Resource Guides: GEN: Great Ancient & Medieval History Websites: Europe

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Ancient & Medieval Europe

Perseus Collection: Greek and Roman Materials
This website provides a plethora of ancient texts, many in the original languages, along with English Translations.
Classical Drama and Theatre (Utah State U.)
Overviews, secondary and primary source readings on theatre in Ancient Greece and Rome. Organized into chapters for easy navigation.
Monastic Matrix
This extensive database website explores the role of Christian women in the religion and society of medieval Europe.
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Its content includes profiles of women’s religious communities in medieval Europe; dozens of primary source texts; brief biographies of religious women; hundreds of images of architecture, sculpture, and book illumination and other objects. It also features a glossary and a listing of secondary sources.
Decameron Web
Offers brief overview and primary source excerpts of contemporary perspectives on the Plague, as well as medieval literature, history, religion and more.
De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History
Organization dedicated to the study of medieval warfare. Offers an extensive list of primary sources spanning the Middle Ages.
Epistolae: Medieval Women’s Letters (Columbia U.)
" a collection of medieval Latin letters to and from women. The letters collected here date from the 4th to the 13th centuries, and they are presented in their original Latin as well as in English translation. The letters are organized by the name and biography of the women writers or recipients.
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Biographical sketches of the women, descriptions of the subject matter of the letters, and the historical context of the correspondence are included where available."
Medieval Bestiary
A medieval book of beasts was among the most popular illuminated texts among Medieval Christians. The animals included were both real and fantastic, in addition to representing important religious and spiritual beliefs.
Medieval Slavery
Extensive list of primary sources covering the global history of slavery and captivity during the medieval period. Organized by time period and country.
International Joan of Arc Society
Provides primary source texts and images of the trials of Joan of Arc
Martin Luther and the Reformation
From the PBS documentary. Offers primary and secondary sources.
Sailing from Polis to Empire: Ships in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Hellenistic Period
Open access ebook on boats and trading on the Eastern Mediterranean. Offers statistics, data and charts.