Curated OER
Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
Your class can follow along with this PowerPoint to learn about all the triumphs and defeats that led to the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Each slide contains key information related to Roman rule, law, religion, philosophy,...
Forum Romanum
Outlines of Roman History: The New Civilization
With Rome's conquest of foreign lands, she assimilates many ideas for literature, architecture, art, religion, and philosophy.
Forum Romanum
Outlines of Roman History: Review of the Period of the Civil Wars
This passage in the 1901 textbook of William Morey reviews the cultural changes in Rome up to the end of the Roman Republic.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: The Annals
This site provides the text of "The Annals" by Tacitus ~ Books I, II, III, IV, V, VI, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: The Histories
This site offers the text of "The Histories" by Tacitus ~ Books I-V.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Fabius by Plutarch
MIT's Internet Classics Archive offers the complete and translated text of Fabius by Plutarch.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Romulus by Plutarch
MIT's Internet Classics Archive offers the text of Romulus by Plutarch. Includes commentary and reader recommendations.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Sertorius by Plutarch
This site presents the Text of Plutarch's SERTORIUS. Check it out.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Metamorphoses, by Ovid
The text for the first fourteen books of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Includes links to share recommended related sites among users.
Other
Virgil.org
This site is devoted entirely to the study and appreciation of the Roman poet Virgil and his work.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Numa Pompilius by Plutar
Text of Plutarch's NUMA POMPILIUS.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Pyrrhus by Plutarch
Text to Plutarch's PYRRHUS.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Agesilaus by Plutarch
A translation of Plutarch by John Dryden. Site contains a biography of Agesilaus, a famous Spartan king.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Ancient History Sourcebook: Augustan Encomius
Here at this site from Ancient History Sourcebook at Fordham University is an English version of ancient Roman poet Horace's poem, "The Secular Hymn."
Vroma Project
V Roma: Gaius Valerius Catullus
A site containing Latin and English texts of Catullus' poems, as well as biographical information about him, his friends, lovers, and rivals, and several paintings. This section of VRoma was created by Henry J. Walker of Bates College.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Horace Quintus Horatius Flaccus
A general biography of Qintus Horatius Flaccus, better known as Horace, an outstanding lyric poet and satirist.
Other
Edublog: Dalton School: Rome Project
Looking for data about Classical Rome, check out the resources provided by The Dalton School.
Other
Ovid's Metamorphoses: Introduction and Commentary
This resource provides a nice summary of the "Metamorphoses" by Ovid along with commentary and art influenced by the poem. Discusses the political situation of the time and how it works its way into the poem. Provides good analysis of...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Horace
This biography of Quintus Horatius Flaccus, better known as Horace, profiles the Roman lyric poet and satirist as well as feature quotes from his work and a bibliography.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Virgil
This biography of Virgil, author of the famous Roman epic The Aeneid, is complemented by selected quotes from his works and a detailed bibliography.
Other
William G. Enloe High School: Ovid
A nice biography of Ovid, the last of the Golden Age poets. Contains a copy of the painting "The Scythians," as well as links to other Ovid sites.
Middlebury College
Middlebury College: Roman Satire
Middlebury College provides a very brief site describing the history of Roman Satire and some Roman writers, including Juvenal, Percius, and Horace.
Middlebury College
Middlebury College: Poetry and Reading Verse
This Middlebury College site is a helpful guide for reading Latin poetry. Discusses how to pronounce Latin words and letters.