Interesting places to visit to learn about

the everyday life of early Christians:

You can spend days exploring the comprehensive listing on the Roman Sites Home Page

For basic research see Diotima.

See the collection of Ancient World: WWW Sites collected by K.C. Hanson.

To get a glimpse of daily life, visit Ancient Greek World

There is interesting information on the Jewish Roman world of Jesus

To see what people looke like view these portraits.

Two sites specialize in medical issues: Ancient Medicien and Medicina Antiqua

There is a nice collection on Magic, with spells and amulets.

There is interesting information about Apuleius, Apologia Seminar

For the restoration of a Roman ship, see Diana Nemorensis

Explore the University of Cincinnati Classics Iris Slide Collection

For a nice overview of the physical and geographical dimensions of the Roman world, see Lacus Curtius Home Page

The Roman Empire in Africa is covered by Lepcis Magna

There is a tour of Patmos and the Monastery of St. John

Some idea of ancient astronomy/astrology can be gained from Star Myths

If you want to know how the Romans cooked, visit The Roman Orgy Page; to see how they bathed see Nova

For a later period see the Society for Late Antiquity page

There are several courses onWomen's Spirituality in Antiquity

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