History, Biography & Geography

Classical events, people, places and modern places that were once classical.

Sub-headings:

Pictorial Works

Classical Military History

Resources in this category:

Alexander the Great on the Web
http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/Alexanderama.html

Guide and annotated web directory to information on the Macedonian conqueror, with over 1,000 entries. Also has thumbnails and links to over 200 images of Alexander from ancient to modern times.

Alexandria: The Ptolemaic Dynasty
http://www.touregypt.net/alexhis1.htm

History of Alexandria from its founding until Rome came to dominate Ptolemaic Egypt, with notes on the Ptolemaic dynasty.

Archimedes Home Page
http://www.mcs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/contents.html

A collection of Archimedean miscellanea under continual development; includes descriptions of some of his inventions, biographical information, and at least one logic problem.

Byzantium: Byzantine Studies on the Internet
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/byzantium/

An extremely thorough website that has been prepared as a WWW gathering point for Byzantine studies. Information is divided into categories: News; Academic and Teaching Resources; Texts, Images and Sounds; And Links to other resources. Also has links to sourcebooks for other areas of history.

Capitolium.org
http://www.capitolium.org/

An official source of information on the archaelogical site of the Imperial Fora (forums) in Rome. A close look at the civilization of ancient Rome, including information about the emperors and daily life. Includes a virtual tour.

Cassiodorus
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/cassiodorus.html

An online book about the life and work of Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator, born c. 490, d. c. 585, who was by turns statesman and monk, and left behind a substantial and varied body of literary work.

The Christian Catacombs of Rome
http://www.catacombe.roma.it/

"This site is intended for people who wish to deepen their knowledge of the Christian Catacombs of Rome and of the Church history in its origins. The site provides extensive material, in separate sections, dealing with this fascinating and largely unknown topic." Available in English, Italian, German, Polish, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese, and Korean.

The Complete Petra
http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/petra/

Comprehensive web directory and guide to the ancient city of Petra, located in present-day Jordan. Contains history, archaeology, images, travel journals and much more.

De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors
http://www.roman-emperors.org/

Online encyclopedia of the rulers of Rome. In the Latin West, rulers were known as Princeps, Imperator and Augustus; in the Greek East they were known as Basileus and Augustus. Has short biographical essays of all the Roman emperors from the accession of the Emperor Augustus to the death of the Emperor Constantine XI Palaeologus. "Each essay on this site, which is peer reviewed, is written by a scholar and is accompanied by a bibliography, illustrations, and footnotes."

Eratosthenes of Cyrene
http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Erat...

Overview of the life and works of the mathematician.

Historical Society of Southern California
http://www.socalhistory.org/

This website specializes in the history of Los Angeles, but there is also an excellent section of biographies of men and women who have made significant contributions to the history of Southern California.

Hypatia of Alexandria
http://www.polyamory.org/~howard/Hypatia/

A collection of documents and links about the philosopher and mathematician of that name in 5th-century Alexandria, including fact, fiction, and legend.

Interactive Ancient Mediterranean
http://iam.classics.unc.edu/

"IAM is an on-line atlas of the ancient Mediterranean world designed to serve the needs and interests of students and teachers in high school, community college and university courses in classics, ancient history,geography, archaeology and related fields."

Livius: Articles On Ancient History
http://www.livius.org/

A collection of articles on classical and other ancient history. Also includes photographs and articles on recent Dutch history.

Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean
http://projectsx.dartmouth.edu/history/bronze_age/

29 lessons on Aegean archaeology from Dartmouth College.

The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/research/Exp_Rese_Disc/Medit...

How did the ancient Olympics stack up against the modern games? Were they less political? Less commercial? Find out at this site.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/

A compact list of the seven wonders of the ancient world with images and historical background information.

Vindolanda Tablets Online
http://vindolanda.csad.ox.ac.uk/

Online edition of the Vindolanda writing tablets, excavated from the Roman fort at Vindolanda in northern England. Contains an introduction to the tablets and their context, a guide to aspects of the tablets' content, and a searchable online edition of the tablets (volumes I and II).