Ancient Jewish History

Series of maps illustrating the progress of the Great Revolt (66-74CE)

Extensive resource on this important ancient (6th century) map of the Land of Israel and neighboring regions, including a beautiful, detailed color reproduction.

A very detailed zoomable map of archaeological sites in Israel and neighboring areas; high resolution maps of the Persian Empire, Jerusalem at the time of Jesus, the Roman Empire in 116CE, and in 150CE; reproduction of the Madaba mosaic map.

Originally the work of the Interactive Ancient Mediterranean Project, now part of the Ancient World Mapping center at the University of NC-Chapel Hill. Includes a high resolution map of the Levant in the Hellenistic-Roman period.

Among the resources at this site are many maps. Of interest to our subject matter: Alexander in the East, Babylonian Exile, Empire of Cyrus II, and the Hasmonean Kingdom.

This extensive database on the Roman world includes a detailed and indexed map of Roman Syria and Palestine, together with a gazetteer.

The Jordan Antiquities Database and Information System. An online database which uses Google Earth as a map base and contains information on over 12,000 archaeologcal sites in Jordan. Provides views of each site, marks its perimeter on a relief map, and shows the presence of features such as buildings or epigraphic finds.

Includes maps of the Dead Sea area, Hellenistic and Christian Palestine, Palestine at the time of Jesus.

Combines an interactive map of the Roman Empire with a route planner which displays the route between any two points on the map, including all stages and the distance between them. Based on the 13th century Tabula Peutingeriana.

Among the digital maps we find maps of the Roman Empire in the early 2nd century CE, Ptolemaic Egypt, Roman Egypt, the Roman Empire in 69CE.

Scholars and students can use, create, and share historical geographical information about the Greek and Roman world in digital form. Location, periods occupied, references are provided for each place.

Samuel Butler’s (early 19th century) “Atlas” contains a detailed map of Palestine at the time Jesus as well as other maps of regions of the ancient world.

Extensive collection of digitized historical maps of the Land of Israel.

A vast collection of digitized maps. Note the following maps: Eastern half of the Roman Empire, 2nd Temple Jerusalem, Maccabean and Herodian Jerusalem, Macedonian Empire, ancient Israel, the Persian Empire.