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Ancient & Medieval History Online
Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
To use Ancient & Medieval History Online, see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder for user name and password. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

Biography Resource Center
Use this Gale (InfoTrac) database to research important people of ancient times.
To use Biography Resource Center at home, enter a library card number from Fay School (see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder) or any public library in Massachusetts in the box below. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

Britannica Online
The complete Encyclopædia Britannica (high school), Compton's by Britannica (middle school) and Britannica Elementary (elementary school) and the Web's Best Sites.
To use Britannica Online at home, see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder for user name and password.

WEB SITES

Exploring Ancient World Cultures
An encyclopedia of Internet resources linked to museum exhibits and many images.
   Ancient Rome
   Ancient Greece

Perseus Digital Library
Tufts University sponsors this d igital library of resources for the study of the ancient world. Table of contents for Greek & Roman materials.

Capitolium.org
The archaeological site of the Roman Imperial Forums. Find information about history, daily life in Ancient Rome, and test your knowledge about the antique Romans.

Maps of the Roman Empire
By J. Vanderspoel, University of Calgary

Olympics Through Time
A thorough history of the Olympics from ancient times to the modern world, including rules for ancient athletic contests.

The Ancient Greek World
From the University of Pennsylvania Museum.

Didaskalia: Ancient Theatre
Contains a good historical overview of ancient Greek and Roman theatre.

Antiqua Medicina: From Homer to Vesalius
A survey of medicine from early Greece through Byzantine times.

Digital Archive of European Architecture
Images of buildings from prehistoric times through the 20th century.

Ancient City of Athens
Photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens.

Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
This site presents an introduction to ancient Greek history, culture, politics, art, and warfare.

MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
Great resource, especially for biographies of Mathematicians, including many ancient Greek and Roman scientists.

Mythology
A page of Fay School Library links.

Ancient Rome
A page of Fay School Library links.

Praefectus D. R. Blanchard's Recommendations

• Early Church Fathers
• Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies: A Scholarly Journal
• Livius: Article on Ancient History
• LacusCurtius: Into the Roman World

The Ancient Egypt Site
An introduction to Ancient Egypt with rich graphics, timeline, history and hieroglyphs.

Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations
Information about the Maya, Mixtec, Zapotc, and Aztec civilizations writing systems, governments and religions.

Maya/Aztec/Inca of the Lords of the Earth
Archaeology and anthropology of the Americas.

HyperHistory Online
Access information on the people and events from nearly 3,000 years of history by clicking on historical areas of interest.

Still can't find what you need? Try Librarians' Internet Index
"Web Sites You Can Trust" in the form of Web links gathered and evaluated by librarians just for you!

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updated 10/10/2007