eText Depositories
- American Studies Hypertexts
A small collection of about 50 classic works of American Literature and History from the University of Virginia.
- Avalon Project
The Avalon Project is Yale Law School's collection of Documents in Law, History and
Diplomacy.
- Bartleby.Com - Great Books Online
Project Bartleby offers eText of a variety of great books, including literature, nonfiction and reference books, free of charge.
- Eighteenth-Century
E-Texts
Containing a list of electronic editions of eighteenth-century works available online.
- The Electronic Texts Collection
Hosted by Adelaide University in Australia, this collection of eTexts includes "classic works of Literature, Philosophy, Science, and Medicine."
- The Labyrinth
THE Resources for Medieval Studies, including an extensive library of Medieval material, in a variety of languages including English, Latin, French, Old-English, Iberian, and more.
- The Online Books Page
A phenomenal collection consisting of links to over 15,000 books - and it is still growing. Many of the books on this site are in html format, and many of the books are illustrated.
- The Online Medieval and Classical Library
Another outstanding collection of classical and medieval books.
- Oxford Text Archive
High quality electronic editions of 'major' literary works in English, Greek, Latin, and other languages. Collection has over 13,000 texts, and includes reference works.
- Perseus Project
A digital library containing a large selection of books dealing with all aspects of the Ancient World.
- Project Gutenberg
One of my favorite collections, this site contains over 20,000 books, all in plain text format. This link is for the main Project Gutenberg webpage, but many mirror sites exist around the world.
- Renascence Editions
"An Online Repository of Works Printed in English Between the Years 1477 and 1799"
- SETIS: Australian Literature Database
Australian Literary and Historical Texts Online, fully searchable.
Historical "Fun"
Stuff
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Ancient Rome Scavenger Hunt
Geared towards
children, but suitable
for history fans of all
ages, this site provides
a fun and enlightening
way to study Roman
history and it offers
delightful insights into
the lesser known
aspects of Roman
social history. The
purpose of "hunt" is to
answer questions
posted at top of the
page. "Cheat" sheets
are provided.
Latin:
Web Sites devoted
primarily to the study of
Latin.
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Latin Primer
Free, Online 10 lesson
course in Latin. This
course was orginially
published as a serial in
the Electronic
Telegraph, an online
newspaper from
England. Lessons are
self-explanatory and
come complete with
exercises and answers.
All ten lessons are
currently available for
viewing.
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Allen and Greenough Latin Grammar
Complete text of Allen
and Greenough's Latin
Grammar - a wonderful
aid to any student of
Latin, no matter what
their level of
proficiency. A perfect
guidebook for someone
studying Latin on their
own, or to supplement
classroom instruction.
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Selected Resources for Latin
A resource list for
information on the
Latin language and
related literature,
including some
shareware. Includes a
list of links to sites
which maintain online
texts in latin as well as
general learning aids
for students of Latin.
Major, Classical Reference Websites
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Ancient Roman History Timeline
Informative timeline of
Roman history. Site
includes extensive links
to Roman sites online
as well as links to
primary resources.
Highlights information
realted to the role of
women.
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Ancient/Classical History
A general site, listing
links to all aspects of
Ancient and Classical
History. The site also
offers an e-mailed
newsletter. This site
has a large amount of
content useful to those
with an interest in the Ancient world.
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Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Rome
THE source book for all
things dealing with
Ancient Rome online.
(This is just one of the
many online historical
sourcebooks which
have been assembled
by Paul Halsall). Links
are accurate and up to
date, and well indexed.
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Justinian, Theodora and Procopius
This website is
dedicated to
6th-century Byzantium.
It provides a wealth of
informatin about this
period, it has over 150
links related to
Byzantium, and it
provides access to a
varitey of online texts
and articles including
Procopius' "Secret
History".
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Labyrinth Home Page
While primarily a
resource site for
Medievalist, there is
plenty of information
here for the student of the
Ancient World.
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Perseus Project Home Page
From the Perseus
webpage: "The
Perseus Project is an
evolving digital library
of resources for the
study of the ancient
world and beyond."
This is an excellent
resource of links,
online texts, historical
arcticles and essays
and related materials
such as maps.
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Search Argos
Online search engine
for Ancient and
Medieval Internet sites.
While basically a topic
specific search engine,
the site also list links to
other topical search
tools and resource
sites.
Odds and Ends
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AncientWorlds - The Ancient History Community
A fun place to meet
friends, chat about
ancient history, take
latin and ancient
History quizzes, and to
play historically based
online games such as
S.P.Q.R, where you
battle the barbarians
threatening Ancient
Rome!
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Etruscans on the Web
Useful page listing links
to web sites that deal
with the Etruscans.
Links cover a diverse
range of topics,
including sites that
deal with Etruscan
mythology, history,
physical sites to visit,
language, art.
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