Jessica Galvin's List: Rome_SocialStudies_HighSchool

This about.com guide is compiled by N.S. Gill, a freelance writer with a specialty in the classical world. This directory is broken up into the following sections:The Roman Kingdom, The Roman Republic, The Roman Empire, Family and Daily Life, and Roman Culture. Each section has a brief summary of the topic and is even subdivided into more specific topics. There is also a sidebar with links to sign up for newsletters and e-courses. The reading levels of the links in this directory are high school and up.

This gateway guide offers links specific to to Ancient Romans. The compiler of this site lists a lesson plan for teachers and links to maps and papers from a variety of sources, some more reputable than others. The compiler does a great job of summarizes what each site offers under each link (he even lists whether the site has grammatical errors in the summary. Included in the list of links are biographies of some of the major figures in Ancient Roman history, information about Roman art, and aspects of Roman life.

This gateway on Ancient Rome lists links about the history of Rome, emperors, kings, famous women, daily life, the arts, wars, and timelines of early Roman history. Marilyn Abramowitz, a librarian, at Mineola High School, created this list. A few of the sites listed are student-created thinkquests, therefore students should cross-reference to check accuracy. Many of the sites were created by universities and contain a wealth of valuable information.

High School teacher, Tracey Osborn, created this link-packed gateway on Ancient Rome. This gateway also lists many other gateways on the same topic, and so it is a great starting-off point for research. Along with a list of comprehensive sites, she lists timelines, glossaries, maps, the history of Rome, Roman law and economy, war, the emperors, women, daily life, family values, medicine, education, philosophy, food and farming, engineering, technology, and fine arts. This site is geared toward High School students and teachers.

Internet History Sourcebooks Project created this gateway on Rome that includes public domain and copy-permitted historical texts for educational use. This gateway spans many interesting topics such as religion, gender and sexuality, and modern perspectives on Ancient Rome. It also lists important historical events and aspects of Roman life and culture. Many of the empires are broken down into their own sections because of the amount of links under each.