Peutinger Map. ( 13th century copy of a ancient Roman map).Ancient Roman Itineria were narrative maps. They were essentially travel stories. And this one is literally a “road map”, illustrating the extensive network of ancient Roman roads — that, or course, all led to Rome.
In the ancient world both evidence and imagination were used to map the world. With the increasing reliance on an an algorithmic “google-mapped” world,
In the ancient world both evidence and imagination were used to map the world. With the increasing reliance on an an algorithmic “google-mapped” world,
I especially like this concept.
Measuring and Mapping Space
Geographic Knowledge in Greco-Roman Antiquity
Geographic Knowledge in Greco-Roman Antiquity
at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World