A Map of Ancient Rome.

Need to know where the Roman Empire was?

This 'at-a-glance' map of ancient Rome shows you exactly how it looked in the second Century A.D.

The Romans were what you might call 'ambitious'!

By the time this map was drawn up in the 2nd Century A.D., the territory extended right across what we now know as Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

How far was that, exactly?

Over two million square miles.

That's big!

The United States of America covers about 3.5 million square miles - but remember, ancient Romans had no telecommunications, no internet, no high-speed jets.

At its largest, the Empire was home to over 20% of the entire population of the world. It was a massive area to command, made up of many different peoples and cultures.

Its territories stretched from what we now know as Scotland in the north to Egypt in the south, and from Portugal in the west to Iraq (Mesopotamia) in the east.

Its northern border was bounded by Hadrian's Wall, built by the Emperor Hadrian in around 122 A.D., "to separate Rome from the Barbarians". Parts of Hadrian's Wall survive to this day: it's now designated a World Heritage Site.

The ancient Roman Empire finally collapsed in around 476 A.D. At its largest, it was possible to travel from the north of England to the Persian Gulf in the south without ever leaving Roman territory.

This map shows the territories of the Roman Empire at the height of its powers, in the 2nd Century A.D.

Map reproduced courtesy of the Dalton School.

Key to the map of ancient Rome.

1. Baetica	19. Noricum	37. Cappadocia
2. Lusitania	20. Pannonia	38. Pontus
3. Tarraconesis	21. Dalmatia	39. Armenia Inferior
4. Narbonensis	22. Dacia	40. Sophene
5. Aquitania	23. Meosia	41. Osroene
6. Lugdunensis	24. Thracia	42. Commagene
7. Belgica	25. Macedonia	43. Armenia
8. Britannia	26. Epirus	44. Assyria
9. Germania Inferior	27. Achaea	45. Mesopotamia
10. Germania Superior	28. Asia	46. Syria
11. Langobardi	29. Bithynia	47. Judaea
12. Rhaetia	30. Galatia	48. Arabia Petraea
13. Italia	31. Lycaonia	49. Aegyptus
14. Sicilia	32. Lycia	50. Cyrenaica
15. Corsica / Sardinia	33. Pisidia	51. Numidia
16. Alpes Penninae	34. Pamphylia	52. Africa
17. Alpes Cottiae	35. Cyprus	53. Mauretania
18. Alpes Maritimae	36. Cilicia	54. Baleares

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