Net-Warriors

If you’ve ever wondered what it might have been like to witness a particular historical event or to have known a famous historical figure, short of time travel there isn’t a better way than to read a first hand account.

Enter Eyewitness To History. While there are many great collections of historical texts what makes this site stand out is its collection of articles and stories written by people who were actually there and categorized by their period in history. From ancient times to modern times you can read what it was like to chow down with Attila the Hun (Party like its 448 AD!), live through the Black Death, ride the Pony Express, see the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of 15 year old or about Elvis meeting President Nixon. And of course much more.

Truly an outstanding collection.

Eyewitness To History

As part of their coursework students at the Smith College History of Science have replicated many of the coolest ancient inventions and set up a virtual museum so that you can learn all about them. The museum’s web page seems to have gone stagnant since 2001 but nonetheless there is a lot of good information and quite honestly in the realm of ancient history what’s another 7 years?

Although scientists don’t always agree on the more spectacular such as the ‘Baghdad battery’ nonetheless it’s interesting to see that not everyone was just sitting around waiting for the Industrial Age.

The Museum of Ancient Inventions