Excellent, informative site from the British Museum, for young and old, with sections on Egyptian life, geography, gods, mummies, pharaohs, pyramids, temples, trades and writing. Explore the whole site from the link above, but here are 4 shortcuts to take you quickly to the maps and timelines: Map of Modern Egypt, Relief Map of Egypt, Map of ancient sites in Egypt and Timeline.

Great website from the BBC covering many aspects of ancient Egyptian culture. Articles, maps, timelines, games, photo galleries theres something for everyone.

Explore the pyramids and Sphinx!
Diagrams, photos, fly-bys, timelines, maps - a wealth of detailed information from PBS, particularly suitable for older students.

A comprehensive photo ‘tour’ of the major archaeological sites of ancient Egypt with descriptions and images.

A site with links to fun and exciting activities for kids.

Brief history of the Greek control of Egypt.

Short informative page about Greek Egypt from the British Museum with links to exhibits.

Detailed list and explanations of the Greek rulers (the Ptolemies) of Egypt from Wikipedia.

Short informative page about Roman Egypt from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York with links to their exhibits.

Short informative page about Roman Egypt from the British Museum.

The woman Ptolemy who dated Roman rulers. Find out the facts behind the myth. The website of the acclaimed British Museum exhibition now in Chicago Field Museum.

Informative website from Channel 4, featuring a detailed historical account, images and links to other websites.

The bronze figure of Bastet (as illustrated on p.103 of CLC Book II) from the British Museum with links to other cat statues, mummies and coffins in the BM.

Fabulous site from the University of Pennsylvania Museum telling you all you ever wanted to know about ancient glass: its history, production, colouration, and preservation.

Glass bowls and jugs from Pompeii...

A short, informative piece from the BBC.

Very brief, but includes a small image of a colourful pane of glass from Pompeii.

The Romans could even paint pictures of glass! Fresco, still on the wall, at the Oplontis Villa near Pompeii.

The so-called Portland Vase is perhaps the most famous piece of Roman glassware in existence. It was certainly not for everday use; perhaps a wedding gift?

Thought to be originally from Rome,and now in the British Museum, London.

Ancient techniques used in making glass; a bit dry, but links to photos of examples from the British Museum.