East Greenwich High School Library: Latin Research - Latin 3
Library services and resources provided to the East Greenwich High School community
Latin Research Resources
Citing Your Sources
- NoodleTools
You will use this resource to take notes and create citations. You will create a project to cite your sources.
Roman Soldiers and Army
- Forum Romanum - AmusementsClick on the GLADIATOR links.
- History of Ancient Rome - UNRV.com
This site includes information on Roman Empire, its government, military, culture, and economy; includes maps, a timeline, and a chronology of important events. - Thought.co Ancient RomeAncient Roman history covers a millennium (or two). Discover Ancient Rome from the legendary period dominated by kings through the Republic and Empire with biographies, timelines, and maps.
- Roman Military Research SocietyNot just information about the Roman Army! Information about social roles, government and religion.
Hellenistic Egypt / Ptolemaic
Find a Useful Research Resource?
If you find a research resource you think should be listed on this page, email Mrs. Steever with the link. Thanks!
Entertainment
- History of Ancient Rome - UNRV.comThis site includes information on Roman Empire, its government, military, culture, and economy; includes maps, a timeline, and a chronology of important events.
- PBS Roman EmpireDaily life, biography of Caesar, religion, and writers.
- BBC - Ancient RomeMad emperors, brutal entertainments and lascivious lifestyles. These are the familiar images of ancient Rome, but what was it really like?
- Forum Romanum - AmusementsSelect any of the links on the page to learn more about how Romans lived.
- Ancient History Sourcebook: Rome
This site offers access to translated primary source texts of Ancient Roman documents, letters, and literature. - Thought.co Ancient RomeAncient Roman history covers a millennium (or two). Discover Ancient Rome from the legendary period dominated by kings through the Republic and Empire with biographies, timelines, and maps.
Roman Writers and Text
- Project GutenbergYou will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which copyright has expired.
- Ancient LiteratureExamples of Roman poetry.
The Forum
- Thought.co Ancient RomeAncient Roman history covers a millennium (or two). Discover Ancient Rome from the legendary period dominated by kings through the Republic and Empire with biographies, timelines, and maps.
Slaves and Freedmen
- History of Ancient Rome - UNRV.comThis site includes information on Roman Empire, its government, military, culture, and economy; includes maps, a timeline, and a chronology of important events.
- Ancient History Sourcebook: RomeThis site offers access to translated primary source texts of Ancient Roman documents, letters, and literature.
Baths
- Roman Baths - NOVAThis PBS Nova site is a part of the NOVA series Secrets of Lost Empires, in which an international crew of archeologists, engineers, and historians designs, builds, and tests a functioning Roman bath in the Turkish countryside. At this site you can wander through the frigidarium, tepidarium, caldarium, and other vrooms in an online reconstruction of the famous Baths of Caracalla.
- Forum Romanus - AmusementsClick on the BATHS links.
- Thought.co Ancient RomeAncient Roman history covers a millennium (or two). Discover Ancient Rome from the legendary period dominated by kings through the Republic and Empire with biographies, timelines, and maps.
Roman Philosophers
- Internet Encyclopedia of PhilosophyUse the guide at the top of this page to select the letter of the philosopher you are researching. For example, select C for Cicero. Select L for Lucretius.
Magic, Superstition and Curse Tablets
- Magic in the Graeco-Roman WorldScroll down to the section titled "The Roman Era".
- Omens and Superstitions, The Illustrated History of the Roman EmpireFrom the Internet Archive. Site not found anymore.
- The Ancient CurseScroll to page 457.
- The House-Door in Greek and Roman Religion and Folk-LoreRoman superstitions involving doors.
Engineering and Travel
Religion
- BBC - Ancient RomeMad emperors, brutal entertainments and lascivious lifestyles. These are the familiar images of ancient Rome, but what was it really like?
- History Link 101 Ancient Rome web resourcesInformation about daily life, texts, essays, architecture, jobs, religion and buildings.
All Things Rome
- History Link 101 Ancient Rome web resourcesInformation about daily life, texts, essays, architecture, jobs, religion and buildings.
- Vroma - Roman PagesBiographies, government, social class, army, clothing and more.
- Thought.co Ancient RomeAncient Roman history covers a millennium (or two). Discover Ancient Rome from the legendary period dominated by kings through the Republic and Empire with biographies, timelines, and maps.
- PBS Roman EmpireDaily life, biography of Caesar, religion, and writers.
- BBC - Ancient RomeMad emperors, brutal entertainments and lascivious lifestyles. These are the familiar images of ancient Rome, but what was it really like?
- Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient WorldDiotima serves as an interdisciplinary resource for anyone interested in patterns of gender around the ancient Mediterranean and as a forum for collaboration among instructors who teach courses about women and gender in the ancient world. This site includes course materials, the beginnings of a systematic and searchable bibliography, and links to many on-line resources, including articles, book reviews, databases, and images.
- Forum RomanumIncludes a virtual tour, a dictionary of Mythology, a Picture Index, and much information on History, Life, Language, and Literature.
- Roman Military Research SocietyNot just information about the Roman Army! Information about social roles, government and religion.
- Roman Baths - NOVAThis PBS Nova site is a part of the NOVA series Secrets of Lost Empires, in which an international crew of archeologists, engineers, and historians designs, builds, and tests a functioning Roman bath in the Turkish countryside. At this site you can wander through the frigidarium, tepidarium, caldarium, and other vrooms in an online reconstruction of the famous Baths of Caracalla. In Construct an Aqueduct you are “hired” as Chief Water Engineer by the Roman Emperor to build an aqueduct that will supply a Roman city.
- Roman Rulers and their FamiliesDIR is an on-line encyclopedia of the rulers of the Roman empire from Augustus (27 BC-AD 14) to Constantine XI Palaeologus (1449-1453) and consists of an index of all the emperors , a number of biographical essays on the individual emperors, family trees of important imperial dynasties, an index of significant battles in the empire’s history, a number of capsule descriptions and maps of these battles, and maps of the empire at different times.
- Ancient History Sourcebook: RomeThis site offers access to translated primary source texts of Ancient Roman documents, letters, and literature. The Ancient History Sourcebook also includes links to visual and aural material.
- History of Ancient Rome - UNRV.comThis site includes information on Roman Empire, its government, military, culture, and economy; includes maps, a timeline, and a chronology of important events.
- Perseus Digital LibraryPerseus is an evolving digital library, sponsored by Tufts University, offering primary and secondary sources for the study of ancient history.
- Livius.org - Articles about Ancient HistoryThe Livius.org website offers information on ancient history. There are currently 3902 pages. You will also find more than 9,100 original illustrations.
Ebooks About Ancient Rome
Ebooks can be accessed with your user name and password from the Library Catalog. Your user name is your five digit lunch code. The password is EGR (lower or upper case - it does not matter).
Early Civilizations by Early Civilizations focuses on the story of the ancient people and their approach to medicine. Chapters include: Paleopathology: the Study of Disease in Prehistoric Times; What the Mummies Reveal; Indian Influence on Medicine; The Origins of Chinese Medicine; The Ancient Greeks and What They Learned; Hippocrates and the Importance of Medical Observation and Documentation Galen: the Physician Whose Theories Dominated Medicine for 1,500 Years; Medical Progress During the Roman Empire.
Ancient Medical Technology by Did you know . . . Over the centuries, ancient peoples learned more about medicine. The ancient Indians performed plastic surgery. The ancient Romans operated on people's eyes. People in many ancient cultures wrote medical textbooks. What kinds of tools and techniques did ancient doctors use? Which of their remedies worked and which ones didn't? And how did ancient medicine set the stage for our own modern medical technology? Learn more in Ancient Medical Technology.
Ancient Machine Technology by Did you know . . . Over the centuries, ancient peoples learned to make more complicated machines. People in the ancient Middle East devised wheels and pulleys. The ancient Chinese created wheelbarrows and bellows. The ancient Greeks built big war machines. What kinds of tools and techniques did ancient craftspeople use? Which methods worked and which didn't? And how did ancient machines set the stage for our own modern machines? Learn more in Ancient Machine Technology.
Ancient Transportation Technology by Did you know . . . Over the centuries, ancient peoples learned more about transportation. The ancient Indians trained elephants and horses for travel. The ancient Chinese developed the first compasses. The ancient Greeks built massive battleships. So what kinds of tools and techniques did ancient people use? How did maps of the world improve over time? And how did ancient transportation set the stage for our own modern transportation technology? Learn more in Ancient Transportation Technology.
Ancient Construction Technology by Did you know . . . People in the ancient Middle East made clay roofing tiles. The ancient Egyptians moved thousands of stones into place to build giant pyramids. The ancient Chinese built a wall across northern China. The ancient Romans created massive arched roofs, long bridges, strong roads, and systems for moving water. What kinds of tools and techniques did ancient builders use? Which of their buildings and monuments are still standing? And how did ancient construction set the stage for our own modern building technology?
Exploring the Life, Myth, and Art of Ancient Rome by The magnificent heritage of the Romans-from temples, theaters, and aqueducts to laws, myths, and gods-is waiting for readers. This book celebrates the many great achievements of the Romans-not only the wealth of superb architecture, myths, and literature they bequeathed to us, but also their long-lasting impact on Western civilization through their development of government and law.
Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology by Greek and Roman mythology has fascinated people for more than two millennia, and its influence on cultures throughout Europe, America, North Africa, and the Middle East attests to the universal appeal of the stories. This title examines the best-known figures of Greek and Roman mythology together with the great works of classic literature.
Myths of Greece and Rome by A retelling of the principal myths of Greece and Rome, with commentary on their origins and significance.
The Facts on File Companion to Classical Drama by ISBN: 0816074984Publication Date: 2005-01-01Examines the history and development of ancient Greek and Roman drama from the late 6th century BCE through the 1st century CE.
