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Public Domain Maps of the Ancient World

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The power structure of the ancient world looked very different from today. Areas of empire might be in the hands of one nation for a generation and in the hands of another the next. These maps provide snapshots in time and a general idea of what was meant by areas like Ancient Greece and the Persian Empire.
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Medians, Babylonians, Egyptians, and Lydians4 Asian and African Empires With Rome in the DistanceMap of ancient Italy and SicilyAncient Italy MapItaly - The Growth of Roman Power in ItalyGrowth of Roman Power in ItalyMap of the Extent of the Roman EmpireMap of the Extent of the Roman Empire
Greece 500-479 B.C.Mycenean GreeceMap of the Nile DeltaMap of the Nile DeltaAfrica SeptentrionalisAfrica Septentrionalis
Palestine in the Time of KingsPalestine in the Time of KingsItinerary of Alexander the Great The Path of Alexander the Great in Europe, Asia, and AfricaArmenia, Colchis, Iberia, Albania Map Showing Armenia, Colchis, Iberia, Albania and MoreMap of the Oriens (Caspian Area and Eastward)Map of the Oriens (Caspian Area and Eastward)

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