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The United States on the Eve of Civil War, 1861 - Free States, Slave States, and the Fracturing of the Union: The Divide That Shaped a Nation at War

This map illustrates the political landscape of the United States in...

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Routes of the Underground Railroad

Routes of the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe...

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The Italian Empire in 1942 - The Spatial and Political Dimensions of Italian Imperialism

This map illustrates the extent of the Italian Colonial Empire, established...

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The Roman Empire under Septimius Severus, 193-211 CE - Reshaping an Empire: Power, Ambition, and the Birth of a Military Dynasty

This map illustrates the Roman Empire under the rule of Septimius Severus...

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Map of the Ancient World

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!

Map of Ancient History Museums

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.

Map of Greco-Roman Sites

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 the Roman Empire

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.

Map of Prehistoric Sites

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.