Open Educational Resources

Latin and Greek texts for readings, with explanatory notes, essays, vocabulary, and graphic video and audio elements. CC BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike) license.

Book intended for use in a variety of introductory archaeology settings, such as lectures or lab courses. Can be used as a supplementary or primary text. Chapters are brief, providing concise and to-the-point information. CC BY-NC (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial) license.

Book providing a broad overview of the key concepts in public archaeology. Based on teaching at University College London's Institute of Archaeology, each chapter provides a textbook-level introduction to the themes, theories and controversies that connect archaeology to wider society. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.

Introductory textbook that includes a comprehensive listing and summary of the major figures in Greek mythology. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Textbook offering a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500 published by the University of North Georgia Press. CC BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike) license.

Project designed to virtually reconstruct the ancient city of Palmyra. All 3D models and photographs used in the project have been dedicated to the public domain (CC0).

Images of sites and artifacts from the ancient world. Various licenses.

Book that provides a theoretical and historical perspective on the labyrinth tradition. Includes an examination of materials from the classical period including Virgil's Aeneid, Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy, Dante's Divine Comedy, and Chaucer's House of Fame. CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives) license.

Animations created from scenes decorating ancient Greek vase. CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives) license.

Collection of books published by the Simon Fraser University Archaeology Press. CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives) license.

Courses in ancient histroy as taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Content varies but can include lecture notes, videos, assignments with solutions, student project examples etc. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license but courses may refer to copyright material.

Classical studies courses ranging from introductory to advanced level from the Open University. Includes courses on Latin, myths, Hadrian's Rome and Homer's Iliad. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Introductory course in Greek history tracing the development of Greek civilization as manifested in political, intellectual, and creative achievements from the Bronze Age to the end of the classical period.CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.