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The Rome Gallery.

The Roman World

Roman civilization traced its roots back to nearly 1000 BC and lasted in one form or another until 500 AD. During this time it spread from the tiny settlement that became the city of Rome to master a world that reached to the edge of Central Asia and included much of Europe.

Excavations at Gordion.

The Gordion Archaeological Project

Our goal is to make key Gordion information and interpretations more immediately accessible to the world at large, and to encourage the broadest interest in this historically important place and the many cultural associations that have marked it through the centuries.

Two men in boat. - Photograph by Louis Shotridge (Id: 14762.jpg)

The Louis Shotridge Digital Archive

The Louis Shotridge Digital Archive makes available, for the first time, 4,000 high resolution digital images of Louis Shotridge’s objects, papers, photographs, and sound recordings.

Artifacts from around the world on display.

Where in the world?

Test your knowledge and try to match artifacts with their origins.

Take the Quiz
Hieroglyphs on a lintel.

Write Your Name in Hieroglyphs

Translate Your Name into Hieroglyphs, the way an Egyptian scribe might have written it.

Cuneiform inscriptions on a tablet.

Write Your Name in Cuneiform

See your monogram in Cuneiform, the way an ancient Babylonian might have written it.