British Museum - Rome

British Museum - Ancient Rome

The Museum has an extensive collection of artefacts from Rome and Roman Britain. Explore the link above and stay tuned for more information.

I am a viking... my DNA says so...

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Viking/article-2615568-detail/article.html

This is part of ongoing DNA studies in small towns in England.

hmmm....

Thank you to the previous blog-posters. Am sure everyone will find your posts very useful.......NOT!

A great website to help you start your research!

http://www.history.com/interactives/warriors-game

you can thank me later guys!

Just for fun..

This could potentially help some of you in your term 4 assignments...

I know it won't but its just too good!

Piccie-wiccies.

Got back from the UK last week, so I thought I should post some photos I took at the British Museum while I was there. I was surprised we were allowed to take photos at all!! The collection was quite impressive, and the way the artifacts were catalogued and presented was pretty interesting as well. I've got a museum map and information booklet I'll bring in to class next time I see you guys. Anyway, it's not much, but enjoy. xx



Head of Augustus, found in Egypt (sorry about the rotation!)
The plaque says the head was decapitated and buried after an attack by armies from modern-day Sudan; an act intending to destroy the head and shame Augustus, but which inadvertently preserved the statue.



Mummified Cats from Egypt



Palace of Darius at Persepolis, Iran



Relief from Persepolis

check itunesU

I searched for Persian Wars and there are a couple of Universities that have podcasts for the Persian Wars as well as Persian and Greek history - a good idea to consider the wars from the Persian perspective!

In addition, these unis have heaps of stuff on the Peloponnesian Wars - that is what we study after the Persian Wars and you have an essay test on it... get downloading, girls! It is all free!