Getting a little lost? All roads may lead to Rome, but if you don't know
your way around Rome this may be a little bit difficult! Such a large
area, so many maps, but then again, truly to know Roman culture, you must
know at least the public parts of the city that children from age V and
up knew! To begin with, check out some maps of Rome with major buildings,
what better way to get your bearings? From there you can also view maps
of the Roman countryside, Campania, Hispania, and even Egypt.
Another place you can try is Plan de Rome. Of course there are the Peutingerian Tables, and if you think that those are nothing more than a sentence you don't want to have to say immediately after waking up in the morning, check it out. Then, armed with this knowledge of the great city herself, it is safe to venture out into the great unknown, or merely into Xanten, Germany, a reconstruction of a hypothetical city you can view with ease.
If that's not enough for you, there is a map of the Roman Empire which is navigable by clicking on the province you want to visit. Clicking on a province brings you to a list of related resources. For students, the Classical Atlas Project may be of use. The web site for an ambitious project projected to be completed in late 1999, this gives a taste of what the possibilities are for a fully computerized atlas. Sadly, however, this net version is not the final product that is being worked on, it is merely a side amusement and advertisement. Bearing this in mind, it is still a very useful and interesting site. Another such site is the Historic Atlas Resource for Europe. Many of the maps they have provided are interactive, such that you can click to see trade routes, et cetera.
Interested in Roman cooking? Want to see where that tortoise shell hair comb came from? Take a look at Roman trade routes.
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Last updated: 15 July 1997 Send Comments to: Eleanor Rodgers, erodgers@uclink4.berkeley.edu Copyright © 1997 UVM Classics Department All Rights Reserved. |
