Fordham University provides translation of a commentary by the Greek historian Ammianus Marcellinus that criticizes everything about the 4th century Roman life, from overeating to bad driving.

This site, which is provided for by the Fordham University, gives an extensive discussion on the important acts and achievements of Pericles.

An in-depth history of Sparta. Discusses especially its attempts at expansion, including Sparta's subjugation of Messenia.

This site, which is provided for by the Fordham University, gives an extensive biography of Themistocles, creator of the Athenian navy.

Fordham University, known for its excellent primary historical resources in English translation, provides one for Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese history.

This site contains information on two important religious edicts given by Roman emperors relating to Christianity and its role as a persecuted religion in ancient Rome.

The primary source document of Ibn Battuta's travels in Asia and Africa from 1325-1354.

This site, which is provided for by the Medieval Sourcebook of Fordham University, gives St. Bernard's written defense of the Second Crusade, in spite of its failure.

This site from the Fordham University provides Niceta Choniate's first person account of the sacking of Constantinople by the crusaders of the fourth crusade.

A rich Fordham University site of primary source material that include full-text, and multimedia sites. There are additional study and research guides such as Modern History in the Movies.

This website from the Fordham University provides information about the expansion of the rail system in European countries between 1840 and 1900. Presents graphs to present the information.

This site from the Fordham University provides the text of 1898 campaign speech of Senator Albert Breveridge expressing his support of U.S. imperialism.

A letter written yy John G. Paton, a member of the New Hebrides Mission in the South Sea Islands, urging the British Government to annex the New Hebrides islands.

Chartism was an English working class radical movement centered on a 'People's Charter" (1837) of six points. In 1838 a national Petition was collected and submitted to Parliament.

This site from Fordham University provides the first Declaration in modern times which Jefferson read and used as a model for writing the Declaration of Independence - the Dutch Revolution encouraged the Continental Congress to act. Read online this document which laid the foundations for constitutional and republican government.

This Fordham University site provides links to various documents that pertain to the French Revolution. (Note: a lot of the content is in French.)