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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Roman Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of 24 introductory videos on Roman architecture and its history, presented by Professor Diana E. E. Kleiner of Yale University.
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Website
Vroma Project

V Roma: Arch of Titus

For Students 9th - 10th
This sensational chunk of information about the Arch of Titus would be very helpful to the researcher. It discusses the age of the arch, why it was built, the history at the time of its construction, relief sculptures on the arch, and...
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Website
Other

Museum Tours: The David Roberts Gallery: David Roberts, r.a.

For Students 9th - 10th
David Roberts was a 19th century artist who traveled to Egypt and nearby regions to paint and draw architectural structures and people. His published work was very popular in England. This is a collection of 124 pieces of his work that...
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Interactive
Other

Air Pano: Roman Colosseum, Italy: 360 Degree Aerial Panoramas

For Students 9th - 10th
A breathtaking aerial tour of the Roman Colosseum. Click on any of thirteen images on the right side for different vantage points.
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University at Buffalo

University of Buffalo: Images of the Arch of Titus

For Students 9th - 10th
Every side and angle of the Arch of Titus is pictured at this site. Just choose which side you want to see, and click on it. Voila! You won't find more pictures at one site on any one piece of architecture than you will at this one!
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Online Course
Yale University

Yale University: Open Yale Courses: Roman Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty-three university-level lectures, available in audio, video, or text format, from a course on the architecture of ancient Rome. With coverage of Roman engineering and technology, materials, and significant structures and sites.
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Columbia University

Columbia University: Ancient Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about ancient architecture and explore 360 degrees panoramas of buildings in Egypt, Greece, Portugal, Italy, and Sicily. Includes an interactive plan of a 3D reconstruction of the Parthenon, and features the project page for this...
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Website
Other

University of Virginia: Rome Reborn 2.0

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents 3D digital models that have been created to illustrate the urban development of ancient Rome. Follow the history of this project, chose the time period to re-create, and view the photo gallery of images.
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Website
Other

Ancient Athens 3 D

For Students 9th - 10th
This website is devoted to documenting the buildings and monuments of Athens from the Mycenaean Period to about 1800 AD. Choose an era and read about the history and structures of that time period. The last section is a complete list of...
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Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: The Origins of Archaeology

For Students 9th - 10th
An account which describes the work of Renaissance scholars to "reconstruct," ancient Rome and its architecture. A number of Renaissance manuscripts are shown. Click on "From collection to Reconstruction" (bottom of page) to go to next...
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: The Ancient City

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Comparing Roman and Greek architecture? Unearth new resources for teaching about the methods of development in these ancient cities.
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Website
Other

Imperial Fora: Temple of Peace (Forum of Vespasian)

For Students 9th - 10th
Starting out with a timeline, the piece then moves into a complex writing of the general description, functions, historical context, and several other categories about the Temple of Vespasian. At the bottom of the page are links for...
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Other

Leo Masuda: History of Roman Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
The Leo Masuda Architectonic Research pages offer a history of Roman architecture. Click on the pictures for lists of information on each example.
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University at Buffalo

University of Buffalo: La Maison Carree

For Students 9th - 10th
A beautiful picture of the Maison Carree with links to 9 more, in addition to 6 of the amphitheater, and four others.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Pompeii: House of the Vettii

For Students 9th - 10th
Pompeii was thriving up until the moment of its destruction and in studying its life interrupted, we arrive at important insights about what it was like to live in the Roman Mediterranean. For example, the House of the Vettii is a large...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Imperial Fora

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of public spaces in Rome called fora were built by Roman emperors and contained monumental art and architecture. View examples and read descriptions of Imperial fora built by Julius Caesar and Augustus.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Forum and Markets of Trajan

For Students 9th - 10th
Marcus Ulpius Traianus, now commonly referred to as Trajan, reigned as Romess emperor from 98 until 117 C.E. and had a reputation as a good emporer. A massive architectural complex-referred to as the Forum of Trajan was devoted to...
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Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Learning to Read Rome's Ruins

For Students 9th - 10th
Ibiblio offers a short account on how Renaissance scholars began to explore the ancient Roman ruins and reconstruct the Roman architectural achievements.
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Curated OER

Blufton College: Images of Palazzo Chiericati

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Blufton College is a collection of photographs of La Rotonda and explanations next to each one. Links are also available at the bottom of the page for other architectural wonders.
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Curated OER

Blufton College: The Arch of Titus and Reliefs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Blufton College contains information about the Arch of Titus, it contains several pictures as well as descriptions.
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Other

Tolomeus: Panoramic Views of the Pantheon in Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual reality panorama of the interior of the Pantheon that showcases all the important hallmarks of this landmark of Roman architecture: its coffered dome, its Corinthian columns, its many sculpture niches, and other structural and...
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University at Buffalo

University of Buffalo: Temple of Saturn

For Students 9th - 10th
These photographs, taken in 1966, give a full-scale view of what remains today of the Temple of Saturn. The photographs are full-page and very clear. At this site are views from the 3 Capitolines.
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University at Buffalo

University of Buffalo: Arles Amphitheater

For Students 9th - 10th
A beautiful photo of the amphitheater, with links to six more from different angles, and five of the theater.
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Franco Cavazzi

Theatre of Marcellus

For Students 9th - 10th
There is a fabulous picture at this site. Unfortunately, there is only one sentence to go along with it, but the illustration makes the site worth the effort of going there.