Free interactive ancient Rome atlas
An interactive atlas of ancient Rome offers free access to historical maps and geographic data from the Roman era, allowing users to explore locations and key sites of the ancient empire.
Background
- This is a **free, interactive web-based atlas** of ancient Rome, built by a developer (Dom Demetz) using open geodata from the Pleiades Project and the Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire (DARE).
- It provides a browsable map of the Roman world at its largest extent (c. 117 CE, under Emperor Trajan), with thousands of labeled settlements, roads, and natural features.
- No account or download is needed — the whole thing runs in a browser, making it a lightweight alternative to academic GIS tools or clunky textbook maps.
- For anyone reading classics, Roman history, or archaeology online, this is a convenient reference: you can quickly check where a province, city, or battle site was located without digging through PDFs or Wikipedia tables.