• The Games at the Colosseum

• The Amphitheatre

• Capital punishments at the Colosseum

• The Colosseum

• The Colosseum and Gladiators – Reasons

• The Naval Games at the Colosseum

• Structure of the Colosseum

• Wild beasts at the Colosseum – Venationes

• Shows with wild beasts at the Colosseum

• Gladiator shows

• Origins of the Gladiators

• Gladiators

• Julius Caesar and the Gladiators

Monuments and Virtual tours of Ancient Rome

• The Eternal City in a mouse click.
• Imperial Forums official web site
• The Forum Romanum
• The Christian Catacombs of Rome
• Roman castles
• Succinct and well written information about Ancient Rome and some of its more well known monuments http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/soc_studies/rome/Rome.html

Maps of Ancient Rome

• Antique map of the city and monuments map of ancient Rome
• Map showing how far and wide the Emperors came from http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/europe/static/map13.html
• Excellent page of illustrations and maps of Ancient Rome. Very complete with different angles and shots of the ancient monuments. http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~fjust/Rome-Platner.htm
• More maps – very good too http://www.dalton.org/groups/rome/RMaps.html
• Topography of Rome Ghastly coloured background but
  good info
• Seven hills of Rome

Informative sites about Ancient Rome and link collections

• Award winning site – packed with information and links http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/AncientRome.html
• Huge detail and links
• Ancient Rome’s timeline + many good links http://www.exovedate.com/ancient_timeline_one.html
• Very good page of links. Well structured. http://www.historylink101.com/ancient_rome.htm
• Well researched information to all epochs and facets of ancient Rome + excellent link collection subdivided by subject http://www.ghg.net/shetler/rome/

Pictures and Photographs of Ancient Rome

• Photographs Images and Pictures of Rome http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~fjust/Rome.htm

Museums of Ancient Rome

• Vatican Museums 
• Galleria Borghese official site

General interest about Ancient Rome

• Ancient Roman Dishes and Cuisine http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/ant-rom-coll.html