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The goal of this project is a) to create a comprehensive and thorough map of Ancient Greece that includes all known and probable locations, and b) to produce a map that is informative, accurate, and visually pleasing in both printed and digital formats, that covers the every historical era from the Stone Age to the beginning of Imperial Roman Era.
During the process, every point was plotted on the map only after being checked and verified one by one against reliable sources, which can be found in theย Map Index and the Bibliography.
The maps include locations within the modern country as well as regions beyond its borders which, in antiquity, were predominantly inhabited by Greeks, served as centers of Greek influence, were Hellenized, or were administered by Greeksโspanning from the Stone Age to the Roman Era (pre-3000 BCE to approximately 200 CE). It describes the reach of Greek Civilization from Spain to India, and from the Black Sea to Egypt, beginning from the depths of the Stone Age and concluding in Late Antiquity (c. 200 CE).
In short, the maps include locations that a scholar or researcher of this historical period would find essential.
For the most part, the visual design pays tribute to the old school wall maps and geography textbooks of the late 20th century, though some thematic maps feature experimental stylistic approaches.
These maps integrate the editorโs research on Ancient Greece and information design. As such, the map is a living document in constant development, with new additions, corrections, and amendments in each version. Version numbers are located in the map legend.
Development began in 2002, and the project reached maturity in 2025 with version 400, featuring a new base map and 99% of settlements verified and plotted.
These exclusive maps are free for personal use, but reproduction, redistribution, embedding, translation, or publication in any form or medium, sale, or sub-licensing is not permitted.
To obtain a free license, open one of the maps in a full-screen view and select the [License this photo (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)] link to copy the required attribution text.
ฮ ฯฮบฮฟฯฯฯ ฯฮฟฯ ฮญฯฮณฮฟฯ ฮตฮฏฮฝฮฑฮน ฮฑ) ฮท ฮดฮทฮผฮนฮฟฯ ฯฮณฮฏฮฑ ฮตฮฝฯฯ ฮฟฮปฮฟฮบฮปฮทฯฯฮผฮญฮฝฮฟฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮตฮผฯฮตฯฮนฯฯฮฑฯฯฮผฮญฮฝฮฟฯ ฯฮฌฯฯฮท ฯฮทฯ ฮฯฯฮฑฮฏฮฑฯ ฮฮปฮปฮฌฮดฮฑฯ ฯฮฟฯ ฮฝฮฑ ฯฮตฯฮนฮปฮฑฮผฮฒฮฌฮฝฮตฮน ฯฮปฮตฯ ฯฮนฯ ฮณฮฝฯฯฯฮญฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯฮนฮธฮฑฮฝฮญฯ ฯฮฟฯฮฟฮธฮตฯฮฏฮตฯ, ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฒ) ฮญฮฝฮฑฯ ฯฮฌฯฯฮทฯ ฯฮฟฯ ฮฝฮฑ ฮตฮฏฮฝฮฑฮน ฮตฮฝฮทฮผฮตฯฯฯฮนฮบฯฯ, ฮฑฮบฯฮนฮฒฮฎฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฟฯฯฮนฮบฮฌ ฮบฮฑฮปฮฑฮฏฯฮธฮทฯฮฟฯ ฯฯฯฮฟ ฯฮต ฮญฮฝฯฯ ฯฮท ฯฯฮฟ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯฮต ฯฮทฯฮนฮฑฮบฮฎ ฮผฮฟฯฯฮฎ, ฯฮฟฯ ฮบฮฑฮปฯฯฯฮตฮน ฮบฮฌฮธฮต ฮนฯฯฮฟฯฮนฮบฮฎ ฯฮตฯฮฏฮฟฮดฮฟ ฮฑฯฯ ฯฮทฮฝ ฮฯฮฟฯฮฎ ฯฮฟฯ ฮฮฏฮธฮฟฯ ฮญฯฯ ฯฮนฯ ฮฑฯฯฮญฯ ฯฮทฯ ฮกฯฮผฮฑฯฮบฮฎฯ ฮฯ ฯฮฟฮบฯฮฑฯฮฟฯฮนฮบฮฎฯ ฮ ฮตฯฮนฯฮดฮฟฯ .
ฮฮฑฯฮฌ ฯฮท ฮดฮนฮฑฮดฮนฮบฮฑฯฮฏฮฑ, ฮบฮฌฮธฮต ฯฮทฮผฮตฮฏฮฟ ฯฮฟฯฮฟฮธฮตฯฮฎฮธฮทฮบฮต ฯฯฮฟฮฝ ฯฮฌฯฯฮท ฮฑฯฮฟฯย ฮตฮปฮญฮณฯฮธฮทฮบฮต ฮบฮฑฮน ฮตฯฮฑฮปฮทฮธฮตฯฯฮทฮบฮตย ฮผฮฏฮฑ ฯฯฮฟฯ ฮผฮฏฮฑ ฮผฮต ฮฑฮพฮนฯฯฮนฯฯฮตฯ ฯฮทฮณฮญฯ, ฮฟฮน ฮฟฯฮฟฮฏฮตฯ ฮฒฯฮฏฯฮบฮฟฮฝฯฮฑฮน ฯฯฮฟย ฮฯ ฯฮตฯฮฎฯฮนฮฟ ฯฮฟฯ ฮงฮฌฯฯฮทย ฮบฮฑฮน ฯฯฮทย ฮฮนฮฒฮปฮนฮฟฮณฯฮฑฯฮฏฮฑ.
ฮฮน ฯฮฌฯฯฮตฯ ฯฮตฯฮนฮปฮฑฮผฮฒฮฌฮฝฮฟฯ ฮฝ ฯฮฟฯฮฟฮธฮตฯฮฏฮตฯ ฮตฮฝฯฯฯ ฯฮทฯ ฯฯฮณฯฯฮฟฮฝฮทฯ ฯฯฯฮฑฯ, ฮบฮฑฮธฯฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯฮตฯฮนฮฟฯฮญฯ ฮตฮบฯฯฯ ฮฑฯ ฯฮฎฯ ฮฟฮน ฮฟฯฮฟฮฏฮตฯ ฮบฮฑฯฮฌ ฯฮทฮฝ ฮฑฯฯฮฑฮนฯฯฮทฯฮฑ ฮบฮฑฯฮฟฮนฮบฮฎฮธฮทฮบฮฑฮฝ ฮบฯ ฯฮฏฯฯ ฮฑฯฯ ฮฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮตฯ, ฮฎ ฯ ฯฮฎฯฮพฮฑฮฝ ฮบฮญฮฝฯฯฮฑ ฮตฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮนฮบฮฎฯ ฮตฯฮนฯฯฮฟฮฎฯ, ฮฎ ฮตฮพฮตฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮฏฯฯฮทฮบฮฑฮฝ, ฮฎ ฮดฮนฮฟฮนฮบฮฎฮธฮทฮบฮฑฮฝ ฮฑฯฯ ฮฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮตฯ, ฮฑฯฯ ฯฮท ฮฮฏฮธฮนฮฝฮท ฮฯฮฟฯฮฎ ฮญฯฯ ฯฮท ฮกฯฮผฮฑฯฮบฮฎ ฮ ฮตฯฮฏฮฟฮดฮฟ (ฯฯฮฟ ฯฮฟฯ 3000 ฯ.ฮง. ฮญฯฯ ฯฮตฯฮฏฯฮฟฯ ฯฮฟ 200 ฮผ.ฮง.). ฮ ฮตฯฮนฮณฯฮฌฯฮตฮน ฯฮทฮฝ ฮญฮบฯฮฑฯฮท ฯฮฟฯ ฮฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮนฮบฮฟฯ ฮ ฮฟฮปฮนฯฮนฯฮผฮฟฯ ฮฑฯฯ ฯฮทฮฝ ฮฯฯฮฑฮฝฮฏฮฑ ฮญฯฯ ฯฮทฮฝ ฮฮฝฮดฮฏฮฑ, ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฑฯฯ ฯฮท ฮฮฑฯฯฮท ฮฮฌฮปฮฑฯฯฮฑ ฮญฯฯ ฯฮทฮฝ ฮฮฏฮณฯ ฯฯฮฟ, ฮพฮตฮบฮนฮฝฯฮฝฯฮฑฯ ฮฑฯฯ ฯฮฑ ฮฒฮฌฮธฮท ฯฮทฯ ฮฮฏฮธฮนฮฝฮทฯ ฮฯฮฟฯฮฎฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮบฮฑฯฮฑฮปฮฎฮณฮฟฮฝฯฮฑฯ ฯฯฮทฮฝ ฮฯฯฮตฯฮท ฮฯฯฮฑฮนฯฯฮทฯฮฑ (ฯฮตฯฮฏฯฮฟฯ ฯฮฟ 200 ฮผ.ฮง.).
ฮฮฝ ฯฯ ฮฝฯฮฟฮผฮฏฮฑ, ฮฟฮน ฯฮฌฯฯฮตฯ ฯฮตฯฮนฮปฮฑฮผฮฒฮฌฮฝฮฟฯ ฮฝ ฯฮฟฯฮฟฮธฮตฯฮฏฮตฯ ฯฮฟฯ ฮญฮฝฮฑฯ ฮผฮตฮปฮตฯฮทฯฮฎฯ ฮฎ ฮตฯฮตฯ ฮฝฮทฯฮฎฯ ฯฮทฯ ฮนฯฯฮฟฯฮนฮบฮฎฯ ฯฮตฯฮนฯฮดฮฟฯ ฮธฮฑ ฮญฮฒฯฮนฯฮบฮต ฯฯฮฎฯฮนฮผฮตฯ.
ฮฉฯ ฮตฯฮฏ ฯฮฟ ฯฮปฮตฮฏฯฯฮฟฮฝ, ฮฟ ฮฟฯฯฮนฮบฯฯ ฯฯฮตฮดฮนฮฑฯฮผฯฯ ฮฑฯฮฟฮดฮฏฮดฮตฮน ฯฯฯฮฟ ฯฮนฮผฮฎฯ ฯฯฮฟฯ ฯ ฯฮฑฮปฮนฮฟฯฯ ฯฯฮฟฮปฮนฮบฮฟฯฯ ฯฮฌฯฯฮตฯ ฯฮฟฮฏฯฮฟฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯฮฑ ฮตฮณฯฮตฮนฯฮฏฮดฮนฮฑ ฮณฮตฯฮณฯฮฑฯฮฏฮฑฯ ฯฯฮฝ ฯฮตฮปฯฮฝ ฯฮฟฯ 20ฮฟฯ ฮฑฮนฯฮฝฮฑ, ฮฑฮฝ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฟฯฮนฯฮผฮญฮฝฮฟฮน ฮธฮตฮผฮฑฯฮนฮบฮฟฮฏ ฯฮฌฯฯฮตฯ ฮดฮนฮฑฮธฮญฯฮฟฯ ฮฝ ฯฮตฮนฯฮฑฮผฮฑฯฮนฮบฯ ฯฯฯ ฮปฮนฯฯฮนฮบฯ ฯฯฮฟฯ.
ฮฯ ฯฮฟฮฏ ฮฟฮน ฯฮฌฯฯฮตฯ ฮตฮฝฯฯฮผฮฑฯฯฮฝฮฟฯ ฮฝ ฯฮทฮฝ ฮญฯฮตฯ ฮฝฮฑ ฯฮฟฯ ฮตฯฮนฮผฮตฮปฮทฯฮฎ ฯฮฌฮฝฯ ฯฯฮทฮฝ ฮฯฯฮฑฮฏฮฑ ฮฮปฮปฮฌฮดฮฑ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯฮฟฮฝ ฯฯฮตฮดฮนฮฑฯฮผฯ ฯฮปฮทฯฮฟฯฮฟฯฮนฯฮฝ (information design). ฮฉฯ ฮตฮบ ฯฮฟฯฯฮฟฯ , ฮฟ ฯฮฌฯฯฮทฯ ฮตฮฏฮฝฮฑฮน ฮญฮฝฮฑ ฮถฯฮฝฯฮฑฮฝฯ ฮญฮณฮณฯฮฑฯฮฟ ฯฮต ฯฯ ฮฝฮตฯฮฎ ฮฑฮฝฮฌฯฯฯ ฮพฮท, ฮผฮต ฮฝฮญฮตฯ ฯฯฮฟฯฮธฮฎฮบฮตฯ, ฮดฮนฮฟฯฮธฯฯฮตฮนฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯฯฮฟฯฮฟฯฮฟฮนฮฎฯฮตฮนฯ ฯฮต ฮบฮฌฮธฮต ฮญฮบฮดฮฟฯฮท. ฮฮน ฮฑฯฮนฮธฮผฮฟฮฏ ฮญฮบฮดฮฟฯฮทฯ ฮฒฯฮฏฯฮบฮฟฮฝฯฮฑฮน ฯฯฮฟ ฯ ฯฯฮผฮฝฮทฮผฮฑ ฯฮฟฯ ฯฮฌฯฯฮท.
ฮ ฮฑฮฝฮฌฯฯฯ ฮพฮท ฮพฮตฮบฮฏฮฝฮทฯฮต ฯฮฟ 2002 ฮบฮฑฮน ฯฮฟ ฮญฯฮณฮฟ ฮญฯฯฮฑฯฮต ฯฯฮทฮฝ ฯฯฮนฮผฯฯฮทฯฮฌ ฯฮฟฯ ฯฮฟ 2025, ฯฯฮทฮฝ ฮญฮบฮดฮฟฯฮท 400, ฮผฮต ฮฝฮญฮฟ ฮฒฮฑฯฮนฮบฯ ฯฮฌฯฯฮท ฮบฮฑฮน ฯฮฟ 99% ฯฯฮฝ ฮฟฮนฮบฮนฯฮผฯฮฝ ฮตฯฮฑฮปฮทฮธฮตฯ ฮผฮญฮฝฮฟ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯฮฟฯฮฟฮธฮตฯฮทฮผฮญฮฝฮฟ.
ฮฯ ฯฮฟฮฏ ฮฟฮน ฮฑฯฮฟฮบฮปฮตฮนฯฯฮนฮบฮฟฮฏ ฯฮฌฯฯฮตฯ ฮตฮฏฮฝฮฑฮน ฮดฯฯฮตฮฌฮฝ ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯฯฮฟฯฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ ฯฯฮฎฯฮท, ฮฑฮปฮปฮฌ ฮดฮตฮฝ ฮตฯฮนฯฯฮญฯฮตฯฮฑฮน ฮท ฮฑฮฝฮฑฯฮฑฯฮฑฮณฯฮณฮฎ, ฮท ฮฑฮฝฮฑฮดฮนฮฑฮฝฮฟฮผฮฎ, ฮท ฮตฮฝฯฯฮผฮฌฯฯฯฮท, ฮท ฮผฮตฯฮฌฯฯฮฑฯฮท ฮฎ ฮท ฮดฮทฮผฮฟฯฮฏฮตฯ ฯฮท ฯฮต ฮฟฯฮฟฮนฮฑฮดฮฎฯฮฟฯฮต ฮผฮฟฯฯฮฎ ฮฎ ฮผฮญฯฮฟ, ฮท ฯฯฮปฮทฯฮท ฮฎ ฮท ฮตฮบ ฮฝฮญฮฟฯ ฮฑฮดฮตฮนฮฟฮดฯฯฮทฯฮท.
ฮฮนฮฑ ฮฝฮฑ ฮปฮฌฮฒฮตฯฮต ฮผฮนฮฑ ฮดฯฯฮตฮฌฮฝ ฮฌฮดฮตฮนฮฑ ฯฯฮฎฯฮทฯ, ฮฑฮฝฮฟฮฏฮพฯฮต ฮญฮฝฮฑฮฝ ฮฑฯฯ ฯฮฟฯ ฯ ฯฮฑฯฮฑฯฮฌฮฝฯ ฯฮฌฯฯฮตฯ ฯฮต ฯฯฮฟฮฒฮฟฮปฮฎ ฯฮปฮฎฯฮฟฯ ฯ ฮฟฮธฯฮฝฮทฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮตฯฮนฮปฮญฮพฯฮต ฯฮฟฮฝ ฯฯฮฝฮดฮตฯฮผฮฟ [License this photo (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)] ฮณฮนฮฑ ฮฝฮฑ ฮฑฮฝฯฮนฮณฯฮฌฯฮตฯฮต ฯฮฟ ฮฑฯฮฑฮนฯฮฟฯฮผฮตฮฝฮฟ ฮบฮตฮฏฮผฮตฮฝฮฟ ฮฑฮฝฮฑฯฮฟฯฮฌฯ ฯฮทฮณฮฎฯ.
Visibility Horizon (not in all maps)
A “shaded” blue area extending out from each island and shoreline indicates an approximate distance of how far a human can see.
Approximate visibility distance on the map is set at 16 km, or 10 mi. (at sea level: 3 miles; with slight elevation 12 miles). Hopefully it is useful to gauge distances and proportions, especially between the islands.
Circle of Influence (not in all maps)
The radius represents approximate walking distance in a day, accepted here as 32 kilometers, or 20 miles, which can be traversed in about 6-8 hours at walking pace, and assessed to be the maximum distance where locals would interact with the land, each other, and their neighbors within overlapping areas during a day. Most activity around a city would probably be taking place around a radius of 6-8 miles, which is a distance a person could cover in a couple of hours on foot. A horse/mule or a cart, and other conditions would affect distance and time, but this map does not account for that.
In ancient Greece, a city’s center itself, as well as the surrounding countryside, farms, and villages that provided resources and supported the city’s population, or its polis, extended to a radius of approximately 15-20 kilometers (9-12 miles). The specific radius would vary depending on factors like terrain, population density, and the presence of other nearby settlements. An average person can walk about 25 miles in a day.
The radius does not factor a settlementโs renown or environs, so all radii are equal.
Design tools used to make these maps
Natural Earth, QGIS, Affinity Designer, PDF. The PDF format was chosen as final output for its simplicity, usability, versatility, and printability. Ancient-Greece.org is not affiliated with any of these tools.
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Ancient Greece Map index of places
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The Master Map of Ancient Greece includes every major and minor settlement researched in the last 25 years. It includes the entire area of Greek Civilization’s expance from Iberia, to the Black Sea, and from Egypt, to India. All of our maps are derived from this one.
The map is a living document in a constant state of development, with new additions, corrections, and amendments presented in each version.
Version numbers are located in the map legend.
Settlements: ~99% completed
Roads (inc. Roman/Late): 90%
Mountains: in progress
Rivers: in progress
Mines/Quarries: in progress
Sea routes: 90%
Civilizations: 99%
Battles: in progress
Sanctuaries: 99%
Spell-checking English: 1%
Spell-checking Greek: 40%
Theaters: 99%
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