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The Ancient web is an online resource for Students, Teachers, and anyone interested in the cultures of the ancient world. Below is a list of the current ancient sites included in this online portal.
Chile: The Art, Culture and History
of Ancient Patagonia
The
world of the Mapuche and Araucanian peoples of Chile and the Pampas of
patagonia. These were the only people to effectively reisit Spanish Colonization
during the Conquest.
France: The Art, Culture and History of Ancient
Gaul
The
Gauls and Franks were the precursors to the modern day French People.
Little is known of the origins of these tribes, but their mark on history
is both fascinating and still being peiced together today from the scattered
ancient sources.
Germany: The Art, Culture, and History
of the Ancient Teutonic World
The
tribes that fell upon the Roman world after the fall of the empire were
collectively known as Germans. Though ancient Germania was much more
then one tribe united by language, it was a complex world that shaped
the character of Europe.
Greece: The Art, Culture, and History of
the Ancient Aegean
Much
has been said about the greek influnce on modern day society, from democracy
to philosphy. Find out about who shaped this history, and the people
who populated the imagination of historians.
Ireland: The Art, Culture, and History
of the Celtic World
The
enigmatic Celts that spread across Europe left their most important
stamp on Ireland, their last holdout from the migrations that pushed
them to the periphery of Europe. Their history is one of the least understood,
but is one of the most unique in the ancient world.
Italy: The Art, Culture, and History of Ancient
Rome
The
Romans spread across europe from their Italian homeland changing the
course of history forever. After battling out of Italy and making the
mediterreanean a Roman lake, they built roads and cities that truly united
the ancient world for the first time.
Mexico: The Art, Culture, and History
of Ancient Mesoamerica
The
Aztecs, Toltecs, Mayans, and the other people of Mesoamerica developed
the first great city states of North America in the the ancient world.
When the Spanish happened upon this world it was a profound meeting that
resulted in some of the most amazing history of the new world.
Peru: The Art, Culture, and History
of the Ancient Andean World
The
Andean mountains were the birthplace of South Americas greatest Empires.
First the Chimu, and Wari people, later the Incas fortified their kingdoms
mountains and built roads that rivaled those of the Romans.
Romania: The Art, Culture, and History
of Ancient Dacia and Thrace.
The
Dacians fought the Roman expansion and managed to keep a toehold in the
Carpathian mountains becoming the modern day Romanian people. Their origins
in ancient Thrace are an important chapter in the history of Europe.
Spain: The Art, Culture, and History
of Ancient Iberia.
The
Celtiberians were a rebellious tribe comprised of a Celtic and indigionous
Iberian people that may have been one of the earliest Europeans. They
maintained a unique place historically since the Iberian penninsula is
at the crossroads of two continents.
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