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=Resources for Rome=


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__**General**__
The Oxford Classical Dictionary Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization
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Between Republic and Empire: Interpretations of Augustus and his Principate The Social and Economic History of the Roman Empire History of the Later Roman Empire: from the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinian
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Ancient Rome 47 min. evideo, streaming
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 * Civilization - Rome
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 * Perseus Digital Library - An online collection covering the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world.
 * Digital Pompeii Project - A database for visual art and material culture of Pompeii, including a digital 3D model of the city using gaming software.
 * Encyclopaedia Romana - Consistently updated encyclopedia on the architecture, history, culture, and provinces of ancient Rome.
 * Digital Roman Forum - UCLA model of the Roman Forum as it appeared in late antiquity (400 AD).
 * Forum Romanum - Digital Latin library and digitized books covering Roman private life, medical practices, and history.
 * Classical Language Instruction Project - This site contains samples of Greek and Latin prose and poetry texts, read by various scholars and in different styles.
 * Ancient Medicine - Includes information on many different topics of medicine in the ancient world, such as women in medicine, surgery, and ancient gynecology. The "credits" section also includes a bibliography on ancient medicine.

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__Art and Architecture__
The Grove encyclopedia of classical art and architecture
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 * Art, Roman (OhioLINK)
 * Art, Classical (OhioLINK)
 * Architecture, Roman (OhioLINK)

Art Full Text - Index and abstracts for articles in art.
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Perseus Digital Library - An online collection covering the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world. Digital Pompeii Project - A database for visual art and material culture of Pompeii, including a digital 3D model of the city using gaming software. Greek and Roman Art in the Ancient World - The Metropolitan Museum of Art's online gallery. Artcyclopedia - A comprehensive index of artists represented at hundreds of museum sites, image archives, and other online resources.
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__Fashion and Clothing__
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 * Clothing and Dress - History (OhioLINK)

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__Food__
Eight Ancient Roman Recipes Famine and food supply in the Graeco-Roman world
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 * Food -- History (OhioLINK)

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 * Humanities International Complete - Comprehensive database of humanities content.
 * Academic Search Complete - Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.
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__Literature__
The concise Oxford companion to classical literature
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Literature and the visual arts in ancient Greece and Rome A History of Roman Literature Literature and Religion at Rome Fiction as History: Nero to Julian
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 * Classical literature (OhioLINK)
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Literary Reference Center - Combines information from reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content. MLA International Bibliography - Index to books and articles on literature.
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Perseus Digital Library - An online collection covering the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world. Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum - A collaborative project among scholars from a variety of disciplines with a main purpose of creating a digital library of Latin literature. Provides hundreds of Latin texts and translations.
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__Military History__
The Roman Imperial Army of the first and second centuries A.D. Storming the Heavens: soldiers, emperors and civilians in the Roman Empire Republican Rome, the Army, and the Allies The Limits of Empire: the Roman Army in the East The Roman Army: a social and institutional history
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 * Rome - History, Military (OhioLINK)
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The Legions of Rome 26 min. evideo, streaming The Battle of Actium 26 min. evideo, streaming
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__Politics and Government__
Politics in the Ancient World Between Republic and Empire: interpretations of Augustus and his Principate The Roman Citizenship The Republic; and, the Laws The Roman Revolution
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 * Rome Politics and Government (OhioLINK)
 * Rome - Emperors (OhioLINK)

Religion and Philosophy Collection - Index and abstracts covering such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Oxford Scholarship Online - Over 1,100 core scholarly books in Economics & Finance, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion & Theology.
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__Religion__
Encyclopedia of Greco-Roman mythology
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Divine Qualities: cult and community in Republican Rome Continuity and Change in Roman Religion Ancient Supplication Handbook of Early Christianity
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 * Mythology -- Classical (OhioLINK)
 * Rome - Religion (OhioLINK)

ATLA Religion Database - Index to articles, book reviews, and essays in religion and theology. Religion & Philosophy Collection - Index and abstracts covering such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
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__Social Life and Customs__
Being a Roman Citizen Roman Homosexuality: ideologies of masculinity in classical antiquity Families in the New Testament World: households and house churches On Roman Time: the codex-calendar of 354 and the rhythms of urban life in late antiquity The Roman Family
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 * Rome - Social Conditions (OhioLINK)
 * Rome - Social Life and Customs (OhioLINK)

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__Sports__
Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present
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Emperors and Gladiators
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 * Games - Rome (OhioLINK)
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__Women__
The Oxford encyclopedia of women in world history Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World
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Prostitution, Sexuality, and the Law in Ancient Rome The Syrian Princesses: the women who ruled Rome Women in the ancient world
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 * Women - Rome (OhioLINK)

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 * Women's Studies International - Produced by NISC, covers the core disciplines in Women's Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. Spans from 1972 and earlier to present.

The Worlds of Roman Women - Texts, commentary and images concerning women in the ancient Roman world. Diotima - Links to online materials for the study of women and gender in the ancient world from Stoa, a consortium for electronic publishing in the humanities.
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