Maps & Geography

Bouleuterion

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

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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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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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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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Maps of Greece

Dilos Holiday World [Greece] [Maps and Geography]...

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Perseus Atlas

(Map Plotter) Tufts Univ. [Greece] [Maps and Geography]...

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The History of Magna Graecia: The Greek Colonies of Southern Italy

The term Magna Graecia (Latin for "Great Greece") refers to the coastal regions of Southern Italy and Sicily that were colonized by Greek settlers beginning in the 8th century B.C. The Greek influence in these areas was profound, contributing to the cultural and political landscape of the ancient Mediterranean. Magna Graecia not only shaped the dev...

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