Archaeology – Architecture

• Megasite on antiquity LacusCurtius (a real blessing, now on Twitter).
• The official site of Rome’s Parco Archeologico del Colosseo
• Rome’s Soprintendenza Archeologica. Info on the main archeological monuments of Rome
• In the TV program NOVA the secrets of the velarium (awning) have been investigated

Roman engineering and materials:

• The Colosseum: Quality and efficiency of construction, by Giovanni Manieri Elia (with an English translation)
• An article on the Aqueducts of Rome under Augustus
• An article on Water and Wastewater System in Imperial Rome
• Roman cement: The Roman Pantheon: The Triumph of Concrete
  Articles and Research by David Moore, P.E.:
  http://www.romanconcrete.com/
• An interesting study about the structural behaviour of the Colosseum over the centuries
• A webpage on Roman engineering – lots of links!

Roman Culture & Gladiators

• A tour of the Colosseum and much more by the BBC
• An interesting site on Roman soldiers
• Nova Roma: a community dedicated to resurrect the virtues of the ancient Romans
• Roman Law Resources
• Internet Ancient History Sourcebook Lots of links!
• The Latin Library
• Essay on Public Spectacles And Roman Social Relations, by Jonathan Edmondson, York University, Toronto, Canada
• Romano Impero.com: great website in many languages
• VRoma: resources for teaching and learning Latin and ancient Roman culture and an interactive virtual world based on ancient Rome
• Engineeringrome.org: UW Exploration Seminar that covers Roman and Italian engineering

On the City of Rome

• Beautiful images of Rome by Kalervo Koskimiehen from Finland
• Romasparita.eu A massive source of photographs of the city
• Rerumromanarum.com: a great site on the eternal city

   updated March 2023