#36: Footnote: Roman Forum WebSites

Websites come and go but these have been up for years but still check Google for newer ones, videos, etc.

A fantastic site with lots of photos illustrating what is discussed is A Tourist in Rome [I couldn't help but add that one myself -Jeff]

penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/home.html [This is *THE* website to learn *everything possible* about Rome and the Roman Empire. Just scroll down the homepage just to see all it offers but if you have a specific thing you are searching for just scroll down to the bottom of the page and use the 'Search this site' 'search engine'.]

penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/_Texts/PLATOP*/home*.html. Use the links in the 'General Topic Areas'. This site is very good for historical and archaeological info. The info is from material published about 75 - 125 years ago and for the most part it is very accurate but any new discoveries or historical revisions wouldn't be included.

Another good site is: legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook09.asp

If I had to recommend one book to go along with this walking tour of the Roman Forum it would be

Suetonius' 'The Lives of the Twelve Caesars'.

It covers the era from Julius Caesar (born about 100 BC) to Emperor Domitian's assassination in 96 AD.

penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/home.html

Also here: legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/suetonius-index.asp

For a modern easier read with the author's excellent narrative and explanations read Michael Grant's 'The Twelve Caesars'.

[History of the Roman Forum]

penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/Forum_Romanum/_Texts/Huelsen*/1/1.html.

www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0054

[SCALE MODEL OF ROME]

www.maquettes-historiques.net/P5.html

[ARTICLES ON ANCIENT HISTORY]

www.livius.org/

[ST. PETER'S DEATH IN ROME: this ties in with Nero and the 64 AD Fire]

www.fodors.com/community/europe/st-peters-tomb-at-the-necropolis-scavi-fact-or-fiction.cfm

A more updated version on Usenet is here: groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/soc.history.ancient/Egmr9DFYE0A/mgG5UKGuD5cJ

And for more info follow the replies in that post's thread groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/sci.archaeology/Egmr9DFYE0A

If you have an interest in Early Christianity check out this in the nearby 'Palatine Hill Museum'

www.fodors.com/community/europe/rome-first-second-century-christian-sights.cfm Scroll down to Jul 9, 13 for a post on the 'Alexamenos Graffito'.

[ROMAN FORUM PHOTOS: you will be able to find more and better photos in a 'Google Image' search but these are accurate, quick to access and you can jump to other site photos in one click]

wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/black/forum_rom/section_contents.html

wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/general_contents.html

www.vroma.org/images/forum_project_images/

sights.seindal.dk/sight/4_Forum_Romanum.html -->Scroll down to

www.vedute.fi/imbas/roma/startpage.php?lang=fi&action=1pages/MAIN.HTM

Documents contained within "Forum Romanum"

Of course there's always www.google.com for finding info on the ancient sites, history and people. And for other photo images, drawings and diagrams of the ancient sites use Google's 'Images' search images.google.com

====================

[FOR DAILY UPDATES ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL DISCOVERIES FOUND TODAY within the Roman Empire see David Meadow's excellent blog]

rogueclassicism.com/

But even better he also a has a weekly email newsletter (Explorator) he sends out covering the entire World from Early Man to WWII.

To SUBSCRIBE Explorator, send a blank email message to: Explorator-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

"EXPLORATOR is a free weekly newsletter bringing you the latest news of archaeological finds, historical research and the like. Various online news and magazine sources are scoured for news of the *ancient world* (broadly construed: practically anything relating to archaeology or history up to World War II or so is fair game)".

"For your computer's protection, Explorator is sent in plain text and NEVER has attachments (other than the odd youtube video)."

[CHECK out] Past issues of Explorator are available on the web via our Yahoo site:

tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Explorator/

Next: Ancient 'Game Boards' Etched In The Roman Forum
[Home]   [Disclaimer]                       copyright (c) 2012-2024 by Jeff Bondono (email: Jeff.Bondono@gmail.com)                         [Walter's Tours of Ancient Rome]