Saturday, August 24, 2013

Maps of Rome, Carthage and the Punic Wars

I have a great love for maps and so over the past year I have enjoyed gathering and saving various maps related to my current Punic Wars project. Some of these maps give a fantastic overview of the region at the time, some show the expanse and retreat of the Roman and Carthaginian empires, while others map the specific troop movements and battles of the wars. These maps will be extremely useful for planning and playing a campaign with my Roman and Carthaginian armies once they are completed.

I thought I would gather these maps all up into one post for others who may be interested in these as a resource.

General Maps of the Region at the Time of the Punic Wars

Map of the Mediterranean from the Punic Wars to Mithridates

Map of North Africa in Ancient Times

Map of Italy




















Roman Expansion from 264 to 180 BC



















Maps of the Hannibal's Invasion

Hannibals' March with Battle Locations














Hannibal's Invasion Route
















Josheph Minard's Classic Graphic of Hannibal's Invasion













Battle Maps of the Punic Wars

Battle of Cannae Initial Phase
Battle of Cannae Middle Phases










Battle of Cannae Final Phase
















Battle of Trasimene
















Battle of Trebia
















Battle of Zama








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10 comments:

  1. MontyAugust 24, 2013 at 10:10 AM

    nicely done, Jonathan! I do wish we lived within driving distance. All these maps make me want to get a game of ancients in!

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  2. AHuntAugust 24, 2013 at 11:54 AM

    I love maps. Nice stuff.

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  3. fireymonkeyboyAugust 24, 2013 at 1:18 PM

    Going to steal these, especially the first few, thanks. Have you come across this blog yet?

    http://bigthink.com/blogs/strange-maps

    Very cool if you're a map junkie.

    FMB

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  4. carojonAugust 25, 2013 at 1:51 AM

    Hey Jonathan, thanks for sharing.

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  5. IanAugust 25, 2013 at 4:00 AM

    Thanks for the maps, you got some good ones there

    Ian

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  6. SeanAugust 25, 2013 at 10:11 AM

    Great resources. I'll be back for another look.

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  7. JonathanAugust 26, 2013 at 7:53 AM

    Thanks everybody. I'm glad these are so enjoyable and useful to others. :)

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