All maps of large territories created before air travel and spaceflight are bound to look imprecise when compared to modern examples. When Rome contacted or conquered … See more

Though records of Roman cartography are scarce, scholars have noticed that when comparing Ancient Roman maps to their Greek counterparts, Romans were more concerned … See more

The writings of Livy tell us that maps were set up in temples as early as 174 BC, including one of Sardinia placed on the island as a monument and later another of Italy on a te… See more

Roman general, statesman and architect Agrippa (c. 64 – 12 BC) researched the known geography of the Empire and beyond in order to create the Orbis Terrarum o… See more