Primary Documents: History

Hundreds of primary documents written in the Middle Ages. Use the long menu on the left to view lists of documents on a given subject.

Accounts of travelers along the silk road, from 91 BCE to 1670 AD

digital documents relevant to the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government from 400 BCE to the 21st century.

Primary military sources from the Roman Empire to the 16th century AD. Look for the section on the Crusades.