Please note that the following links will take you to other sites.

These resources include history, mythology, religion and other cultural topics.

ANCIENT GREECE IN FICTION A database of novels and stories.

BBC ROMAN HISTORY *NEW* Learn about Rome, its Empire, Roman Britain, Gladiators and Pompeii.  Includes timelines, interactive games, recipes, photographs, 3D reconstructions, and more.

BREWER’S DICTIONARY OF PHRASE AND FABLE This searchable resource catalogs over 18,000 references that “give the derivation, source or origin of common phrases, allusions and words that have a tail to tell.”

BULFINCH’S MYTHOLOGY Thomas Bulfinch wrote this book in 1855.

This version is available for free via download from the Gutenberg Project.

CLASSIC MYTHS RETOLD BY MARY CATHERINE JUDD Written in 1901, this electronic text includes stories from the mythologies of several cultures including the Greek and Roman.  Available for free via download in HTML or Plain Text Format from the Gutenberg Project.

ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY An online dictionary which explores the relation between modern English words and their ancient Greek and Roman etymological origins.  Includes appendices which consider Greek and Roman mythological influences on astronomy, calendar terms, personal names, phrases and conversation and popular culture.

FICTIONAL ROME A database of historical novels set in the ancient world.  Site also includes reviews, essays, a glossary, references and bibliographies, a timeline, and links.  Highly recommended!

THE GOLDEN BOUGH Written by Sir James George Frazer, this is an abridged version of the classic comparative study in magic and religion.

A HANDBOOK FOR LATIN CLUBS This is a downloadable book from the Gutenberg Project.  Written by Susan Paxson in 1916, this volume includes supplementary material and programs for the Latin teacher.  There’s plenty of interesting material here that might work well for teachers who would like to incorporate cultural material into their curriculum.  Some of the programs might be very useful for a Roman banquet.  There are English language poems based upon Classical subjects.  There are several “macaronic” poems -- poems written in more than one language.  (One is written in seven languages!)  There are Latin songs -- some even include the sheet music.

HEROES OR GREEK FAIRY TALES FOR MY CHILDREN By Charles Kingsley.  This is a collection of stories about the heroes Perseus, Jason and Theseus.  Available for free via download in HTML or Plain Text format from the Gutenberg Project.

THE HISTORY OF ROME Volumes 1-5 of the famous work by Theodor Mommsen, a German classicist of the 19th century.  Available for free via download from the Gutenberg Project.

MORFORD AND LENARDON MYTHOLOGY Companion website to accompany the best-selling mythology textbook from Oxford University Press.

THE NEW DICTIONARY OF CULTURAL LITERACY This searchable resource includes 6,900 entries.

PADRAIC COLUM COLLECTION This collection at Bartleby includes his retellings of the ancient mythological stories of Odysseus, the Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles.

THE ROMAN EMPIRE IN THE FIRST CENTURY This website accompanies the PBS broadcast of the series.  Teachers will want to pay special attention to a specially designed section of educational activities which include The Emperor of Rome interactive game, Which Ancient Roman Are You quiz, a Virtual Library and Timeline.  Eight lessons are provided as well as a video clip library.

THE ROMANS Antony Kamm’s The Romans, published by Routledge, has been placed online by Andrew Wilson.  This searchable online resource contains the text of the book, from the foundation to the end of the empire, as well as timelines, photographs,  original illustrations, AND a number of  interactive quizzes! 

A SMALLER HISTORY OF ROME A history of Rome from the earliest times to the establishment of the empire with a continuation to A.D. 479.  Written by William Smith, LL.D. in 1881, this book is available in HTML or Plain Text Format via download from the Gutenberg Project.

SPARKNOTES INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY An online study guide based upon Edith Hamilton’s Mythology.

WINGED SANDALS A fabulous educational multimedia site, based upon Greek mythology.  Here you’ll find stories, games, animations, craft ideas,  screensavers, and more!  Available in both Flash and HTML formats from the Australian Broadcasting System and the University of Melbourne’s  Center for Classics and Archaeology.

YOU WOULDN’T WANT TO BE A ROMAN GLADIATOR *NEW* An online book based on the print version of the same title, which is produced by the Salariya Book Company and published by Franklin Watts.