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Mr. Paciorek’s Web Resources Page
Caesar by Shmoop
A new database for literature. Shmoop content is written primarily by Ph.D. and Masters students from top universities, like Stanford, Berkeley, Harvard, and Yale. The writing is conversational, not the stilted format found in textbooks.
Roman Emperors
Find biographical information on the rulers of ancient Rome. Included is a catalog with images of Roman coins that were issued with visages of the rulers and family members. There are also maps, including one for the city of Rome, topographical maps of selected portions of the ancient world, and of Europe dating from 1 A.D. through 1300 A.D. There is a battle index with a brief description and related maps. Stemmata (family trees) for many of the rulers are accessible through the Imperial Index.
Rome: Republic to Empire
This site includes brief information on a wide range of topics about Rome's history, culture, and civilization. Included are slavery, Roman nomenclature, government, clothing, social classes, Roman baths, gladiator games, chariot racing, and more. Images are also provided. Additionally, there are related print and Internet resources.
Julius Caesar: An Annotated Guide to Online Resources
This site includes links to primary sources such as Suetonius and Plutarch, in Latin and English, as well as Gaius Julius Caesar's own accounts of his campaigns. There are timelines of Caesar's career and essays on the Roman Empire. Searchable.
The Ides of March: Just one of a dozen Ides
"The soothsayer's warning to Julius Caesar, 'Beware the Ides of March,' has forever imbued [March 15] with a sense of foreboding." This site from Infoplease.com explains the meaning behind the expression "Ides of March" and the system of Kalends, Nones, and Ides used in the Roman calendar. Also includes links to related calendar information.
Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars
The full text of Caesar's commentaries on the Gallic and Civil wars, with the supplementary books attributed to Hirtius, are provided in html format. Translated by W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn in 1869. From the Electronic Text Center at Univ. of Va.
EyeWitness To The Ancient World
First-person accounts of some crucial, memorable, and dramatic events in the history of the ancient world. From Ibis Communications, a digital publisher of educational programming. Includes source information, references, and illustrations; searchable.
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Rome
Collection of mostly primary texts on the foundation of Rome, the Republic, and early Empire. Part of Prof. Paul Halsall's Internet History Sourcebooks Project.
Julius Caesar: Historical Background
Extensive historical background on the life and campaigns of Caesar, with images of statues, bust portraits, and coin likenesses. Part of a Web project of Barbara F. McManus, professor of classics emerita at the College of New Rochelle, N.Y.
Sources and Analogues for Julius Caesar
Classical biographical sources (Plutarch and Cicero) for Julius Caesar, with Alexander's 'Tragedy of Julius Caesar' (1637). Provided by Tufts University's Perseus Project.
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War
Text of Julius Caesar's 'Gallic War' from the 1869 translation. With hypertext annotations and cross-references. From the Perseus Project, sponsored by Tufts University.
ORB: The Roman Revolution: The End of Republican Rome
Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies provides the essay "The Roman Revolution: The End of Republican Rome." Site also contains links to other ORB content.
Works by Plutarch
MIT's searchable archive of translated classics provides English translations of all 50 biographies comprising the ancient Greek writer Plutarch's 'Parallel Lives.' Downloadable.
The Internet Classics Archive: Works by Julius Caesar
English translations of five works by (or anonymous but grouped with the writings of) Julius Caesar, unannotated. The 'Gallic Wars' is navigable by book. From the MIT Internet Classics Archive.
Bodleian Library: Western manuscripts to c.1500: Miscellaneous 12th-century manuscripts
Scalable color images of pages from 12th-century manuscripts of the 'Anglo-Saxon Chronicle' (England, Peterborough Abbey) and Julius Caesar's 'Commentaries' on the Gallic wars. Provided by the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Athena Review 1,1: Landings of Caesar in Britain, 55 and 54 BC
Detailed article on Caesar's expeditions to Britain, illustrated with a landing area photo and maps of Roman crossings and Gaul tribes. From the online edition of the archaeology journal 'Athena Review.'
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