Ancient Rome

Central Italy, with the adjacent countries

from the Peutingerian Tables constructed about 393 A.D. (580K)From A Classical Atlas by Alexander G. Findlay. New York: Harper and Brothers 1849. [Rome] [Maps]...

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Map of the Roman Empire 120 A.D. clickable by province

This map is clickable by province. By clicking within the borders of a certain province on the map, or by clicking on the name of the province below the map, you can link to the resources on the Web that are related to that province of the Roman Empire. [Rome] [Maps]...

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Reconstruction of the Crate's Globe

(Crates of Mallos)(180-150 B.C.)B.C.) Courtesy of Cartographic Images. [Rome] [Maps]...

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Legio Secunda Augusta.

"Legio Secunda Augusta (LEG II AUG) is the title of a society based in Portsmouth, Hampshire that seeks to re-create the "living history" - in both its military and civilian aspects - of Roman Britain during the first two centuries AD." [Rome] [Military History]...

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Capitolium.org.

"Capitolium.org, an official source of live information on the archaeological site of the Imperial Forums. Day by day, on-line visitors can follow the development of the work which is being carried out by top-level scholars of Roman antiquity". [Archaeology Resources]...

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The City of Rome

Interactive map: Aqua Alsietina"" Aqua Anio Novus"" Aqua Anio Vetus"" Aqua Antoniana"" Aqua Appia"" Aqua Claudia"" Aqua Julia"" Aqua Trajan"" Aqua Virgo"" Arch of Piety"" Baths of Agrippa"" Baths of Caracalla"" Baths of Constantine"" Baths of Diocletian"" Baths of Nero"" Baths of Titus"" Baths of Trajan"" Camp of Imperial Horse Gua...

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World map according to Posidonius

(150-130 B.C.). Based on a 1630 reconstruction. Courtesy of Cartographic Images. [Rome] [Maps]...

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The Roman Army in the Late Republic and Early Empire

"The following information is intended to give a generic picture of military organization, armor, weaponry, etc. during the late Republic and early Empire." Courtesy of Barbara F. McManus, The College of New Rochelle. [Rome] [Military History]...

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The Julian marriage laws

In 18 B.C., the Emperor Augustus turned his attention to social problems at Rome. Extravagance and adultery were widespread. Among the upper classes, marriage was increasingly infrequent and, many couples who did marry failed to produce offspring. Augustus, who hoped thereby to elevate both the morals and the numbers of the upper classes in Rome, a...

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