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2. On-line information The Perseus Project: an evolving digital library of classical texts and images. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu
Argos: search engine for sites on antiquity http://argos.evansville.edu
The Atrium: for devotees of ancient Greece and Rome httphttp://web.idirect.com/~atrium://web.idirect.com/~atrium
Roman Sites: a catalog of web sites on Roman antiquity http://www.ukans.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/Roman/RomanSites*/home.htmlurope/ancient_rome/E/Roman/RomanSites*/home.html
Voice of the Shuttle: web page for humanities research http://vos.ucsb.edu
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