CategoriesRole Playing & Names| Arabic Fonts | TrueType fonts. Contact JT if you need help installing them. |
| Arabic Naming Practices And Period Names List | How to create an Arabic name. Includes a list of about 160 mens' names and 100 womens' names |
| Arabic Personal Names from the Futuwwah | A list of about 200 "given names" and 180 "surnames" taken from an 11th century source |
| Arabic Women's Names | About 80 names taken from a variety of Arabic sources over a long period |
| Baby Names by language | About 3,500 names from many cultures |
| Bibliography of Middle Eastern Names and Armory | List of sources for middle eastern names, specifying which are reliable and which are NOT |
| Blue Gods and Ham | JT's ode to Angies |
| Cariadoc's Miscellany - The Little Things | An SCA primer on how to create an accurate medieval persona |
| Costumes | Illustrations of clothes worn in many eras and countries |
| The Genie's Lamp | Dedicated to the Arabic AD∓D setting of Al-Qadim |
| Middle Eastern Heraldry | A short article on heraldry in the Middle East |
| Moniker Mate | A Windows 95/98 program for generating random Arabic names (304k ZIP file) |
| The One Hundred Most Beautiful Names of God | A list of the 100 names of God in Islamic tradition. I found "Ya Raqeeb" here |
| A Thousand and One Nights: The Online Al-Qadim Netbook | Another Al-Qadim site |
| The 14 Stations of the Sloth - "The Condemnation of Ligneus" | For lack of a better place to put it |
| WebLibs | The bad RP generator ;) |
History & Culture| Alexander the Great | An overview of his life and campaigns |
| Alexander the Great Megapage | A plethora of Big Al links |
| al-musta'rib | "...a newsletter for those interested in the Arabic culture and people between the time of Harun al-Rashid and the comming of the Mongols. It ranges geographically from al-andalus and the magrib (modern Spain and Morroco) to samarkand (modern Afghanistan).
Its primary purpose is to share information of any segment of the daily life in this cultural setting. Its secondary purpose is a communication organ for subscribers who are also members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (however, is not an organ of that organization.) " |
| Ancient and Medieval Societies | Lists of links, part of online course material |
| AncientSites.com | Online communities dedicated to discussing various aspects of many ancient civilizations |
| The Ancient World Web | Links out the ying-yang |
| Arab Net | Great collection of links to info about the Arab world |
| Assyrian Academic Society | All about -ta DA!- Assyria, of course |
| Assyrian Kings | A simple list with names of kings and the years they reigned |
| Chronology of Near East History | 3450 B.C. - 66 A.D. |
| The Crusades and Islam | A description of the Middle East at the time of the Crusades |
| The Crusades | A general overview |
| De Imperatoribus Romanis | An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors |
| Encyclopedia of the Orient | A glossary of people, places and terms |
| Ethics of Civilization - Ancient Wisdom and Folly | "...not merely a history of civilization but rather a philosophical and psychological interpretation of the history of humanity's politics, economics, social relations, religion, philosophy, literature, arts, science, and technology..." |
| The History of the Ancient Near East | Pretty self-explanatory |
| History of the Shrine at Mashad | Historical background and physical description of a shrine in Iran dedicated to an Islamic martyr. Fairly detailed information, ideal for an RP setting. |
| Images and Graphics of the Middle East | Photography, art, etc |
| The Kingdoms of North Central Asia | Info on lands ranging from the Middle East to Russia to Tibet |
| Mesopotamian Year Names | Neo-Sumerian and Old Babylonian Date Formulae |
| The Roman Army | Organization, tactics, fieldcraft, formations and equipment of Rome and her enemies from Republic to Imperium. An absolutely amazing site. |
| Society of Ancient Military Historians | Dedicated to the promotion of the study of warfare in the Ancient World |
| Travels Around Asia Minor | Information about Turkey |
Maps & Archaeology| Classical Atlas Project | Maps of the Greek and Roman world |
| Images of Ancient Iran | An archaeological site |
| Isfahan | Isfahan is an Iranian city where you can find renovated examples of Islamic architecture dating back to the 11th century. Includes photos and discussion of the various architectural styles. |
| Islamic Architecture | Links to a greater variety of architectural information than can be found at the Isfahan site |
| Nippur | A description of life in the Sumerian city Nippur |
| Photographs of Mesopotamia, 1954 - 1956 | Photos of various archaeological sites with RealAudio descriptions |
| Women in World History | An online curriculum |
Folklore, Mythology, Theology & Literature| Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves | Full text of Sir Richard Burton's translation |
| The Arabian Nights | Full text of Sir Richard Burton's translation |
| Archaeology and Literature: Creation and Flood Stories | Part of an online college course |
| Assyro-Babylonian Myth FAQ | The pantheons of the Assyrians and Babylonians |
| Avesta -- Zoroastrian Archives | Links to Zoroastrian writings |
| Babylonia and Near Eastern Resources | Babylonian writings, folklore, prayers, etc |
| The Book of the Thousand and One Nights | History and background of "The Arabian Nights" |
| Djinn | Brief descriptions of Djinni and other Islamic spirits |
| Arabic `Faeries', the Djinn | A description of Djinn in the Ars Magica RP game |
| The Epic of Gilgamesh | A summary of the well-known Babylonian myth |
| The Epic of Shahnameh Ferdowsi | Hero tales of ancient Persia |
| Islamic Texts and Resources MetaPage | A collection of links to articles about Islamic thought and philosophy |
| A lost legend about Ziusudra, king of Sumer | A Sumerian 'Great Flood' story |
| Medieval Sourcebook - Islam | Links to the texts of primary source literature |
| Mythology | Online encyclopedia of mythological creatures |
| Myths and Legends | A wealth of information, grouped by culture |
| Poems from the Turkish Epic | Text of poems from pre-Islamic Turkey |
| Religion in Ancient Persia | A brief description of the Persian pantheon |
| Religions of the Ancient Near East: Myths and Gods | Part of an online college course |
| The Selections of Zadspram | Near Eastern creation myths |
| Sumerian Mythology FAQ | The pantheon of the Sumerians |
| Turkish Mythology | Myths that are Turkish in origin (and written in Turkish) or that only take place in Turkey (in English) |
| Unholy Proverbs | Site dedicated to Satanism, but containing descriptions of demons from different cultures |
Language & Alphabet| Akkadian Language (Babylonian and Assyrian cuneiform texts) | History of cuneiform writing |
| The Origin and Development of Writing in Mesopotamia | An Economic Interpretation |
| Numbers from 1 to 10 in Over 4000 Languages | Count like an Egyptian |
| Sumerian Language Page | Self-explanatory |
Economics & Law| History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day | The Root of All Evil |
| Islamic and Middle Eastern Law | Links to Islamic law resources on the web and to books on the subject |
| The Roman Economy | Mediterranean economic systems |
Technology| Ancient Inventions | Photos of items on display at the Museum of Ancient Inventions at Smith College |
| Babylonian and Egyptian Math | A brief history of mathematics in Babylon and Egypt |
| Babylonian Planetary Theory | Ancient astrophysics. Very technical and academic |
| Beer or Bread | Was Beer the First Great Cereal Food? |
| Brewing an Ancient Beer | Further discussion on the topic "did beer come before bread?" |
| The Catapult Museum Online | Siege engines through history |
| Classical Islamic Biomedicine | Links to info about the history of Islamic medicine |
| History of Mathematics | Beginning in the 3rd millenium B.C. |
| Islam and Science Homepage | Qu'ranic explanations for a variety of scientific phenomenon, such as the Big Bang, the creation of mankind and evolution |
| Medicine in Ancient Mesopotamia | Self-explanatory |
| Oriental Carpets | Their history and manufacture |
| Ships of the Ancient Greeks | Descriptions and images of ancient galleys, book reviews |
