The Atlas of Ancient Rome, ed. Andrea Carandini, Princeton University Press, 2 vols., 1280 pages. Rome holds a special place in the tradition of Western urbanism. Its forms, its colors, and its layout ...
Ever wondered how long it would take to travel from Rome to Constantinople at the peak of the Roman Empire? Or from Luna to Larissa? Or Parma to Thessalonica? This map of the Roman World created at ...
The map was created using genuine data and explores the idiom "All roads lead to Rome," its makers say. However ... What's False It's more accurately described as a "data visualization" or ...