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title: Map of the World of the Iliad, c. 1200 BCE
author: Simeon Netchev
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15242/map-of-the-world-of-the-iliad-c-1200-bce/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 2025-11-29
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# Map of the World of the Iliad, c. 1200 BCE

_Authored by [Simeon Netchev](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/simeonnetchev/)_

## Image File

[![Map of the World of the Iliad, c. 1200 BCE](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15242.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15242.png)

## Image Caption

The key locations, kingdoms, and heroes associated with [Homer](https://www.worldhistory.org/homer/)’s [Iliad](https://www.worldhistory.org/iliad/) form a cultural map of the Late [Bronze Age Aegean](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bronze_Age_Aegean/) world. Composed in the 8th century BCE and set in the final year of the [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) between the Achaean coalition and the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of [Troy](https://www.worldhistory.org/troy/), the epic reflects a remembered landscape of [Mycenaean](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mycenaean_Civilization/) power, linking rulers such as [Agamemnon](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Agamemnon/) of [Mycenae](https://www.worldhistory.org/mycenae/), Nestor of [Pylos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pylos/), [Menelaus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Menelaus/) of [Sparta](https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/), and [Odysseus](https://www.worldhistory.org/odysseus/) of Ithaca to a broader network of allied [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) forces who sailed to western [Anatolia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). Although the poem is not a historical record, it preserves political relationships, maritime connections, and heroic genealogies that echo the structures of [Bronze Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/) society.

The [Trojan War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Trojan_War/) itself is traditionally placed by ancient chronographers between c. 1330-1135 BCE, a period that coincides with the wider collapse of [Bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) Age civilizations around the eastern [Mediterranean](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/mediterranean/). While the historicity of the conflict remains debated, archaeological work at *Hisarlik* (identified as ancient Troy) reveals multiple destruction layers that align with the era described by Homer. As a result, the Iliad is best understood as a blend of myth, memory, and historical resonance, an epic that captures the cultural imagination of early [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) while offering glimpses into the geopolitical realities of the Late Bronze Age world.

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## About the Author

Simeon is a freelance visual designer and history educator, passionate about the human stories that shape the past.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simeon-netchev/)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Netchev, S. (2025, November 29). Map of the World of the Iliad, c. 1200 BCE. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15242/map-of-the-world-of-the-iliad-c-1200-bce/>
### Chicago
Netchev, Simeon. "Map of the World of the Iliad, c. 1200 BCE." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 29, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15242/map-of-the-world-of-the-iliad-c-1200-bce/>.
### MLA
Netchev, Simeon. "Map of the World of the Iliad, c. 1200 BCE." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Nov 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15242/map-of-the-world-of-the-iliad-c-1200-bce/>.

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