{"id":8,"date":"2007-12-10T10:47:41","date_gmt":"2007-12-10T15:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/greece\/maps\/"},"modified":"2018-12-17T20:46:01","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T01:46:01","slug":"maps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/greece\/maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"

The shaded relief map of Greece, <\/a> is exceptionally detailed but very large! This one might take a while to download.<\/p>\n

As does Cultural map of Hellas<\/a> by the Hellenic ministry of culture.<\/p>\n

The Ancient Greece Map<\/a> provides a concise but highly detailed map of mainland Greece and Asia Minor.<\/p>\n

Greece in the Bronze Age <\/a>displays the three distinctive civilizations Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean that developed around the Aegean in the third and second millenia B. C. E.<\/p>\n

The Map of Bronze age Greece<\/a> ( 3200-1150 BCE) allows the viewer to zoom on a an aerial photo with overlay that identifies the location of the major Bronze Age sites. While the Reconstruction of the political landscape in mainland southern Greece c.1400-1250 BC<\/a> displays both the cities and states of the Bronze Age Greek world.<\/p>\n

The Aegean World in the Bronze Ag<\/a>e is also a very useful map of the Bronze Age world. As is the Aegean c. 1300-1200 BC<\/a>, which details the relationship between the Mycenaean world and the Hittite Empire.<\/p>\n

Students of Homer will find the Homeric geography map<\/a>.<\/a> quite useful. It displays the location of the sites that were home to a number of the characters in Homer’s account of the Trojan War.<\/p>\n

Homeric Greece according to the Catalogue of Ships <\/a>records where each of the Greek contingents to fight in the Trojan War originated from, thier leaders and\u00a0 and the number of ships they brought to Troy.<\/p>\n

Also useful for those studying the Trojan War is the Map of the Trojan War<\/a> and The Return (Nostoi) <\/em>From Troy in Greece Epic Tradition.<\/a><\/p>\n

Having trouble finding a specific site in Greece. Try the Mythological map of Heracles’s Tasks<\/a>. To find the geographical place or scene in Greek history simply press on the name in the list below the map and a floating window will appear.<\/p>\n

Greek cities and colonies of the Archaic Age <\/a> shows the geographical extent of Greek civilization around the Aegean, as this map of Archaic Greece<\/a>. While Greece in the Archaic Age<\/a> displays the political structure of the region in 705-490 BCE.<\/p>\n

Greeks and Phoenicians: colonization in the 10-6th century BCE<\/a> enables you to observe the colonizing efforts of both the Greeks and their great rivals the Phoenicians, while Greek and Phoenician colonies<\/a> shows how the colonizing movement progressed from the 1000 BCE to 323 BCE. See also Greek and Phoenecian colonization c. 900-500 BC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Necessary for students of the Persian Wars are maps of the Persian Empire c. 500 BC <\/a>and a map displaying the Territorial expansion of the Persian Empire up to c. 500 BC<\/a>, as well as Greece and the Aegean c.479 B C .<\/a><\/p>\n

Students of the Peloponnesian War will find the following maps quite useful. Greece and the Aegean c 448 BC.<\/a>, Greece during the Peloponnesian War I (Arkhidamian War), 431-421 BC<\/a>, Greece during the Peloponnesian War II (Dekeleian War), 413-404 BC and Greece during the Spartan Hegemony\u00a0c<\/i>.404 BC<\/a> .Follow the Route of Xenophon<\/a> and his comrades as they march across the Persian Empire.<\/p>\n

Greece under Theban Hegemony 371 BC- 362 BC<\/a> displays Theban expansion under the brilliant generalship of Epminondas. Refer also to Greece during the Theban Hegemony\u00a0c<\/i>. 362 BC.<\/a><\/p>\n

Greece and Aegean c. 336 BC<\/a> following the conquests of Philip II.<\/p>\n

Macedon and Alexander’s conquest<\/a> show not only the extent of his empire but the routes followed by Alexander and his lieutenants.<\/p>\n

Students interested in the Hellenistic World will find the following maps quite useful:<\/p>\n

the Hellenistic World after the Breakup of Alexander’s Empire 310 B.C.<\/a>,<\/p>\n

Alexander’s heirs in 301 BC (before the battle of Ipsos)<\/a>,<\/p>\n

the Hellenistic World after the Death of Antigonus 300 B.C.<\/a>,<\/p>\n

the Mediterranean World: During the Decline of the Hellenistic Kingdoms, <\/a><\/p>\n

and the Rise of Rome 270 B.C.<\/a><\/p>\n

Also valuable reference tools are the Hellenistic World: Cities and Empires in 240 BCE, <\/a>and Hellenistic Urban Foundations.<\/a><\/p>\n

Alexander’s heirs in 323 BC<\/a> (the settlement at Babylon)<\/p>\n

Alexander’s heirs in 320 BC <\/a>(the settlement at Triparadeisos)<\/p>\n

Alexander’s heirs in 315 BC<\/a> (the settlement of Antigonos)<\/p>\n

Alexander’s heirs in 303 BC<\/a> (before the battle of Ipsos)<\/p>\n

Alexander’s heirs in 293 BC (after the battle of Ipsos)<\/a><\/p>\n

Alexander’s heirs in 286 BC<\/a><\/p>\n

Alexander’s heirs in 283 BC (before the battle of Kouropedion)<\/a><\/p>\n

Alexander’s heirs in 270 BC (after the battle of Kouropedion)<\/a><\/p>\n

Alexander’s heirs in 250 BC<\/a><\/p>\n

Alexander’s heirs in 240 BC<\/a><\/p>\n

Alexander’s heirs in 195 BC <\/a>(before the peace of Apameia, 189 BC)<\/p>\n

Alexander’s heirs in 170 BC (after the peace of Apameia, 189 BC)<\/a><\/p>\n

and the Hellenistic World: major and minor states in 90 BCE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Major Temples and Sanctuaries<\/a> provides an overview of the major shrines of the Greek World.<\/p>\n

Greek Dialects<\/a> circa 800 BC shows the distribution of various Greek dialects around the Aegean sea.<\/p>\n

Students studying Classical Greek and Roman warfare will find the The Art of Ancient Warfare Maps <\/a>produced by the Department of History at the United States Military Academy an invaluable asset.<\/p>\n

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