Ancient Greek Map Of The World
It is quite probable that these two civilizations developed their mapping skills more or less concurrently and in similar directions.
Ancient greek map of the world. Hecataeus of miletus c. The earliest specimens thus far discovered that are indisputably portrayals of land features are the babylonian tablets previously mentioned. Arts humanities website. Click to view larger greek colonies to 500 bce.
The first of these ancient world maps was reportedly made in babylon more than 2 500 years ago. Map of the ancient greek world by ed dehoratius tpt a color map of mediterranean with greek peoples colonies delineated ionian dorian other plus phoenicians. The legend concludes with atlantis. Map of ancient greek world southern italy greece and asia minor to go to the entry on a given location click on its name on the map.
In the story athens repels the atlantean attack unlike any other nation of the known world supposedly giving testament to the superiority of ancient greece. Click to view larger the reign of augustus. Ephesus was created in the 10th century b c. This was all surrounded by the ocean.
It shows a world that extends little past their own empire surrounded by bitter waters and pointed islands on which they believed no man could survive. Home biography works and links to them history of interpretation new hypotheses map of dialogues. Herodotus is widely known as the father of history. Table version or non tabular version.
Click to view larger rome s world. His histories are eponymous of the entire field written between the 450s and 420s bc herodotus work reaches about a century into the past discussing 6th. Maps of the ancient world all maps may be downloaded for personal or educational use. On this map of ancient greece ephesus is a city on the east side of the aegean sea.
Both were vitally concerned with the fertile areas of their river. Plato and his dialogues. Click to view larger early roman italy. The aegean world in the bronze age.
550 476 bce reconstruction of hecataeus map. Traces of history and archeology and art. Click to view larger the roman empire 121 31 bce. The historical period of ancient greece is unique in world history as the first period attested directly in proper historiography while earlier ancient history or proto history is known by much more circumstantial evidence such as annals or king lists and pragmatic epigraphy.
First published january 4 1998 last. See more of digital maps of the ancient world on facebook. Certain land drawings found in egypt and paintings discovered in early tombs are nearly as old. By attic and ionian greekcolonists.
546 bce is credited with having created one of the first maps of the world which was circular in form and showed the known lands of the world grouped around the aegean sea at the center. Index of persons and locations detailed and synoptic chronologies maps of ancient greek world. This ancient greek city was on the coast of ionia close to present day turkey. Nasa s hubble space telescope.
There is a crease down the middle of the map from the book scan don t have the heart to razor out the pages that compromises only the that part of the map.