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Map of the Trade Networks in the Middle Ages, c. 1200
By the early 13th century (c. 1200 CE), long-distance trade networks across Eurasia and the Mediterranean had regained a level of interconnectivity not seen since late antiquity. After the political fragmentation that followed the fall of...
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Map of Europe Before the Fall of Constantinople, c. 1450
Around 1450 CE, Europe and the Middle East were defined by fragmentation, declining medieval powers, and the rise of new regional states. The Byzantine Empire had contracted to Constantinople and a few outposts, while the Ottoman Empire under...
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Map of the Phoenician Expansion c. 11 - 6 centuries BCE
The Phoenician expansion between the 11th and 6th centuries BCE grew out of the maritime cities of the Levant—most notably Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos, whose skilled sailors and merchants created one of the ancient Mediterranean’s most dynamic...
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Map of the Journeys of Paul the Apostle, c. 46-63 CE
The missionary journeys of Paul the Apostle, also known as Saul of Tarsus, took place during the mid-1st century CE, within the interconnected world of the Roman Empire under emperors such as Claudius (reign 41–54 CE) and Nero (reign 54–68...
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Map of the Battlefield of the Trojan War c. 1200 BCE - Landscape of the Iliad
The battlefield traditionally associated with the Trojan War is described in the Iliad, attributed to Homer (traditionally dated c. 8th century BCE). The narrative situates the conflict between the Achaean coalition and the defenders of Troy...
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Map of the Tang Dynasty of China, c. 669 CE
The Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) represents one of the high points of imperial Chinese history, reaching its widest territorial extent during the reign of Emperor Gaozong (reign 649–683 CE). By the late 7th century, around 669 CE, the empire...
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Map of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East, c. 1300 BCE
Map of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East c. 1300 BCE, showing the period of Great Powers, with the six large kingdoms and empires (the Hittites, the Mycenaean Civilization, Assyria, Babylonia, Elam and the New Kingdom of Egypt) co-existing...
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Map of the Shang Dynasty of China, c. 1100 BCE - Bronze, Kingship, and Networks in the Yellow River World
The Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BCE) represents one of the earliest historically attested states in China, emerging in the Yellow River basin after the period traditionally associated with the Xia. Rather than a territorially unified state...
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Map of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, c. 480 CE
The disintegration of the Western Roman Empire unfolded gradually during the Migration Period (c. 400–800 CE), as waves of migrating and invading peoples reshaped Europe. After the death of Theodosius I (reign 379–395 CE), the last emperor...
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Map of Settlement & Mobility in the Aegean, c. 1100-550 BCE - Migration, Memory, and the Making of the Greek World
The period following the collapse of the Mycenaean palatial system (c. 1200–1100 BCE) saw profound demographic and cultural reorganization across the Aegean. During the so-called Greek “Dark Age” (c. 1100–800 BCE), communities fragmented...
