Maps & Geography

Map of Attica in Socrates and Plato's time

Nice map of Attica, Boeotia, and Euboea with their cities. Depending on the context, Athens may refer to the city of Athens proper, exclusive of its suburbs such as Piraeus, its main harbor, or the larger urbain area including such suburbs as Piraeus, or the whole of Attica, the territory of the "city-state", in which most of its citizens would liv...

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Ancient Near East Empires from 700-300 BCE (map)

Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, and Macedonian empires. [University of Oregon, Eugene]...

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Nippur, Sacred City of Enlil

B&W map of rivers and cities from the Khabur to the Karkeh River and from Khorsbad to Eridu, Susa to Mari. [Oriental Institute]...

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Etruscan League (Map)

Map of Italy showing the area of the Etruscan League in 530 BC. [Washington State University]...

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Roman Italy: Urbanization and Roads

This interactive map shows the progress from 300-1 BC. [University of Oregon]...

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Satellite Images of the World

Microsoft Terraserver Satellite Images of the world, including major cities of the Middle East "We now have cities in more than 60 countries, and are adding more every month."...

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Map of Ancient Greece

© Bernard SUZANNE...

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Four Frames of the Greek World

The world according to Homer, Hecateus, Eratosthenes, and Ptolemy. [Cartographic Images]...

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Map of Sparta and Peloponnese

Detailed map showing the areas of Elis, Achaea, Arcadia, Argolis, Laconia, Boeotia, and Attica....

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Ancient Mesopotamia Map

Ancient Mesopotamia Map of Akkad, Babylonia, Assyria, and Sumer. Major cities and other rivers included. [Oriental Institute]...

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