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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Armenia: History

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief look at the history of Armenia from 800 BC through its place in the Roman Empire, part of the Soviet Union, and finally, independence. From U.S. State Department Background Notes.
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Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement

Web Exhibit: The Christian (Julian) Calendar

For Students 9th - 10th
This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Christian (Julian) calendar.
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Article
Eserver

E Server: Was Hegel Christian or Atheist?

For Students 9th - 10th
Author makes an original argument that Hegel was interested more in Christian ethics than Christian religion at this site from EServer.org. Contends that traditional Catholic orthodoxy is authoritarian. Unfortunately, the author...
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Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: The Beginnings of German Christianity 500 1000.

For Students 9th - 10th
While conventionally the period after the fall of the Roman Empire in the West is thought of as an age of darkness, in fact it was the formative period of a new culture. Christian missionaries brought a form of Christianity to the...
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Curated OER

Etc: Clip Art Etc: Christians Given to the Lions in the Roman Amphitheater

For Students 9th - 10th
More particularly was the new sect of Christians selected as the objects of vengeance. These people had already gained the intense dislike of Rome. The austerity of their manners, the severe tenets of their faith so opposed to the...
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: The Colosseum

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed history of the Colosseum in Rome with a focus on the religious history (Christianity). Gives information about the games, and the many saints that are connected to the building. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia," is...
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Frontline: The Martyrdom of Saints Perpetua & Felicitas

For Students 9th - 10th
The actual prison diary of a young Christian women who as killed in Carthage in 202 C.E. for her religious beliefs. Excellent primary source document.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Franks Casket

For Students 9th - 10th
Franks Casket features scenes from Roman, Jewish, Christian and Germanic tradition. When it came to light in the nineteenth century, this magnificent rectangular casket was being used as a family workbox at Auzon, France. Some time...
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Boise State University

Boise State University: Byzantine Empire: An Outline

For Students 9th - 10th
Annotated outline of the history of the Byzantine Empire.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Palestinians

For Students 9th - 10th
Palestinians inhabit an area east of the Mediterranean Sea and south of Lebanon. The Jordan River, Lakes Huleh and Tiberias, and the Dead Sea separate Palestine from Jordan. Christians refer to Palestine as "the Holy Land." Today...
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: The Byzantine Empire: C. 312 1453 a.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
Tom Richey learning module engages us in the history of the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire, teaching us about the founding of Constantinople, Christianity and the Byzantine-Arab Wars. Unit learning materials include primary sources,...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Syriacs

For Students 9th - 10th
Syriac is a branch of the Aramaic family of languages and was the lingua franca of the eastern Roman Empire at the beginning of the Christian era. It is also spoken extensively in the regions farther east. It became the language of...
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Other

Rock Island Books: Political & Religious Background During Life of Jesus

For Students 9th - 10th
This short article describes some of the various political and religious groups and individuals that were operating during the time of Jesus. Some of these include the Romans, King Herod, the Pharisees and others.
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Other

Daily Bible Study: Pontius Pilate

For Students 9th - 10th
Daily Bible Study offers a biography of Pontius Pilate, the sixth Roman governor of Judea. Focuses mainly on his dealings with Jesus, whom he eventually condemned to die.
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Primary
Other

The Latter Rain: Constantine

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive resource documents the life of Constantine. Article is written from a Christian perspective. It goes into depth about the freedom he gave to Christians, and the effects of the Edict of Milan.
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Website
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a lecture about Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana. The first part of the lecture is about his life and triumphs.
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Primary
Other

Wesley Center for Applied Theology: Epistle of Marcus Aurelius

For Students 9th - 10th
A primary source document written by the great Emperor in which he gives thanks to the Christians for his winning a battle.
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Article
Georgetown University

Augustine the African

For Students 9th - 10th
A short but detailed biographical sketch on St. Augustine with nice information about his early life, his role in early Christianity and more.
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Handout
Stanford University

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth study of the Christian philosopher from the 6th century C.E. There is a comprehensive biographical sketch plus nice analysis of his major works and ideas.
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Website
Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: The Franks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the North Park University provides a brief overview of the Franks which refers to the conversion of Frankish leaders and people to Catholic Christianity.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Syria: Ancient Villages of Northern Syria

For Students 9th - 10th
Some 40 villages grouped in eight parks situated in north-western Syria provide remarkable testimony to rural life in late Antiquity and during the Byzantine period. Abandoned in the 8th to 10th centuries, the villages, which date from...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Hungary: Early Christian Necropolis of Pecs (Sopianae)

For Students 9th - 10th
In the 4th century, a remarkable series of decorated tombs were constructed in the cemetery of the Roman provincial town of Sopianae (modern Pecs). These are important both structurally and architecturally, since they were built as...
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Curated OER

Eye Witness: Nero Persecutes the Christians, 64 a.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
This EyeWitness to History site, which illuminates the past through personal narratives and other first-hand sources, provides a general overview of how Emperor Nero laid blame for the burning of Rome onto the Christians and put many to...
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Robert H. Sarkissian

Island of Freedom: St. Augustine

For Students 9th - 10th
St. Augustine (354-430) is profiled and links are provided to full-text translations of his City of God and other works.

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