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Rome - Maps of Ancient Rome

The Roman Republic and the Roman Empire in maps

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Italy - The Growth of Roman Power in Italy

Italy - The Growth of Roman Power in Italy

From The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1911.
Rome and Roman Empire Maps
Gallery of maps on Rome and the Roman Empire, including maps on the provinces, the migration of the Germanic tribes, a map of the Mediterranean area inhabited by the Phoenicians and Greeks, maps of all of Italy, separate ones for Northern and Southern Italy, and the Roman forum.

Lacus Curtius Atlas
Thorough page. Bottom lists ancient and modern equivalents of scores of places in the Roman empire that link to maps located near the bottom of new window.

Shows where in Italy Gaulish, Greek, Oscan, Ligurian, Messapic, Etruscan, Umbrian were spoken.

Maps of Forum Romanum, Campus Martius, environs of the Urbs, and more. Detailed.

The Roman Empire
Map of the Roman Empire at its largest extent.

The Roman Empire, A.D. 500
Frank Smitha's map of the Roman Empire after the western half had fallen.

The Roman Empire at its Greatest Extent
Detailed map of third century Rome lets you click on each of nine segments for an enlargement.

Roman Italy: Urbanization and Roads
Ever wonder where the vaunted Roman roads were or when they were built? This interactive map shows the progress from 300-1 B.C.

Second Punic War
Interactive map site showing locations/routes of four phases of the fighting. Uses Macromedia Shockwave.

Spread of Christianity
Shockwave map shows the spread of Christianity from centers in Rome, Antioch, Jerusalem, Ephesus, and Alexandria, from the second to fourth century.

Tabula Peutingeriana
Monograph on 1st C AD cartogram by Castorius showing roadways of Roman empire.

Trade Routes and Great Empires of the First Century AD
Silk, horses, slaves, grain, myrrh and other products traded from China to England to Abyssinia.

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