Ancient History Resources

Be sure to download or access this version of Eva March Tappan's The Story of the Roman People. This version contains the suggestions for written composition following each chapter.

The Book of the Ancient World by Dorothy Mills

WWM-1, E-C1

• Outline Map of Ancient Egypt

WWG, E-C3

• Great Pyramid of Khufu

AA, E-C4

• Interactive Hieroglyphics Site

• Egyptian Papyrus Paper Craft (from Crayola)

WWM, E-C5

• New Kingdom Trade Routes -Interactive Map Only/Optional

AA, E-C7

• Ancient Egypt Coloring Pages

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AA, E-C8

• Interactive Make a Mummy Site

WWM, A&B-C1

• Mesopotamia -Interactive Map Only/Optional

WWG, A&B-C6

• Ziggurat

WWM-3, H-C1

• Outline Map of Ancient Middle East

WWM-4, Hi-C1

• Outline Map of Ancient Middle East

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WWM-5, P-C4

• Map of  Assyrian/Persian Empires

• Persian Empire -Interactive Map Only/ Optional

WWM-6, Ph-C4

• Map for Labeling the Phoenician Colonies

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The Book of the Ancient Romans by Dorothy Mills

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Resources

• Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources

• Internet Ancient History Sourcebook

• Readings in Ancient History II: Rome and  the West by William S. Davis

• World History Timeline

• NOTE: See Citizenship for links to Plutarch's Lives

BOAR Week 1

• Italy Physical Geography Map Maker (PDF) (labeled)

• Italy Physical Geography Map Maker (PDF) (labels needed)

BOAR Week 2

• Capitoline Wolf (Image)

• BBC News Article

BOAR Week 3

• Egeria Weeps Over Numa Art Study (Read about Egeria and Numa in Age of Fable-chapter 22.)

• Oath of the Horatii  Art Study

BOAR Week 4

• The Roman Way of Declaring War (Internet History Sourcebook)

• The Seven Hills of Rome (YouTube clip)

• The Seven Hills of Rome Map or Here and an interactive map Here (Scroll down and look for Seven Hills of Rome)

BOAR Week 5

• Horatius Cocles Defending the Bridge  Art Study

BOAR Week 6

• Map of Pyrrhic War

BOAR Week 9

• Dido Building Carthage (Turner)  Art Study

• Map of Hannibal's Route Notebook Page​

BOAR Week 11

• Map of Rome and the Eastern Countries​

BOAR Week 14

• Printable Maps for the Roman Empire (Use the first map from this link for this chapter.)

• The Death of Caesar by Jean-Leon Gerome  Art Study

BOAR Week 15

• Roman Empire Expanded -See maps from Week 14

BOAR Week 16

• The Seven Hills of Rome (YouTube clip)

• The Seven Hills of Rome Map or Here and an interactive map Here (Scroll down and look for Seven Hills of Rome)

• Roman Clothing

• In the Peristyle by John W. Waterhouse  Art Study

BOAR Week 17

• The Ideal Education

• Roman Bulla Craft

• Harry Potter's Bula? OPTIONAL

BOAR Week 19

• Cicero: Selected Letters

• Horace: 2 Poems

• The Young Cicero Reading by Vincenzo Foppa  Art Study

BOAR Week 20

• "Caractacus" by Bernard Barton

• The Burning of Rome (Tacitus)

• Roman Emperors Comparison Chart

• Pictures from Roman Life and Story  by Alfred Church (To read further about Caractacus, read Chapter 11.)

BOAR Week 21

• Roman Emperors Great Ideas Discussion PDF (PBS) Full Lesson: Here

• The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans under the Command of Titus by David Roberts Art Study

• "The Coliseum" from Lord Byron's Childe Harold

• Column of Trajan from Khan Academy