Rome Ancient History By Time Period History Social Studies

The ancient Roman civilization, from approximately 400 BC to 460 AD. Sites selected for kids and teenagers.

• Pompeii: Unraveling Ancient Mysteries - Explore the ancient city of Pompeii. Visit a house, see the art, see Vesuvius erupt, and learn what happened to this ancient Roman city.
  
• Illustrated History of the Roman Empire - Includes biographies of emperors, timelines, interactive maps, and sections on Roman society and the military.
  
• Sample Plan of a Roman House - Click in any room to find out more about it.
  
• Rome: Republic to Empire - A series of web pages on the history and culture of ancient Rome.
  
• The Impact of the Military in the Fall of the Roman Empire - Examines the role the military played in the ultimate collapse of the Roman Empire.
  
• A Roman History Timeline - Shows the chronological relationships of political/military, legal, literary/artistic, and social aspects of Rome in various periods.
  
• Map of the Ancient Roman Empire - Created by the Dalton School, a clickable map.
  
• Roman History - The Etruscans, Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic, Punic Wars, Conquest of the Hellenistic Empires, Republican Crisis, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Imperial Rome, 14-180 AD, Calamitious Century. 180-284 AD, the Late Empire
  
• The Romans - From the BBC, this incredible site presents the people and lifestyles of the Roman Empire; army life, invasions, rebellions, leisure, family, religion, games
  
• The Roman Empire in the First Century - Brief look at the empire itself, ancient voices, social order, and daily life. From PBS.
  
• Ancient Roman Law - English translation of The Twelve Tables from the Ancient History Sourcebook.
  
• The Romans in Britain - An interactive site designed for 7-10 year olds, including a fun quiz.
  
• Roman Life - Includes a brief history of the Roman Empire, time line, facts and bibliography.
  
• Rome Political System - An overview of the three periods of the Roman political system.
  
• Roman Board Games - Tic-Tac-Toe, backgammon, knucklebones, chess and checkers were all games played by the ancient Romans.
  
• Echoes from the Ancients - Highlights an archaeological dig at a site where Jewish men, women and children held off trained Roman forces for 47 days. From PBS.
  
• Rome Project - Clickable maps of the Roman Empire, plus information on politics, people, and places.
  
• The Roman Empire - Includes history, achievements, builders, evils, gods, and maps. Also picture tours and class projects.
  
• Daily Roman Life - Government, laws, daily life, holidays and culture of the ancient Romans.
  
• Click2Disasters: Pompeii - Death of a City - Tells the story of how Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii with links to animation, maps, graphics and pictures of the people who were fleeing for their lives.
  
• Ancient Rome Project - This 6th-grade project includes learning modules on the army, clothing, medicine and treatment, death and funerals, marriage, childbirth, entering adulthood, gods and goddesses, roman festivals, writing and literature.
  
• On Roman Numerals - Check out the roman numeral converter.
  
• Ancient Rome - Photographs and historical information about the colosseum, Roman baths, Forums, pantheon, and catacombs.
  
• Humanities - Rome - An introduction to the culture of Ancient Rome. Published by Reed College in Oregon. Includes links to other sources.
  
  

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