Research Guides: HIST 2600: Roman Empire/Ancient World: Primary Sources

Online Collections

Roman Law Codes (Internet Ancient History Sourcebook)
Internet Ancient History Sourcebooks
Primary source collections from Fordham University
Hanover Historical Texts Collection
Makes available digital versions of historical texts for use in history and humanities courses
Avalon Project
Documents in law, history and diplomacy. Free or open source.
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Documents from pre-18th through the 20th century relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.

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A collection of images from major museums. ARTSTOR images cover art, architecture and archeology. Useful for personal or shared uses, and creating and delivering presentations. ARTSTOR is available solely for educational and scholarly uses that are noncommercial in nature. Images may NOT be placed on publicly accessible websites. UNC Charlotte students, faculty and staff can register for an account which allows off-campus access; this registration must happen while on campus.

World Digital Library
Significant primary materials from all countries and cultures

Featured Sources

Roman Imperial Texts: A Sourcebook
ISBN: 9780800699116
The Documents of the Christian Church
ISBN: 9780199568987
Readings in ancient history: illustrative extracts from the sources
History of the Lombards
ISBN: 9780812205589
Procopius, with an English translation by H.B. Dewing.
ISBN: 9780674990548
Publication Date: 1914-01-01
Corpus iuris civilis
The Digest of Justinian by Alan Watson (Editor)
The Digest of Roman Law by Justinian; C. F. Kolbert (Foreword by, Translator, Introduction by)
ISBN: 9780140443431
Publication Date: 1979-06-28

Edited Primary Source Collections

You can find some primary sources in books. Below is a list of relevant subject headings. When searching for these in the catalog, try adding "sources", "documents", "correspondence", "letters", or "writings" to your search.