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Cambridge Classics External Gateway to Humanities Resources
Selections include Ancient History, Archaeology, Ancient Art, Academic Departments and Associations, General Resources, Humanities and Literary Resources, Journals and Bibliographic Databases, Library Catalogues, Literature and Drama, Linguistics, Philosophy, and Ancient Science.

Ancient World Web: The Ultimate Index of All Things Ancient
Search by Meta Index, Geography, or Subject
A great place to start. Less academic than the Cambridge Gateway or the Abzu directory but likely perfect for the undergraduate student.
Maintained by Julia Hayden

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Abzu: Guide to Resources for the Study of the Ancient Near East Available on the Internet
Project and publication of The Research Archives of the Oriental Institute, Chicago.
A very extensive listing of resources including primary texts, directories, regional and subject indexes, museums, journals, maps, and much more.
By Charles E. Jones

American Society of Greek and Latin Epigraphy

Classics at Oxford
Main sections are Information and Contacts, & On-line Resources.
Maintained by Sophie Clarke

Diotima: Women & Gender in the Ancient World
"...serves as an interdisciplinary resource for anyone interested in patterns of gender around the ancient Mediterranean and as a forum for collaboration among instructors who teach courses about women and gender in the ancient world. As you will see, Diotima includes course materials, the beginnings of a systematic and searchable bibliography (with an emphasis on recent work), and links to many on-line articles, book reviews, databases, and images. Ross Scaife and Suzanne Bonefas launched this project in early 1995; since that time it has been developed mainly by Scaife, but with lots of help and contributions from many quarters..."

Electronic Resources for Classicists
Contents include annotated links to databases, projects, bibliographies, electronic publications, collections of images, K-12 resources, professional organizations, and much more.
Maintained by Maria C. Pantelia, University of California, Irvine

Forum Romanum
"Explore the Forum Romanum to experience Rome's past through its culture, religion, language, and much more."
Topics include Virtual Tour of Rome, Greek & Roman Mythology, Roman History, Roman Life, Latin Language, and Latin Literature.
By David Camden.

Greek and Latin Classics Internet Resources
Sections include: Classics Links of Broad Scope ; Greek and Latin Classics Fields and Resources by Type ; Classics Professional Resources ; Greek and Latin Classics Texts ; Classics in Universities, Colleges, Schools.
A Library of Congress Internet Resource Page

The Homer Page
Sections include: Texts ; General Background ; Literary Criticism ; Images ; Allusions, Influences, and Variations ; Homer Projects ; Chat and Bulletin Boards.
By Steve Hale, Associate Professor, Humanities Division, Georgia Perimeter College

Interactive Ancient Mediterranean Project (IAM)
"IAM is an on-line atlas of the ancient Mediterranean world designed to serve the needs and interests of students and teachers in high school, community college and university courses in classics, ancient history, geography, archaeology and related fields."
IAMisacooperativeeffort ofthe AmericanPhilologicalAssociation's ClassicalAtlasProject, thedepartmentsof Classics and History at theUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill.

Interpreting Ancient Manuscripts Web
"The main focus of the web is on the process used to study the ancient manuscripts upon which the New Testament is based. While the language discussed is Greek, almost everything is explained with transliterations into English and, where applicable, translations from standard English Bibles."
Topics include Manuscript Transmission, Modern Critical Text, Textual Criticism, Exercise in Textual Criticism, and Table of Greek Manuscripts
By Timothy W. Seid

Kirke: Katalog der Internet-Ressourcen f¸r die Klassische Philologie ausErlangen
This German directory is a great resource for the classical periods of Greece and Rome
Maintained by Ulrich Schmtzer.

Library of Congress Resources for Greek and Latin Classics
Describes the Classics, Byzantine, and Mediaeval Studies Collections, and The Classics Collection. Sections include LC Classics Pages Tree Directory, Greek & Latin at LC, links to Professional Resources, Texts, and Fields.

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