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Ancient Rome

Lesson 1: Roman Aqueducts

Aqua Alexandrina
Aqua Traiana
Aqua Marcia
The Aqueduct in Caesarea: Scroll Down To 3rd picture
Sextus Julius Frontinus: The Aqueducts of Rome
Watering Ancient Rome
InfoRoma: Roman Aqueducts
Virtual reality movie of the California Aqueduct

Lesson 2: Roman Daily Life

Shepard Milking Goat
Shoemaker at Work
Roman Charioteer
A Day in the Life of a Schoolboy
Odyssey Online: Rome
Excerpts from Cicero, On Old Age

Lesson 3: Roman Government

Polybius 6.11-18: The Constitution of the Roman Republic
BBC Schools: The Romans

Lesson 4: Roman Religion

Lares
Penates
Horace, Ode 3.18
Horace, Ode 4.5
Photograph of the Lararium in Pompeii
Encyclopedia Mythica: Roman Mythology
Type "Lares" in the Search window and choose the first entry under "Greek and Roman Materials."
Roman Art and Architecture
Roman Mythology
Roman Religion and Mythology

Lesson 5: Roman View of the World

Orbis Terrarum According to Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (20 A.D.)
World Map According to Pomponius Mela (c. 40 A.D.)
World Map According to Dionysius (124 A.D.)
Maps of the Roman Empire
Modern map of the Roman Empire (circa 120 A.D.)

Additional Sources

Archaeology 291:The Roman Aqueducts and Water Systems
PBS NOVA Online "Watering Ancient Rome" pages
InfoRoma: Roman Aqueducts
Odyssey Online: Rome
BBC Schools: The Romans
Roman Religions and Mythology
Encyclopedia Mythica: Roman Mythology
Perseus Project: Greek and Roman Materials
Maps of the Roman Empire
Secrets of the Dead: The Great Fire of Rome
Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations