Roman Names
Make your own Roman Name - for men or women.
Learn how Romans were named.

The Antiquarium

The antiquarium features the Picture Gallery, with pictures from Rome and Pompeii in 2003, plus a collection of images of Roman arts, craft, and inscriptions.

Dates and Times
Discover the secrets of the Roman calendar.

Scutum Romanum
Here's a little blurb about the Romany army and the "classic" Roman shield.

Pitcher This
See some memorabilia from the brief 1898 Spanish-American War.

Currier and Ives Dishes
Here's a little background info about my fancy Currier and Ives dinner service.

Cartwheel Pennies

I decided to sneak a coin page in here. Here's my 1797 cartwheel penny - a big coin for a small denomination.

And here's a 1797 cartwheel two penny - my biggest coin yet.


My reading list

If you're interested in reading fiction about the ancient world, here are a few well-known and not-so-well-known suggestions.

The Eagle of the Ninth, by Rosemary SutcliffMasada, by Ernest K Gann
Quo Vadis, by Henryk SienkiewiczThe Triumph, Ernest K Gann
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, by Lew WallaceAugustus, by Allan Massie
The Last Days of Pompeii, by Bulwer-LyttonCleopatra's Heir, by Gillian Bradshaw
Aphrodite, by Pierre LouysThe Course of Honour, by Lindsey Davis
Spartacus, by Lewis Crassic GibbonFamily Favourites, by Alfred Duggan
Constantine, by Frank Slaughter

Links
Alia Janua Priapi - the Back Door from the defunct Ancient Sites. (temporarily unavailable)
Ancient Worlds - the successor to Ancient Sites
The home of Senex Caecilius
The Obscuri - Classical Reading Group
Bill Thayer's comprehensive LacusCurtius
The Classics Page of Andrew Wilson
Doug Smith's Ancient Greek and Roman Coins
Marc Moskowitz's Latin Poetry Page
Livius - articles on ancient history
Perseus Digital Library
Converse in Latin with people from around the world at Schola