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Roman maps
- maps of Roman empire C117AD, clickable map of the Roman empire, Roman empire 3rd century AD and Western Roman empire

The Roman empire in the first century
- an overview of the Roman empire looking at the political structure, daily life, religion, emperors, writers and social order

The Romans (BBC schools)
- topics include Who were the Romans, City of Rome, Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Roman Emperors, Roman Senators, Roman technology, What were the Romans like, Leisure in Rome, Education in Rome, Roman army, religion in Rome, End of the Roman Empire, Map of Rome's neighbours.

Rome: Republic to Empire
- information on history and culture of ancient Rome including daily life, baths, gladiators, chariot racing, clothing, the army, politics, government, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Livia, and Cleopatra.

History for kids -Ancient Rome
- information on Roman history, art, architecture, religion, clothing, language and literature, food, science, people, economy, government and games

Inside Romans
- Rome and its Empire, Roman Britain, Belief, Life in Ancient Rome, Gladiators, Pompeii

Odyssey online: Rome
- looks at people, mythology, daily life, death and burial, writing and archaeology


Daily life
Ancient Rome history
- looks at Roman people, food, clothes, homes, work, religion and leisure

Daily life in ancient Rome
- All about life in ancient Rome. From breakfast through to living conditions, this website touches on aspects of living in Ancient Rome

Ancient history: Romans (BBC)
- contains information about life in ancient Rome and looks at the Roman Empire. It covers such topics as gladiators, Pompeii and Roman Britain and also has a timeline for ancient Rome

History on the net: Romans
- comprehensive look at life in ancient Rome

Roman clothing
- includes women's and men's dress, textiles, armour, jewelry, hair and headdress, shoes, cosmetics, religion and dress


Roman baths
- looks at a day at the baths, constructing an aquaduct and watering Rome

Real Roman recipes
- snack food and drink

Roman food
- information on food and cooking

A history of ancient Rome
- includes Romulus and Remus, Roman army and warfare, government, Roman empires, daily life, education, engineering, religion, medicine and entertainment

Death in Rome Interactive
- an interactive crime solving mystery, set in the year 80 AD, in which the participants use clues provided. The mystery provides a wealth of information about daily life in ancient Rome.

Walk through time - A Roman street Interactive
- select the items in the scene that don't belong to the time period

People
Emperor Hadrian
- Emperor Hadrian, his friends, family, enemies, the Senate and Hadrian's Wall

Index of Roman emperors
- from Julius Caesar to Romulus Augustus. Some with links to further information

You wouldn't want to be a Roman gladiator!
- combination of information and humour to describe life as a Roman gladiator

Women in ancient Rome
- information about the life of women in ancient Rome

Art and Architecture
The Parthenon
- details the history and structure of the Parthenon

Images from ancient Rome
- from the historical and cultural atlas resource

Imperial forums
- view images and read descriptions of the historic buildings eg. Colosseum and areas of the ancient city that are being restored. The site includes the reconstruction of the Forum of Caesar which can be viewed as a 3D movie, the history of Rome and clothing styles.

Roman art and architecture
- collection of images of the art and architectural remains of ancient Rome. The site contains images and text relating to art, architecture, history, sculpture, painting, and building. Topics include the Colosseum, Forum and Pompeii.


Teacher Resources
The Roman legacy Powerpoint
- What have the Romans done for us

Lesson plans
- this site from Primary Teachers contains general resources, activities and worksheets about history