ROMAN NEWSCAST PROJECT November 13, 2008
Posted by Ms. Klemundt in Help with Assignments, Web Resources.trackback
For students in Ms. Boe’s Honors World History classes, here are some ways to find good resources for your newscast segment.
THE RES LIBRARY OR YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARY:
Do a Subject search in the library catalog for the following subject headings:
- Rome—Civilization
- Rome—History—Augustus, 30 B.C. – 14 A.D.
- Rome—History—Empire, 30 B.C. – 284 A.D.
- Rome—History—Empire, 30 B.C. – 476 A.D.
You can also browse the shelves at these call numbers. Don’t forget to look in the Reference section under the same call numbers.
- 937
- 930
- 938 (sometimes Roman history is combined in a book on Greek history)
You might also want to look at travel books on Italy and Rome. They usually have a section on history and will have some information on Roman times.
Use the Table of Contents and index of the books to find specific information.
WEB RESOURCES
Until November 30 we have access on a trial basis to the Daily Life Online : Daily Life Through History database by Greenwood Publishing. Go to: http://dailylife.greenwood.com. In the Quick Search box, enter either “Daily Life of Ancient Romans” (include the quotation marks) or “Daily Life in the Roman City” (again, include quotation marks). You will be asked to login when you try to click into an article in your Results list. The username and password is on the handout you received in the library.
Don’t forget Britannica Online (http://www.school.eb.com) for basic information. The Username and Password is on the blue sheets which are available in the library.
Another good place to start is the BBC’s pages on Ancient Roman history
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans)
Also try the Librarians’ Internet Index (http://www.lii.org) section on Italy and Rome. At the main page, choose “Arts & Humanities,” then “History,” then “History by Place,” then “Italy and Rome.”
The British Museum (http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours.aspx) has a number of online tours. Scroll down to the bottom of the right side column for the tour on Rome.
The University of Evansville sponsors a site called Exploring Ancient World Cultures (http://eawc.evansville.edu/www/ropage.htm) and they have an interesting set of links to other web sources that might be useful for you.
Rome : From Republic to Empire (http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/romanpages.html) is a site put together by a professor at the College of New Rochelle for a course she taught.
The Classics Unveiled site (http://www.classicsunveiled.com) has two sections that might be helpful: Rome Unleashed covers the political situation and Rome Exposed covers daily life.
Selected Resources on Roman Social History (http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/rome_social.html) has some good resources, but be warned that not all links are still active. The link for Recipes looked interesting.
The Nova Roma website (http://novaroma.org/) is sponsored by an organization “dedicated to the restoration of classical Roman religion, culture, and virtues.”
Aquae Urbis Romae : The Waters of the City of Rome (http://www.iath.virginia.edu/rome/) is sponsored by an affiliate of the University of Virginia.
The Roman Empire in the First Century (http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/) is a companion website to a PBS documentary series.
The Digital Roman Forum (http://dlib.etc.ucla.edu/projects/Forum/) is sponsored by the UCLA Cultural Virtual Reality Laboratory.
There are also 2 DVDs that might be useful if you are researching sports: Colosseum : A Gladiator’s Story (produced by the BBC) and The True Story of Gladiators (produce by the History Channel). Check your local public library system for either of these.
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