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Map of the Travels of Leo Africanus, c. 1509–1518
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Map of the Travels of Leo Africanus, c. 1509–1518 - Africa, Trade and Empires in the Early 16th Century

The travels of Leo Africanus (al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan...
Map of the Sultanate of Rum & Anatolia, c. 1200
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Map of the Sultanate of Rum & Anatolia, c. 1200 - From Manzikert to Köse Dağ - Seljuk Expansion and Fall

The Seljuk Sultanate of Rum (1077–1308) emerged amid the...
Map of Japanese Expansion in Asia & the Pacific, 1875–1942
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Map of Japanese Expansion in Asia & the Pacific, 1875–1942 - Japanese Empire at Its World War II High-Water Mark

Japan’s imperial expansion developed over several...
Map of Hadrian’s African Journey, 128 CE
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Map of Hadrian’s African Journey, 128 CE - Military Discipline and the Roman Frontier in North Africa

Hadrian’s African journey (128 CE) was a concentrated inspection...
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Map of the Ancient World

Interactive Map

This interactive political map by World History Encyclopedia offers a large-scale overview of the ancient world across all time periods. Choose a date and see what the world looked like. It focuses on the Mediterranean, but also covers other parts of the world. Note: This is a work in progress!

Mapper: Atlas for Time Travellers

Vici Map

Watch empires rise and fall, follow migrations, and navigate history one year at a time. Browse political boundaries from 2400 BCE through 263 BCE at any level of magnification. Every border, every empire, rendered from primary historical data.

Vici Archaeological Atlas of Antiquity

Vici Map

This map shows ancient sites and museums from the Greco-Roman world in high detail, down to street level. The map covers the Mediterranean and most of Europe. It is created and maintained by the Vici Project.

Map of Ancient History Museums

Museum Map

This map of the modern world shows the locations and addresses of various archaeological museums and sites around the world which are relevant to ancient history.

Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire

Pelagios Map

A highly zoomable and detailed map of the Roman Empire and the Classical World, created and managed by the Centre for Digital Humanities, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The map shows provinces, cities, roads and fortresses of the Roman Empire.

HistoryMaps: Mapboard

HistoryMaps: Mapboard

A highly interactive and beautifully rendered map showing the changing borders of states, empires and kingdoms from antiquity all the way to the present day. At the bottom of the map there is a timeline allowing the user to change the date.

Map of Prehistoric Sites

Museum Map

This map shows a selection of Palaeolithic sites across a very wide time span all across the globe which are connected in one way or another with the genus of Homo.
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