ANCIENT ROME
The Birmingham Museum has a "dress the Roman soldier" interactive activity, as well as some other great things to print out!
This site from BBC was made with kids in mind, with interactive quizzes and activities. Good ideas for teachers here, too.
Find games, puzzles, and other interactive activities on Rome made especially for the upper elementary school child.

Build ancient Rome, copying the architecture,
and become the Emporor with this computer puzzle game,
Cradle of Rome.
This site for kids explores the eruption of Vesuvius,gives Pliny's account, and shows pictures of Pompey and Herculaneum.
NOVA offers another super site...this one on the Roman baths.
Explore the Colosseum and the world of the gladiator. Be sure to click on the video tours at the bottom of the page!
Compare the Romans, knights, Vikings, and gladiators in the Warrior Challenge, and then choose your own challenge to participate interactively!
Be an investigator in Ancient Rome and solve this murder mystery!
Be a Gladiator in this game.
In this game, called Gladiator: Dressed to Kill, your choice of the armor and weapons for your gladiator determines how successful he is.
The Roman Empire in the First Century is an amazing site for the older child, complete with a game called "Emperor of Rome."
Tour an ancient Roman villa in Germany.
In the computer game Romance of Rome, you will join a young explorer, Marcus, as he travels to Rome to track down stolen imperial relics. Travel everywhere from the Coliseum to the Forum!