Map of the Roman Empire at its Greatest Extent (around 117 AD), Showing its Location on a Modern Map of the World
Republic of Venice (Republik Venedig): While not part of the Holy Roman Empire, it was an important neighbor and a key player in Mediterranean and European politics. Kingdom of Sicily (Königreich Sizilien): At times under the control of the Hohenstaufen Emperors, it played a significant ro...
THE VALLEY OF SHAVEHis the first landmark mentioned from a map of ancient Jerusalem. However, this valley's exact location remains a mystery, as does the identity of Melchizedek, the king of Salem at this time. From the map of ancient Jerusalem to the left one can gather that Jerusalem w...
The Ancient Near East as it stands today. At the coast of the Mediterranean, the Fertile Crescent heads southward. Running along the eastern Mediterranean coast, the Fertile Crescent pierces a narrow strip of land caught in the struggle between mountains/highlands to the east, and the Great Sea...
Its landmarks, like the Brandenburg Gate, and the remnants of the Berlin Wall, symbolize its turbulent past. Italy, a Southern European country, is home to Rome, one of the world’s oldest cities, and the heart of the once mighty Roman Empire. Italy’s artistic and architectural treasures...
While the phrase about dragons has become a popular way of referring to such maps, no English language maps ever bore that phrase, and only one map has been documented with that phrase in Latin. The origins of the phrase “Here be dragons” to popularly refer to the unknown edges of map...
While the phrase about dragons has become a popular way of referring to such maps, no English language maps ever bore that phrase, and only one map has been documented with that phrase in Latin. The origins of the phrase “Here be dragons” to popularly refer to the unknown edges of map...
The Great Silk Road map shows trade routes across the Asian continent connecting East, South, and Western Asia with the Mediterranean world. A map of ancient Silk Road with cities and countries, which passes through the Great Silk Road.
Amman Citadel:Ancient ruins with panoramic views of the city. Lebanon A Mediterranean and Middle Eastern country with rich history, including: Byblos:Ancient Phoenician port city. Jeita Grotto:Underground caves with stunning limestone formations. ...
Among these, the map of the earth seems to be a document specific to the culture of the Mediterranean world of late antiquity. This image is based both on biblical exegesis, mostly Syriac, and on ancient Greek science. Two centuries later, in Spain or southwestern France, the so-called ...