sources for hellenistic history and the roman republic, from 323 to 30 b.c.

Lasting many centuries and spanning over 1.7 million square miles, the Roman Empire was the predominant power in the ancient Western world.

discover all about the history of ancient rome and chat in the forum about all topics roman.

The Future Lies In History

the encyclopaedia iranica is a comprehensive research tool dedicated to the study of iranian civilization in the middle east, the caucasus, central asia, and the indian subcontinent

an interactive, illustrated timeline of historic moments in humankind's quest for information. with annotations by jeremy norman.

the spartacus educational website provides a series of free history encyclopaedias. entries usually include a narrative, illustrations and primary sources. the text within each entry is linked to other relevant pages in the encyclopaedia. in this way it is possible to research individual people and events in great detail. the sources are also hyper-linked so the student is able to find out about the writer, artist, newspaper and organization that produced the material.