MERLOT Materials

441 works of classical literature by 59 different authors including Homer, Virgil, Aesop, Aristotle, Plato, and... see more

Virtual Museum / Gallery of Roman Coins, galleries also of Roman Sculpture and pages on Miltary Legions and Equipment

Web-based texts of Silver Latin authors including selections Ovid, Lucan, Valerius Flaccus, Statius and Silius Italicus.... see more

As the title indicates, the emphasis here is on the etymology of the terms. This is a handy reference for students and... see more

Latin text for Books 1-4 of Caesar's Gallic Wars and Holmes' commentary on Books 1-3 only, along with his appendicies and... see more

Six Latin authors highlight this large collection of texts and photographs. The texts include the elder Pliny's Natural... see more

From Catullus to Horace, the tradition of Latin erotic poetry produced works of literature which are still read... see more

This extract from Ovid's 'Theban History' recounts the confrontation of Pentheus, king of Thebes, with his divine cousin,... see more

The emperor Nero is etched into the Western imagination as one of ancient Rome’s most infamous villains, and Tacitus’... see more

Text and commentary for The Confessions of Augustine. Online (free) reprint of the Oxford 1992 commentary.

Project to digitize primary sources for Ovid's Metamorphoses. Thus far on the site are the 1703 Baur edition and the 1640... see more

An in-depth repository for the ongoing study of the uban center of this ancient Roman city, the Forum in Pompeii. View... see more

Love and tragedy dominate book four of Virgil’s most powerful work, building on the violent emotions invoked by the... see more

Latin text and facing English translation of the poems of Catullus. Limited notes/commentary provided. Background... see more