IMPERIUM ROMANUM
Atlas

The maps of the wars

Theatres, campaigns and battlefields: the volumes' own atlas, then the maps and battle plans of the four compendia. Select a map to see it whole.

Reconstructions The empire whole

Modern maps drawn for this project from published references; borders, sites and routes are approximate.

Book I The Republic in Italy

  • MARE INTERNUM — The Master ReferenceSER-C01 MARE INTERNUM — The Master Reference
  • THE GROWTH SEQUENCESER-C02 THE GROWTH SEQUENCE
  • VIAE IMPERIISER-C03 VIAE IMPERII
  • THE FRONTIER ATLASSER-C04 THE FRONTIER ATLAS
  • ITALIA 390 — The Peoples' MapI-C01 ITALIA 390 — The Peoples' Map
  • LATIUM AND THE ALLIA — The Early War-CountryI-C02 LATIUM AND THE ALLIA — The Early War-Country
  • THE SAMNITE WARS THEATERI-C03 THE SAMNITE WARS THEATER
  • FURCULAE CAUDINAE — The PassI-C04 FURCULAE CAUDINAE — The Pass
  • THE LATTICE — Colonies and Roads to 264I-C05 THE LATTICE — Colonies and Roads to 264
  • THE PYRRHIC THEATERI-C06 THE PYRRHIC THEATER
  • ITALIA 264 — The ConfederationI-C07 ITALIA 264 — The Confederation

Book II The Mediterranean Wars

  • THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN 264II-C01 THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN 264
  • SICILIA — The Island WarII-C02 SICILIA — The Island War
  • THE NAVAL CHARTII-C03 THE NAVAL CHART
  • HISPANIA BARCINAII-C04 HISPANIA BARCINA
  • THE MARCHII-C05 THE MARCH
  • THE WAR-COUNTRY 218–216II-C06 THE WAR-COUNTRY 218–216
  • CANNAE — The GroundII-C07 CANNAE — The Ground

Book III The Long War

  • THE FIVE-THEATER WARIII-C01 THE FIVE-THEATER WAR
  • THE DEFECTION MAPIII-C02 THE DEFECTION MAP
  • SYRACUSAE — The Siege PlanIII-C03 SYRACUSAE — The Siege Plan
  • HISPANIA SCIPIONISIII-C04 HISPANIA SCIPIONIS
  • THE METAURUS INTERCEPTIONIII-C05 THE METAURUS INTERCEPTION
  • AFRICA 204–202III-C06 AFRICA 204–202
  • THE SHRINKING MAPIII-C07 THE SHRINKING MAP

Book IV The Wars of Mediterranean Hegemony

  • THE HELLENISTIC EAST 200IV-C01 THE HELLENISTIC EAST 200
  • THE MACEDONIAN WARS THEATERIV-C02 THE MACEDONIAN WARS THEATER
  • MAGNESIA AND THE SELEUCID WARIV-C03 MAGNESIA AND THE SELEUCID WAR
  • THE SPANISH ULCERIV-C04 THE SPANISH ULCER
  • AFRICA 149–146 — The Last TerritoryIV-C05 AFRICA 149–146 — The Last Territory
  • CARTHAGO — The Siege PlanIV-C06 CARTHAGO — The Siege Plan
  • MARE NOSTRUM 146IV-C07 MARE NOSTRUM 146

Book V The Crisis of the Republic

  • THE ROMAN WORLD 133V-C01 THE ROMAN WORLD 133
  • THE SOCIAL WARV-C02 THE SOCIAL WAR
  • THE MITHRIDATIC EASTV-C03 THE MITHRIDATIC EAST
  • GALLIA CAESARISV-C04 GALLIA CAESARIS
  • ALESIA — The GroundV-C05 ALESIA — The Ground
  • THE CIVIL WARS MASTER MAP 49–31V-C06 THE CIVIL WARS MASTER MAP 49–31
  • ACTIUM — The Gulf ChartV-C07 ACTIUM — The Gulf Chart

Book VI The Wars of the Early Principate

  • THE AUGUSTAN EMPIREVI-C01 THE AUGUSTAN EMPIRE
  • GERMANIA — The Project and the ForestVI-C02 GERMANIA — The Project and the Forest
  • BRITANNIA 43–84VI-C03 BRITANNIA 43–84
  • THE ARMENIAN CHESSBOARDVI-C04 THE ARMENIAN CHESSBOARD
  • IUDAEA 66–73VI-C05 IUDAEA 66–73
  • HIEROSOLYMA 70 — The Siege PlanVI-C06 HIEROSOLYMA 70 — The Siege Plan
  • ANNUS QUATTUOR IMPERATORUMVI-C07 ANNUS QUATTUOR IMPERATORUM

Book VII The High Empire and the Long Crisis

  • IMPERIUM MAXIMUM 117VII-C01 IMPERIUM MAXIMUM 117
  • DACIA — The Carpathian AtlasVII-C02 DACIA — The Carpathian Atlas
  • VALLUM HADRIANI — The Wall CorridorVII-C03 VALLUM HADRIANI — The Wall Corridor
  • THE MESOPOTAMIAN DUELVII-C04 THE MESOPOTAMIAN DUEL
  • THE MARCOMANNIC EMERGENCYVII-C05 THE MARCOMANNIC EMERGENCY
  • THE BROKEN EMPIRE 260VII-C06 THE BROKEN EMPIRE 260
  • RESTITUTOR ORBISVII-C07 RESTITUTOR ORBIS

Book VIII The Last Age of the West

  • THE TETRARCHIC ORDERVIII-C01 THE TETRARCHIC ORDER
  • JULIAN'S RIVER WAR 363VIII-C02 JULIAN'S RIVER WAR 363
  • THE CROSSING AND ADRIANOPLE 376–378VIII-C03 THE CROSSING AND ADRIANOPLE 376–378
  • THE WANDERING PEOPLES 406–439VIII-C04 THE WANDERING PEOPLES 406–439
  • THE SETTLED WEST c.450VIII-C05 THE SETTLED WEST c.450
  • ATTILA'S WARS 447–452VIII-C06 ATTILA'S WARS 447–452
  • POST ROMAM — The West 476VIII-C07 POST ROMAM — The West 476

Figures From the figures compendium

  • Regional orientation map showing an early imperial arrangement around 125 CE. The earlier wars of Scipio…Regional orientation map showing an early imperial arrangement around 125 CE. The earlier wars of Scipio… In Geography and theaters
  • Regional orientation map combining campaigns with a provincial arrangement around 200 CE. It must not be read…Regional orientation map combining campaigns with a provincial arrangement around 200 CE. It must not be read… In Geography and theaters
  • Regional orientation map combining several administrative periods. It locates connected theaters but does not…Regional orientation map combining several administrative periods. It locates connected theaters but does not… In Geography and theaters
  • Regional orientation around 200 CE. Asia here means the Roman province in western Anatolia, not the modern…Regional orientation around 200 CE. Asia here means the Roman province in western Anatolia, not the modern… In Geography and theaters

Wars From the wars compendium

Legions From the legions compendium

  • Roman military geography in the Balkans around 200 CE. The map provides regional context for the Danubian…Roman military geography in the Balkans around 200 CE. The map provides regional context for the Danubian… In 01 Legio I Adiutrix
  • A schematic reconstruction of Germanicus’ campaigns, 14–16. Routes are explanatory reconstructions of army…A schematic reconstruction of Germanicus’ campaigns, 14–16. Routes are explanatory reconstructions of army… In 02 Legio I Germanica
  • Roman Britain across several phases of conquest, frontier construction, and later administration. Read the…Roman Britain across several phases of conquest, frontier construction, and later administration. Read the… In 08 Legio II Augusta
  • North African provinces, cities, and routes over several historical phases. III Augusta’s headquarters…North African provinces, cities, and routes over several historical phases. III Augusta’s headquarters… In 12 Legio III Augusta
  • The Levant around 200 CE: cities, roads, and provincial geography. The map’s Severan-era setting should not…The Levant around 200 CE: cities, roads, and provincial geography. The map’s Severan-era setting should not… In 15 Legio III Gallica
  • A reconstruction of the Armenian campaigns of 58–59. The wider Armenian war also included Paetus’ later and…A reconstruction of the Armenian campaigns of 58–59. The wider Armenian war also included Paetus’ later and… In 20 Legio IV Scythica
  • Gaul and its communications around 200 CE, with earlier conquest context. The Eighth’s Caesarian service and…Gaul and its communications around 200 CE, with earlier conquest context. The Eighth’s Caesarian service and… In 27 Legio VIII Augusta
  • Roman Hispania around 125 CE, showing the provincial and communications landscape associated with several…Roman Hispania around 125 CE, showing the provincial and communications landscape associated with several… In 28 Legio IX Hispana
  • Asia Minor around 200 CE, including the Cappadocian and Armenian approaches. Satala and Melitene belong to a…Asia Minor around 200 CE, including the Cappadocian and Armenian approaches. Satala and Melitene belong to a… In 35 Legio XV Apollinaris
  • A schematic reconstruction of fighting in the Varian disaster’s landscape. The broad event and the detailed…A schematic reconstruction of fighting in the Varian disaster’s landscape. The broad event and the detailed… In 39 Legio XVII

Provinces From the provinces compendium

  • Hispania around 125 CE: the principal imperial provinces, cities, roads, and judicial districts.Hispania around 125 CE: the principal imperial provinces, cities, roads, and judicial districts. In Provinces
  • The opening Iberian theatre, 218–211 BCE. Roman footholds on the northeastern coast confronted Carthaginian…The opening Iberian theatre, 218–211 BCE. Roman footholds on the northeastern coast confronted Carthaginian… In RP-04 Hispania Citerior and Hispania Ulterior
  • Imperial Gaul and the Rhine around 200 CE, with earlier campaigns superimposed. The different layers…Imperial Gaul and the Rhine around 200 CE, with earlier campaigns superimposed. The different layers… In Provinces
  • The Gallic conquest, 58–51 BCE. Campaigns crossed river systems and the territories of existing communities…The Gallic conquest, 58–51 BCE. Campaigns crossed river systems and the territories of existing communities… In Provinces
  • Germanicus’s campaigns, 14–16 CE. The Rhine, North Sea approaches, and inland river corridors explain how…Germanicus’s campaigns, 14–16 CE. The Rhine, North Sea approaches, and inland river corridors explain how… In RP-14 The Augustan Germania beyond the Rhine
  • Britain’s successive campaigns, 43–84 CE. The routes distinguish the initial invasion from later operations…Britain’s successive campaigns, 43–84 CE. The routes distinguish the initial invasion from later operations… In RP-15 Britannia
  • Constantine’s rise, 306–324 CE. The Danubian corridor and Sirmium linked western and eastern imperial power.…Constantine’s rise, 306–324 CE. The Danubian corridor and Sirmium linked western and eastern imperial power.… In RP-22 Pannonia: Superior, Inferior, and their successors
  • Philippi, 42 BCE: civil war within a provincial landscape. The Via Egnatia, marshland, hill positions, and…Philippi, 42 BCE: civil war within a provincial landscape. The Via Egnatia, marshland, hill positions, and… In RP-26 Macedonia
  • Thrace and its neighbours around 200 CE. The Hebrus valley, mountain barriers, Aegean coast, and approaches…Thrace and its neighbours around 200 CE. The Hebrus valley, mountain barriers, Aegean coast, and approaches… In RP-29 Thracia
  • Anatolian cities, routes, and provincial regions around 200 CE. Eastern client and provincial relationships…Anatolian cities, routes, and provincial regions around 200 CE. Eastern client and provincial relationships… In Provinces
  • Asia around 200 CE. Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Sardis, and the inland cities belonged to a dense civic…Asia around 200 CE. Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Sardis, and the inland cities belonged to a dense civic… In RP-30 Asia
  • Bithynia et Pontus around 200 CE. The long Black Sea frontage joined western Bithynian cities with eastern…Bithynia et Pontus around 200 CE. The long Black Sea frontage joined western Bithynian cities with eastern… In RP-31 Bithynia et Pontus
  • The provincial power bases of 69 CE. Spain, the Rhine armies, Italy, and the eastern commands supplied…The provincial power bases of 69 CE. Spain, the Rhine armies, Italy, and the eastern commands supplied… In RP-38 Syria, Syria Coele, and Syria Phoenice
  • North African cities, roads, and successive provincial divisions. The plate combines early and late…North African cities, roads, and successive provincial divisions. The plate combines early and late… In Provinces
  • The empire around 400 CE. The broad colours represent prefectural groupings, while regional names, major…The empire around 400 CE. The broad colours represent prefectural groupings, while regional names, major… In Provinces
  • Late Roman Iberia: rivers and provincial subdivision. Gallaecia and Carthaginiensis distinguish this…Late Roman Iberia: rivers and provincial subdivision. Gallaecia and Carthaginiensis distinguish this… In Provinces
  • Gaul during an earlier stage of late imperial subdivision. The Rhône–Saône, Loire, Seine, Garonne, and Rhine…Gaul during an earlier stage of late imperial subdivision. The Rhône–Saône, Loire, Seine, Garonne, and Rhine… In LW-11 Germania Secunda
  • Peninsular Italy and the central Mediterranean islands. The Apennines divide river basins and coastal…Peninsular Italy and the central Mediterranean islands. The Apennines divide river basins and coastal… In LW-36 Raetia Secunda
  • From the Alpine passes to the Pannonian plain. Northern Italy, Raetia, Noricum, Dalmatia, and the Pannonian…From the Alpine passes to the Pannonian plain. Northern Italy, Raetia, Noricum, Dalmatia, and the Pannonian… In LW-46 Corsica
  • The central African coast and its hinterlands. Carthage, Numidia, Byzacena, and Tripolitania occupy…The central African coast and its hinterlands. Carthage, Numidia, Byzacena, and Tripolitania occupy… In LW-53 Noricum Mediterraneum
  • The later Balkan provincial landscape. Dacia south of the Danube, the two Epiri, Thessaly, Macedonia, Achaia…The later Balkan provincial landscape. Dacia south of the Danube, the two Epiri, Thessaly, Macedonia, Achaia… In Provinces
  • Anatolia in an early late-imperial administrative layer. Hellespontus, Lydia, Caria, and the divided Phrygias…Anatolia in an early late-imperial administrative layer. Hellespontus, Lydia, Caria, and the divided Phrygias… In LE-18 Scythia Minor
  • The Nile country and its eastern Mediterranean connections. The Delta, long Nile corridor, Libyan approaches…The Nile country and its eastern Mediterranean connections. The Delta, long Nile corridor, Libyan approaches… In LE-55 Cyprus
  • Thapsus, 46 BCE. The coastal and marshland setting constrained the armies in Caesar’s African campaign. The…Thapsus, 46 BCE. The coastal and marshland setting constrained the armies in Caesar’s African campaign. The… In AH-04 Africa Nova
  • The Mediterranean political setting around 526 CE. Ostrogothic Italy, Vandal Africa, Visigothic Iberia, and…The Mediterranean political setting around 526 CE. Ostrogothic Italy, Vandal Africa, Visigothic Iberia, and… In AH-21 Thebais Superior
  • Justinian’s empire in 565 CE, compared with its extent in 527. The recovered African coast, Italy, islands…Justinian’s empire in 565 CE, compared with its extent in 527. The recovered African coast, Italy, islands… In AH-23 The restored African provincial system
  • The Mediterranean world around 600 CE. Lombard expansion had fragmented the restored Italian system, while…The Mediterranean world around 600 CE. Lombard expansion had fragmented the restored Italian system, while… In AH-24 The restored Italian provinces