Maps for Texts
In this series, the Center compiles maps for ancient texts which tin ambit the sack live on usefully illustrated inwards this way. Naturally, the likelihood is that inwards most, mayhap all, instances these texts were non originally accompanied past times maps. The serial is openly licensed nether Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0. Please straight all questions or comments to awmc@unc.edu.
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The Black Sea Region Described past times Arrian approximately 130 C.E.
The scale (1:750,000) in addition to presentation of this map check the Center’s Asia Minor inwards the Second Century C.E. (2017). Arrian’s names are transliterated every bit inwards the Barrington Atlas (Directory, p. vii). The map is accompanied past times a listing of these names, alongside references to the Barrington Atlas in addition to its Directory, in addition to to the editions of Arrian’s Periplus by Alain Silberman (1995) in addition to Aidan Liddle (2003).
To download the map in addition to listing of names via Dropbox, contact awmc.unc.edu.
Dionysius of Byzantium, Anaplous of the Bosporus
The Center’s single, static map is at a scale of 1:100,000. The house names follow the forms every bit inwards the text of Rudolf Güngerich (1927, reprinted 1958). Ancient cultural in addition to geographic information follows data derived from Barrington Atlas Map 53 compiled past times C. Foss in addition to its Directory. For a link to download the map delight electronic mail awmc@unc.edu.
Hierokles, Synekdemos
The Center’s single, interactive spider web map (available via the link above) follows the text of Hierokles, Synekdemos in Ernest Honigmann’s edition (Brussels, 1939), in addition to aims to supervene upon his iv maps. With the Center’s Map Tiles as its base, the map marks all cities in addition to regions which may identified in addition to located alongside at to the lowest degree some confidence according to the Barrington Atlas and related publications listed below. Greek names are transliterated every bit inwards the Barrington Atlas (see Directory, p. vii). A sum database lists all the place-names inwards the Synekdemos with references (thus including those that cannot live on located in addition to marked on the map). In addition, the text of Honigmann’s edition of the Synekdemos (and of the geographic function of George of Cyprus) is accessible via the Center’s Dropbox. On Hierokles in addition to George of Cyprus, come across farther briefly, The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, ss. vv.
Ptolemy, Table of Important Cities
Two maps, each inwards ii versions, are offered. They are produced past times Richard Talbert, Gabriel Moss, Alexandra Locking, Peter Raleigh, in addition to the staff of the Center. Both maps are based on the edition past times Lutz Koch, Florian Mittenhuber, in addition to Alfred Stückelberger inwards Ptolemaios Handbuch der Geographie, vol. three (Basel, 2009). One map (labelled “ancient”) adopts Ptolemy’s projection every bit drawn past times Alfred Stückelberger et al, ibid. vols. 1-2 (2006), using files kindly provided past times them, alongside all sites marked at Ptolemy’s co-ordinates. The other map (labelled “modern”, ending at longitude ninety degrees E) is based on Antiquity à-la-Carte in addition to shows all the sites which tin ambit the sack live on located, positioning in addition to naming them every bit inwards the Barrington Atlas. For both maps, 1 version (labelled “original”) shows entirely sites originally included inwards the Table; the other version (labelled “all”) includes sites entirely added inwards some afterward manuscripts. A searchable directory provides farther information on all names inwards the Table, including the Barrington Atlas reference for each.
All files available for download via Dropbox.
Roundup of Resources on Ancient Geography
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