Groups for Internet Project #1

Roman Civilization and History, Fall 1998

Clas 24	Clas 54	King	God/dess
Eric	Melissa	Romulus	Jupiter
Sarah	John	Remus	Juno
Christopher	Eric	Numa Pompilius	Mars
Suzanne	Dawn	Ancus Marcius	Vulcan
Meghann	Dustin	Tullus Hostilius	Apollo
Doug	Joshua	Tarquin; Etruscan	Neptune
Christy	David	Servius Tullius	Pluto
Anna	Nathan	Tarquinius Superbus	Bacchus; Liber
Maggie	Macy	Quirinus	Ceres

This assignment is designed to introduce you to searching the Internet for materials relevant to the study of Roman history. Most students already have experience searching the 'Net, but I have included some reference sources for those who have not done this before. I encourage you to meet with your partner today 1) to talk about your level(s) of Internet experience and 2) to set up a time to meet and do the assignment. You may wish to do some work on your own before you meet.

Each group will find two or three Internet sites for one Roman king and one Roman god or goddess. One site will be a high quality educational site that you would suggest to others to visit for authoritative information on your topic. The other will be a commercial site that makes use of the figure in a creative, modern way. If it is impossible to find a commercial site (and for a couple of names it may be), find a site that uses the name in a modern literary or artistic work. [Note: do not list sites where the primary information is about the god/goddess as a planet.]

To find the sites, use the search engines provided on the Web Project #1 page, or use another engine which you prefer. Experiment with several different types of engines and note the different types of output they provide. I have included some specialized resources for ancient history that you may wish to examine as well.

Groups will report to the class about their assignment on Tuesday, September 15. Each report will be typed, with group members' names clearly written, and will include the following:

1. List of the search engines tested and summary of the results (do at least four engines).

2. Addresses and names of two sites (one educational and one commercial) for each king and god/goddess.

3. Specific and well-argued reasons why you would suggest the educational sites to other students. (E.g., how do you know it is a quality site?)

4. Other sites of interest. [Optional]

5. Summary of your thoughts about finding information about early Roman history on the Web.

The presentation should be 5 minutes or less and the written version (to be turned in) should be no longer than two pages. You may add photos and/or pages from one or more sites, if you wish, but there should be good reasons for including them.