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1. Africa - Ancient Africa :
• Accounts of Meröe, Kush, and Axum
  Classical resources.
• Africa - the Cradle of Civilisation
  From Ancient to later kingdoms.
• Ancient African Empires
• Ancient Harar and History
  Culture in particular.
• Ancient Africa’s Black Kingdoms
• Ancient Nubia : Egypt’s Rival in Africa
• Kingdom of Kush
• Land of Kam, The
  Kametic peoples of the Nile Valley.
• Meröe
• Nubia The Land Upriver : Napata
2. Carthage
   Carthage, its Empire, specific individuals and the Punic Wars.
• Ancient Carthage
• Ancient History Sourcebook - Aristotle
  [On the Constitution of Carthage, c. 340 BCE]
• Hannibal [247-182 BCE]
  Links via Yahoo.
• Hannibal Barca and Carthage
• Polybius : Rome at the End of the Punic Wars
• Rome : The Punic Wars
3. Documents & Texts
   Includes both primary and secondary documentation, texts, … .
• Ancient History Digital Library
  [Electronic Publications}
  Digital publications of primary documentation.
• Babylonia and Ancient Near Eastern Texts
  ‘On Line Ancient Near Eastern Texts keyed to Britannica Online for Serious links to research on Babylonia.’
• Classical Review [Bryn Mawr]
  Journal with reviews of current works in classical studies. Archive from 1990. Free subscription.
• Perseus Digital Library, The
  ‘Primary and secondary sources for the study of ancient Greece and Rome’. Contents, Announcements, Exhibits, Help Library, Tools, Publications or use the Search form. Developed for a consortia of leading universities.
• Perseus Virtual Reality Collection
  ‘A multimedia assemblage related to a growing number of cultural heritage sites.’
• Yale University Library : Classics
  Check Gateways for Classics, Associations, Reference Resources, Electronic Texts, Journals and Discussion Groups. A number of links are to other university collections. Quality collection.
4. Egypt, Ancient
   Topics, general and specific, and countries linked to Ancient Egypt.
• Alexandria, Egypt
  Covers the ‘submarine’ archaeology used at Alexandria, the finding of the Pharos, other exceptional finds and more.
• Ancient Egypt On The Web
• Ancient Egypt Site
  Ancient Egypt, Saqqara, City of the Dead, language of Ancient Egypt, A-Z listing, bibliography and World Wide Ancient Egypt.
• Ancient Egypt Site, The
• Ancient Nubia
• BBC History - Egyptians
• Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations
• Eternal Egypt
  ‘Brings to light over five thousand years of Egyptian civilization. Eternal Egypt is a living record of a land rich in art and history, people and places, myths and religions. The stories of Eternal Egypt are told using the latest interactive technologies, high-resolution imagery, animations, virtual environments, remote cameras, three-dimensional models and more.’
• Exploring Ancient World Cultures
• Fruit of the Nile
• Guardian’s Sphinx
• Hatshepsut, The Queen who would be King
• House of Ptolemy, The
• Jim Loy’s Egyptology Page
  [Also Egyptian Hieroglyphics]
• Kingdoms of Kush & Meröe, The
  Links via Yahoo.
• NGA - The Quest for Immortality
  [Treasures of Ancient Egypt]
• Pyramids - The Inside Story
• Resources for the History of Ancient Egypt
5. Etruscans, The
   Precursors in Italy of the Roman Empire. The people, their history and influence.
• Empires : Etruscan Empire
  Two page text article.
• Etruscan Civilization
  An extensive collection of annotated links to Etruscan information from Origins to Artwork, words to a Virtual Museum.
• Etruscans, The Mysterious
6. General Sites & Portals :
• ABZU
  ‘Guide to resources for the study of the Ancient Near East available on the Internet’. Access via author’s name, a Project or Institutional affiliation or one of the secondary indexes.
• American Classical League
  Home of the league. Links to the classical era through topical headings - ‘classical art and archaeology’, ‘teaching resources’, ‘journals and publications’, ‘dictionaries and reference material’ and ‘other classical links’.
• Ancient World Cultures, Exploring
  Culture in the near and middle east, the Mediterranean and Asia.
• BBC - Ancient History
  Covers a range of topics from Prehistory through to the Viking.
  Excellent source of information.
• Cambridge Classics Gateway to the Humanities
  Resource links for the classics through six groups, information about classics at Cambridge, links to other classics faculties and Search.
  Now archived
• Classics Resources
  Victoria University, New Zealand. Links to classics’ studies.
• Collapse : Why do Civilisations Fall ?
  ‘Join us as we explore the collapse of four ancient civilizations. You’ll learn what happens when a society collapses and how archaeologists find and interpret evidence.’
• Links to Ancient Near Eastern Web Sites
  Scroll down to find these. Annotated links.
• Megalithic Portal, The
  Topic areas and links as well as news items.
• World of Ancient Civilisations, The
  Many of the ancient world civilisations.
7. Greece, Ancient :
• Alexander the Great
  Multiple sections from a general introduction, his parentage and youth, his various campaigns, the empire, his death and the Hellenistic Empire plus other resources.
• Ancient City of Athens
• Ancient City of Athens, The
  Photographic record.
• Ancient Greece
• Ancient Greek World, The
• Antiqua Medicina : From Homer to Vesalius
• Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations
• Greek Civilisation
• Winged Sandals
  From ABC [Australia] Arts Online. ‘Step back in time to an ancient civilisation that formed 3 000 years ago. This list of history links will help you learn more about everyday life in Classical Greek times.’
8. Mapping the Ancient World
   Access resources that provide maps and other information.
• Classical Atlas Project
• Interactive Ancient Mediterranean
9. Mesopotamia
   One great empire of the Ancient World. The empire and major figures.
• Ancient Mesopotamia : 7 000 to 550 BCE
  Chronology.
• Ancient Mesopotamia, …
  [Assyria, Babylonia, and Sumer]
  Geography and history.
• Babylonian Texts of the First Millennium B.C.
  Text database.
• Code of Hammurabi
  Links via Yahoo.
• Contracts from Mesopotamia, c. 2 300 - 428 BCE
  Source documents.
• Epic of Gilgamesh
  Links via Yahoo.
• FAQ - The Assyro-Babylonian Mythology
• Greek Reports of Babylonia, Chaldea, and Assyria
  Original texts.
• Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
  [Mesopotamia]
  Sumeria, Babylon, Akkadia and more.
• King Hammurabi [c.1792-1750 BCE]
  Links via Yahoo.
• Mesopotamia [British Museum]
  Includes information on the geography, religion [including Demons and Monsters], writing, time lines and about the era.
• Mesopotamia [Wikipedia]
  Covers etymology, cultural dynamics, history, language/writing, science, technology, religion, economy, agriculture, architecture, other references, bibliography and several, external links.
• Nebuchadnezzar
  Links via Yahoo.
• Old Persian Texts
  Source documents.
• Web Directory : ABZU Mesopotamia
  Languages.
10. Middle East, Ancient
    Countries of the Ancient Middle East.
• ABZU Bibliography
• Byzantium 1 200
• Parthian Empire
  Also check the Ancient Authors section of the site for both authors and texts related to Parthia.
• Petra :
• Lost City of Petra
  Movie from YouTube. Taken in 1966.
• Petra [1]
  Covers geography, history. Petra today, media, photos, notes, references and links to further sites. From wikipedia.
• Petra [2]
  ‘Entry page for a virtual tour of the ancient city of Petra in Jordan.’
• Petra [3]
  [‘A rose-red city, half as old as time’]
  From Jordanian Tourism.
• The Sumerians
  Extensive information.
• Ugarit & Arameans
  The Ras Shamra Project.
11. Persians, The
    A great empire of the Ancient World. The empire and major figures.
• Ancient Greece : The Persian Wars
• Ancient Iran - Persepolis - Persia
  Timeline, people, events.
• Battle of Marathon
• Cyrus the Great
• Cyrus the Great [590-529 BCE]
  Links via Yahoo.
• Darius the Great [550-486 BCE]
  Links via Yahoo.
• Genealogy of the Persian Kings
• Herodotus - The Persian Wars
• History of Persian Empire
  Links, translated texts.
• Persian Empire : 550-330 BCE
  Timeline.
• Persian Wars [1]
  17 chapters covering this topic.
• Persian Wars [2]
• Splendor of Persia
  Kings, Parthians, cities.
12. Rome
    Rome and the Roman Empire.
• Antiqua Medicina : From Homer to Vesalius
• Caesar, Gaius Julius
  From his youth to an epilogue, references, readings and more.
• Caesar, Julius - 100-44 BCE
• Capitolium
  ‘The archaeological site of the Imperial Forums, one of the largest areas in the world where digging, research and studies are still under way.’
• Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations
• Feminae Romanae : Women of Ancient Rome
• Pompeii Forum Project
• Roman Empire, The
  The Roman Empire, from beginning to end.
• Roman Empire
• Roman Gods and Goddesses
  Information on Gods and Goddesses including their roles in everyday life and politics.
• Romans, The
  Done by the BBC for school students, it provides an extensive range of information covering all aspects of Roman life from armies to religions.
• Rome : Legion 9 - Hispania
  Australian site. Seeking to re-establish a Roman Legion online [as well as off ?].
13. Writing Forms
    Information and resources, including lessons in some instances, about ancient writing forms.
• Ancient Scripts
  [A Compendium of World-Wide Writing Systems from Prehistory to Today]
  Information on writing systems, phonetics, linguistics, references, links, downloads and more.
• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphics :
• Cartouche Maker V.1.0
  Software.
• Hieroglyphics
• Jim Loy’s Egyptian Hieroglyphics Page
  [Also Egyptology]
• Palaeographical Fonts
  Downloadable file [18mb] covering ‘dozens of ancient scripts that have been [and in some instances few of them are still being used] for millennia around the Mediterranean sea, as well as Northern, Central and Eastern parts of Europe, ancient Egypt and Near and Middle East.’
• Rongorongo
  The Hieroglyphs of the Easter Island Tablets.