Photograph of Caesar statue courtesy of Vroma.org
ANCIENT WORLD MAPPING CENTER Based at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, this website interweaves cartography, historical geography, and geographic information science into the study of the ancient world and Classics. The site is indexed by placename and topic and may be searched by keyword.
BOLCHAZY GALLERIES Slide collections include Ancient Greece from the Air and Vergil’s Aeneid.
BRITISH MUSEUM COMPASS A searchable database of objects in the British Museum collection.
BRITISH MUSEUM IMAGES Includes collections from all over the world. Online galleries with photographs which may be purchased include Ancient Egypt and Sudan, coins and medals, Greek and Roman, and much more.
CENTAUR SYSTEMS Carries professional quality Classically-themed image collections from Julian Morgan’s JPROGS on CD-ROM for purchase.
GARDNER’S ART THROUGH THE AGES The interactive companion site to the premier art history and appreciation textbook. Includes study materials, maps, timelines, quizzes, links, study guides, flashcards and more.
GETTY VILLA Located in Malibu, the Getty Villa houses collections of Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities. The Villa itself is inspired by Roman architecture and gardens.
EARTH OBSERVATORY View modern satellite images of the active volcano Mount Vesuvius, near the ancient city of Pompeii.
LOUVRE Find out more about the Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities collection at this famous Parisian museum.
MAECENAS A large collection of photographs of Ancient Greece and Rome. Funded by grants from the Classical Association of the Empire State and Classical Association of the Atlantic States, the images are copyrighted but may be used for non-commercial purposes. They are sorted by topic.
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART Located in New York City, the Met has just opened new permanent galleries of Greek and Roman art.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON Hosts a permanent collection of art from the ancient world.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ROME PHOTO GALLERY Selected photographs from the National Geographic collection.
PALAEOGRAPHY TUTORIAL How to read old handwriting. Includes a tutorial and documents to practice on. There’s also a Latin Tutorial covering the usage of the language from 1086-1733.
PERSEUS ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY An online library catalog of art objects, sites and buildings. Coins, gems, vases, sculptures, and more from a number of museums.
ROMAN PROVINCIAL COINAGE ONLINE A database including images and inscriptions of coins from the Antonine period.
VINDOLANDA TABLETS ONLINE Oxford University’s searchable collection of writing tablets from the northern England Roman fort.
VROMA IMAGE ARCHIVE A searchable collection of images available for non-commercial web use.
