www.CambridgeSCP.com The official website of the Cambridge Latin Course. This caters chiefly for beginners (those studying Unit 1). Test yourself on vocab, play games etc…
(Note: this site requires ‘Java’ to run its animations etc.; if the computer you are using does not run this you may have to try it elsewhere.)
www.classicspage.com/caecilius/machinegun/shootcaecilius.htm Totally sick of ****** Caecilius? Ged rid of your frustrations here…
www.perseus.tufts.eduThe website of ‘The Perseus Project’. Like a massive Classical ‘Encarta’. Find out all you need to know about Greek and Roman history, literature, religion.
www.upenn.edu/museum/University of Pennsylvania museum. Go to ‘Galleries’ ‘Greek’ and you’ll find masses of information on Greek daily life etc..
www.la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagina-prima(Or just hit "vicipaedia" on Google!) Wikipedia articles in Latin! Mostly about the ancient world (but not exclusively).(And you can add your own!)
www.haverford.edu/classics/audioEver wondered what Latin sounded like when the Romans spoke it? Follow the link to listen to a podcast of Latin texts read aloud.
www.yleradio1.fi/nuntii/And what about the Latin for "global warming", "terrorism" or "nuclear weapons"? Follow the link for today's news in Latin! (Broadcast by Radio Finland)
www.forumromanum.org/literature/index.html"corpus Scriptorum Latinorum" online Latin texts, searchable by author with links to translations in many languages. Massive.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxiasLots of lively Classical pages. News, quizzes, games, lists of rude Latin words etc.. This site also has an ‘oracle’ to whom you can put any question you like by email. He will even translate bits of Latin for you if you are having trouble with your prep…
www.vindolanda.comThe official Vindolanda website. Info, pictures etc..
www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/schools.htmlThis site is run by the University of Kentucky Classics Department, which among other equally weird things runs courses in conversational Latin, where you can go and talk nothing but Latin for a fortnight! It also has a search facility IN LATIN! Lots of help with Lit. Crit. etc..
www.pompeii.co.ukThis site is really an advertisement for a CD Rom of the same name, but most of the info on the CD is actually on this site. There are great maps and pictures of Pompeii, giving you an idea of what the place is – and was – like.
www.culture.gr/2/21/maps/hellas.htmlAn interactive cultural map of Greece. Click on different regions to see important ancient sites, museums, buildings and finds. This site also tells you about plays, concerts etc. currently on in Greece: very handy if you’re going to be there on holiday.
www.ancientgreece.com/A magnificent site with beautiful illustrations and descriptions, and a family tree of the gods. Lots of info about mythology, including links to a site based on Bulfinch’s famous mythology book. There are also ‘virtual walking tours’ of Athens, where your guide is a character from ancient history.
www.historyforkids.orgAn American site designed for pupils of about 9-13 years of age. Very interesting, with heaps of useful data and humorous observations! Has plenty of pages on both Greece and Rome.
www.stoa.org/diotima/anthology/wlgr/wlgr-voices1.shtmlA site devoted to the life of women in ancient Greece and Rome.
www.upenn.edu/museum/Olympics/olympicintro.htmlFind out about the ancient Olympic Games and how they compare with the Olympics today. Have we remained faithful to the original idealistic vision, or wasn’t there much of a vision in the first place?
www.tlg.uci.edu/~tlg/index/resources.htmlA massive collection of electronic resources. Latin and Greek texts, translations etc.. Extensive links to university Classics departments.
www.ucc.uconn.edu/~hasenfraThis site gives you links to ‘Lingua Latina’ a grammar program to download. Practise your tenses and cases.
www.geocities.com/~stilicho/rome.htmlTotally excellent site. Includes a Virtual Tour of Rome, plus grammar and vocab tests and much more! For more advanced students, there are even translations of Latin texts if you need help with your set books or unseens... (Follow the 'Latin Literature' link on the homepage)
www.thelatinlibrary.comThis site carries the complete texts of every Latin author you've ever heard of, plus some you probably haven't. The only snag is there are no English translations! However, if you follow the link 'About These Texts' it will lead you to a place where there are.
http://www.mythweb.com/A lively introduction to Greek and Roman mythology, through animated cartoon. Not much depth, but lots of fun.
Last updated 30/8/2009