Keeping abreast of the ever-expanding set of resources relevant to the geography and mapping of the ancient world is a Herculean task and this page does not attempt to do that, rather it aims to provide a basic set of initial references for the community. AWMC is always happy to consult with scholars and community members seeking to find certain, specialized resources.
Print Resources
Compendia
- W. Smith. 1854. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. (hosted by the Perseus Project)
- R. Stillwell et al. edd. 1976. The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites. (hosted by the Perseus Project)
- G. Nenci and G. Vallet. edd. 1977-. Bibliografia topografica della colonizzazione greca in Italia e nelle isole tirreniche. 19 v. Pisa: Scuola normale superiore.
- R. J. A. Talbert et al. 2000. Map-by-map directory to accompany Barrington atlas of the Greek and Roman world: with a digital version of the atlas gazetteer. 2 v. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Atlases
- W. Helck. 1972-1992. Lexikon der Agyptologie. Wiesbaden: O. Harrassowitz.
- P. Levi. 1980. Atlas of the Greek World. New York: Facts on File.
- J. Baines and J. Málek. 1980. Atlas of Ancient Egypt. New York: Facts on File.
- T. Cornell and J. Matthews. 1982. Atlas of the Roman World. New York: Facts on File
- Sonderforschungsbereich Tübinger. 1984-. Atlas des Vorderen Orients. Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients. Wiesbaden: Reichert.
- R. J. A. Talbert. 1985. Atlas of classical history. London: Croom Helm.
- M. Liverani et al. 1985. Atlante storico del Vicino Oriente antico. Rome: Herder.
- R. J. A. Talbert ed. 2000. The Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
- A.-M. Wittke et al. edd. 2010. Historical atlas of the ancient world. Boston: Brill.
Wall Maps
- R. J. A. Talbert et al. edd. 2010. Routledge Wall Maps for the Ancient World. London: Routledge.
Monographic and Edited Volumes
- O. A. W. Dilke.1985. Greek and Roman Maps. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
- J. B. Campbell. 2000. The writings of the Roman land surveyors : introduction, text, translation and commentary. London : Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies.
- R. J. A. Talbert and K. Brodersen. 2004. Space in the Roman World: Its Perception and Presentation. Münster: Lit Verlag.
- R. J. A. Talbert and R. W. Unger. edd. 2008. Cartography in antiquity and the Middle Ages : fresh perspectives, new methods. Leiden: Brill.
- R. J. A. Talbert and K. A. Raaflaub. edd. 2010. Geography and Ethnography: Perceptions of the World in Pre-Modern Societies. Malden MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
- R. J. A. Talbert. 2010. Rome’s World: The Peutinger Map Reconsidered. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Online database.
- S. E. Alcock, J. P. Bodel, and R. J. A. Talbert. edd. 2012. Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World. Malden MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
- R. J. A. Talbert. ed. 2012. Ancient Perspectives: Maps and Their Place in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- D. Dueck and K. Brodersen. 2012. Geography in classical antiquity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Ancient Topography
Athens
- J. Travlos. 1971. Pictorial dictionary of ancient Athens. New York: Praeger.
- H. A. Thompson et al. 1988. The Athenian Agora : results of excavations. Princeton: American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
Rome
- S.B. Platner and T. Ashby. 1929. A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. Oxford: Clarendon Press. (hosted by the Perseus Project).
- L. Richardson jr. 1992. A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
- E. M. Steinby ed. 1993-2000. Lexicon Topographicum Urbis Romae. 6 v. Rome: Quasar.
- A. La Regina ed. 2001-2008. Lexicon Topographicum Urbis Romae: Suburbium. 5 v. Rome: Quasar.
- Digital Augustan Rome
- Stanford Forma Urbis Project
Electronic Resources
- Antiquity À-la-carte
- Pleaides Project
- Oxford Bibliographies Online (Classics): “Maps” prepared by R. J. A. Talbert.
- Pelagios Project — linked data for the ancient world
- Livius.org
- Omnes Viae
- AWOL: Round-up of Resources on Ancient Geography
- Agathe: Athenian Agora Excavations
- ORBIS: The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World
- Archaeological Survey of Israel
- Theban Mapping Project
UNC Library Resources:
Maddy Rooney said on March 2, 2014
Late 19th and early 20th century editions of Barrington Atlas?
admin said on March 5, 2014
The closest such resource would be the 1872-4 “Atlas of Ancient Geography Biblical and Classical” edited by William Smith and featuring classical maps largely compiled by Carl Mueller. There were other attempts at such atlases in the 1890′s and 1910′s, but neither saw the light of day.