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- A Gazetteer of the Roman World - This section of Bill Thayer's huge Lacus Curtius site provides many photographs of cities and monuments of the ancient Roman world, some with detailed commentary.
www.ukans.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/Gazetteer/Periods/Roman/home.html
- Ancient Spice Route Between Egypt and India - Popular Science reports that archaeologists have unearthed at Berenike on the Red Sea the most extensive remains to date from sea trade between India and Egypt during the Roman Empire.
www.popular-science.net/history/india_egypt_trade_route.html
- Ancient Vienne - The French Ministry of Culture provides a virtual visit to the Roman city: model, plans, photographs and description. Also a guide, bibliography and visitor information.
www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/vienne/en
- Coimbra: Conimbriga - A Roman town in Portugal which has been excavated. Photographs, plan, brief history, bibliography and information for visitors from the University of Coimbra.
www.uc.pt/Conimbriga/CONIMBR.HTM
- Karanis: An Egyptian Town in Roman Times - The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology describes the discoveries of the excavation by the University of Michigan 1924-1935 of this village inhabited from the 3rd century BC to the 5th century AD.
www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits/Karanis83/KaranisExcavation/KaranisExcavation.html
- Lepcis Magna - The Roman Empire in Africa - Dr Hafed Walda reports on the latest excavations of this amazingly preserved Roman city on the North African coast, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
www.alnpete.co.uk/lepcis
- Roman Open Air Museum Hechingen-Stein - A reconstructed Roman Villa Rustica from the 1st to the 3rd century A.D. Description of the site, walking tour and panoramic views.
www.villa-rustica.de/indexe.html
- Roman Towns Project - Southampton University investigates the context of the Roman towns sites of southern Spain, taking the known sites of Seville Province, Andalucia, as a case study.
www.arch.soton.ac.uk/Research/Seville
- The Leptiminus Archaeological Project - An illustrated report on the excavations of Leptiminus, an ancient Roman port city in Tunisia, by Dr. John H. Humphrey, University of Michigan, et al.
rome.classics.lsa.umich.edu/projects/lepti/lepti.html
- The Roman Wall of Lugo - The City Council of Lugo describes the remarkably complete and well-preserved Roman town wall recently declared a World Heritage Site. Includes history, illustrations and bibliography.
www.concellodelugo.org/muralla/english/frames.htm
- Virtual Tour Through Ancient Carnuntum - A virtual walk through this important Roman city that was situated about 40km east of Vienna, Austria. Available in German, English and Latin.
www.multimediaplan.at/carnuntum
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