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Map of the Akkadian Empire at Its Height - Ruling the Four Quarters of the World

The Akkadian Empire (c. 2334–2218 BCE), founded by Sargon of Akkad (reign...

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Map of the Bosporan Kingdom, c.100 CE - Gateway Between Steppe, Caucasus, and Rome

The Bosporan Kingdom (c. 480 BCE–341 CE) emerged around the Cimmerian...

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476: The New Political Face of the Western Mediterranean

The map show the political situation within the western regions of the...

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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...

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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.