@PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Rough Roman Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agoThe world according to the ROMANSlemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down12cross-posted to: cartographyanarchy@lemm.ee
arrow-up187arrow-down1imageThe world according to the ROMANSlemmy.world@PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Rough Roman Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square23fedilinkcross-posted to: cartographyanarchy@lemm.ee
minus-square@PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglish11•1 month agoThe Baeleric Islands were known for providing high-quality slingers as military forces to the Roman Empire.
minus-square@Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-21 month agoI feel like these names arent all from the same period, tho they make for a humerus map (iirc the maps of the day were just road schematics).
minus-square@PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoThis later copy of a 2nd century AD original might interest you!
minus-square@Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoYes, oh my, I’ve known abut this one! What I always think of as “a Roman map” was like the Tabula Peutingeriana, a sort of 1.5D representation of how far things are from Rome.
Slingers?
The Baeleric Islands were known for providing high-quality slingers as military forces to the Roman Empire.
Thanks
I feel like these names arent all from the same period, tho they make for a humerus map (iirc the maps of the day were just road schematics).
This later copy of a 2nd century AD original might interest you!
Yes, oh my, I’ve known abut this one!
What I always think of as “a Roman map” was like the Tabula Peutingeriana, a sort of 1.5D representation of how far things are from Rome.