Consider me a snob, but as a principle I do
not list links to sites
infested by advertising or pop-up pages.
Archaeology - Architecture
Megasite on antiquity LacusCurtius (a real blessing). It also has pages on amphitheatres.
The official site of Rome's Soprintendenza Archeologica. Info on the main archeological monuments of Rome
This page of Great Buildings.com can be a useful index to the architecture of Rome In the TV program NOVA the secrets of the velarium (awning) have been investigated
Roman engineering and materials:
Roman cement: The Roman Pantheon: The Triumph of Concrete
Articles and Research by David Moore, P.E.:
http://www.romanconcrete.com/On the concrete aggregate (calcestruzzo):
http://www.enco-journal.com/antico/8.html
An interesting study about the structural behaviour of the Colosseum over the centuries:
http://www.unesco.org/archi2000/pdf/crocicoloss.pdf
Roman Culture & Gladiators
SPQR online: a very complete site on Roman culture
A tour of the Colosseum and much more by the BBC
An interesting site on Roman soldiers
Gladiators 1 : a good site
Gladiators 2 : a very complete one
Gladiators 3 : Will you live or die after your first fight as a Roman gladiator? Find out what fate awaits you on your journey to the arena. Based on the book You Wouldn't Want To Be A Roman Gladiator!
The Roman army - an award winning site
Nova Roma: a community dedicated to resurrect the virtues of the ancient Romans
Essay on Public Spectacles And Roman Social Relations, by Jonathan Edmondson, York University, Toronto, Canada
On the City of Rome
Beautiful images of Rome by Kalervo Koskimiehen from Finland
The magnificent Lego Colosseum
updated January 2010
