Use Diotima's search page and enter any of the AP authors' names to see what treasures are available. Created by three high school students from the Netherlands for ThinkQuest, this excellent site is built around a clickable reconstruction drawing of the Roman Forum and includes information on architecture, history, culture, people, and daily life. View the chronological relationships of history, people, and events from all ancient cultures on this world history timeline organized by periods.
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Explore this image-rich site which contains a series of web pages on the history, culture, and daily life of Rome during the late Republic and early Empire. Topics relevant to Vergil include pages on Antony, Octavian and Cleopatra, and Augustus. The pages on Julius Caesar and Republican government and politics are useful for Catullus and Cicero. There are also detailed pages on the Roman army, clothing, housing, and various forms of leisure and entertainment. Hosted by the University of Kansas.