Latin I Research Project

Databases: for home use, you will need passwords on page 24 of your planbook.

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Britannica

World Book

History Resource Center: World

SIRS Knowledge Source

Student Resource Center Gold

NetTrekker - use this to locate quality websites on your topics. Click on Foreign Language / Latin / Roman History or Roman Culture to access a variety of excellent websites.

Websites

BBC: Ancient History / Romans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans

BBC Radio: History / The Roman Way - listen to this four part series on the lives of Romans at all levels of society.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/romanway1.shtml

BBC Schools: The Romans - for the very young, but may be an interesting starting place.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans

Encyclopedia Mythica - provides an overview of Roman religion and a list of the gods and their roles.
http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/roman/

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Rome - the material may be very challenging but will provide some information on the harder topics.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook09.html

Mythography - provides an overview of Roman mythology.
http://www.loggia.com/myth/content1.html

PBS: The Roman Empire in the First Century - see this site for information on the Golden Age and Greek Drama
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans

Polishing Tools

Noodlebib - use Noodlebib to create your "works cited" list online. You will need to set up an account linked to Blair's subscription. See any of the media center staff for help.

Turnitin.com - use Turnitin.com to help prevent plagiarism. Your teacher will provide information to set up your account.