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Ancient MesoAmerican Civilizations
"This page supplies information regarding MesoAmerican Civilizations The primary groups addressed are the Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec, and Aztec." Authored by Kevin L. Callahan, University of Minnesota Department of Anthropology.
Ancient World Mapping Center (AWMC)
"The Ancient World Mapping Center exists to promote cartography and geographic information science as essential disciplines within the field of ancient studies. The staff and affiliates of the Center work to advance the study of the ancient world through innovative and collaborative research, teaching, and community outreach activities using cartography, geographic information science, and historical geography."
APIS: Advanced Papyrological Information System
APIS is a collections-based repository hosting information about and images of papyrological materials (e.g. papyri, ostraca, wood tablets, etc) located in collections around the world. It contains physical descriptions and bibliographic information about the papyri and other written materials, as well as digital images and English translations of many of these texts. When possible, links are also provided to the original language texts (e.g. through the Duke Data Bank of Documentary Papyri).
Avalon Project
Digitized copies of primary documents of world history. Site maintained by William Fray and Lisa Spar of the Yale Law School.
Britannica: British Monarchs
Biographies and genealogies of the Kings and Queens of England. Also texts of English historical documents. Site maintained by Britannia Internet Magazine.
Full-text of the 1913 edition. The CSS Library has both the 15 volume Catholic Encyclopedia [Ref. BX841 .C25] and the 15 volume, plus 4 supplements, New Catholic Encyclopedia [Ref. BX841 N44 1967]. Also, the 2nd edition of the New Catholic Encyclopedia [Ref. BX841 .N44 2003].
De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors
"DIR is an on-line encyclopedia on the rulers of the Roman empire from Augustus (27 BC-AD 14) to Constantine XI Palaeologus (1449-1453). The encyclopedia consists of (1) an index of all the emperors who ruled during the empire's 1500 years, (2) a growing number of biographical essays on the individual emperors, (3) family trees ("stemmata") of important imperial dynasties, (4) an index of significant battles in the empire's history, (5) a growing number of capsule descriptions and maps of these battles, and (6) maps of the empire at different times. Wherever possible, these materials are cross-referenced by live links. These contents are supplemented by an ancient and medieval atlas, a link to a virtual catalog of Roman coins, and other recommended links to related sites. The contents of DIR have been prepared by scholars but are meant to be accessible to non-specialists as well. They have been peer-reviewed for quality and accuracy before publication on this site."
Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World
"This web site, in operation since early 1995, 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." Founded by Ross Scaife and Suzanne Bonefas, and sponsored by the University of Kentucky.
ETANA
"ETANA is a cooperative venture of a consortium of scholarly societies and universities to develop and maintain a comprehensive Internet site for the study of the ancient Near East (ANE). Academic, library and technical staff of the partner organizations will collaborate to share intellectual and technical resources in the development of the project. The founding partners are: The American Oriental Society [AOS] , The American Schools of Oriental Research [ASOR], Case Western Reserve University Library [CWRU], The Cobb Institute of Archaeology at Mississippi State University, The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago [OI], The Society of Biblical Literature [SBL], The Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University, Vanderbilt Divinity School and the Graduate Department of Religion, Vanderbilt Divinity Library, ETANA is envisioned to include the permanent archiving, dissemination and generation of both front- and back-end stages of scholarly knowledge (such as archaeological excavation reports, editions of ancient and modern texts, core early monographs, dictionaries, journals, and reports in the public domain), a portal to ANE Web resources, an electronic commons where scholars in the field can share data and images, and eventually an electronic publishing effort for "born digital" publications. ETANA will also collect and/or develop software required for the production of the Internet site in core areas identified by the planning committees and outlined herewith. Vanderbilt's library will serve as the host technical site and grant administrator."
Gazateer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516
"The Gazetteer is a catalogue of markets and fairs in medieval England and Wales. This is the first comprehensive national survey. The project worked systematically through a range of sources to provide as much information as possible about each market and fair, with background information on places where they were held. The Gazetteer is valuable to those interested in all periods, as the markets and fairs established during the Middle Ages formed the core of the later network."
Internet Medieval Sourcebook
Site sponsored by Fordham University. Includes the full-text various medieval documents ranging from literature to philosophy to church history.
Medieval Feminist Index: Scholarship on Women, Sexuality, and Gender
Citations to scholarly articles and books relating to women in the Medieval world [Europe, North Africa, Middle East -- 450 C.E. - 1500 C.E.] from a variety of disciplines. If not searching by author or title, use the thesaurus to verify subject heading before beginning search. Includes list of journals indexed. No full-text available.
Medieval English Towns
"The aim of the Medieval English Towns site is to provide historical information about cities and towns in England during the Middle Ages, with particular but not exclusive emphasis on medieval boroughs of East Anglia and on social, political and constitutional history. A growing selection of primary documents (translated into English) relevant to English urban history is included."
Perseus Project
"Perseus is a continually growing digital library of resources for studying the ancient world. The library's materials include ancient texts and translations, philological tools, maps, extensively illustrated art catalogs, and secondary essays on topics like vase painting. A collaborative team from a number of academic institutions has worked together to amass Perseus materials." Sponsored by the Classics Department of Tufts University, MA.
Roman Military Sites in Britain
"The Roman Army's fortresses, forts, watchtowers, temporary camps, depots and industrial sites, built in Britain over 400 years, with photographs and other background material on the Roman Army and the military history of Britannia."
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Information pertaining to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, the 19 Forgotten Wonders, 17 Modern Wonders, and the 12 Natural Wonders. Principal Editor: Alaa Ashmawy, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
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