Maps & Geography

Antiquarian Maps of Greece, Cyprus, & the Middle East

(16th - 18th century) Riginos Aristotelous Antiquarian Books [Greece] [Maps and Geography]...

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Hellas Map

Exploring Hellas: A Map of Greece and Its Islands Greece, known as Hellas in Greek, is a land of stunning natural beauty and rich history, spread across a mainland and over 6,000 islands and islets. A detailed map of Greece reveals its diverse geography, from the mountainous mainland to the sparkling Aegean and Ionian Seas dotted with islands. Key ...

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Map of the Persian Wars

Series of wars fought between Persia and Greece. The conflict began when Persia occupied some Greek colonies in Asia Minor. Greece responded by defending the colonies; and Persia, commanded by Emperor Xerxes himself, responded by attacking Greece. The battles were fought on land and at sea. The battles of Marathon and Thermopylae are famous for the...

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The Aegean Clickable Map of Greece

Clickable map with photos and lots of goodies. [Greece] [Maps and Geography]...

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Atlas of the Greek and Roman World

Classical Atlas Project Univ. of North Carolina [Greece] [Maps and Geography]...

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Historical Maps

Perry-Castañeda Library, Univ. of Texas [Greece] [Maps and Geography]...

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Maps of the Peloponnese

Peloponnese Map North (185 k) Peloponnese Map South (98 k) Peloponnese Satellite Picture Peloponnese Satellite Image [Greece] [Maps and Geography]...

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The Beginnings of Historic Greece (700 B.C.–600 B.C.)

Based on "The Historical Atlas" by William R. Shepherd, 1923 The period from 700 B.C. to 600 B.C. marks the dawn of what is known as Historic Greece, a time when the fragmented city-states (or poleis) of the Greek world began to develop the political, social, and cultural structures that would shape their future. This transformative era laid the fo...

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Bouleuterion

(needs QuickTime VR for Miletus section) Foundation of the Hellenic World [Greece] [Maps and Geography]...

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Hercules Travel Page

Tufts Univ. Map 1: Some of the places in Europe mentioned in the stories of Hercules. Map 2: Some of the locations across Greece that Heracles visited. Map 3: A close-up view of the Pelopennese. This exhibit is a subset of materials from the Perseus Project [Greece] [Maps and Geography]...

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