Measuring and
Mapping Space

Geographic Knowledge in Greco-Roman Antiquity

How ancient societies understood and visualized the world — from their immediate surroundings to the edges of their empires and beyond — provides a unique perspective on their political and cultural values and philosophy, as well as demonstrating their mathematical and scientific expertise.

Hours

Opens Friday, 4 October 2013

Tuesday–Sunday 11am–6pm
Friday 11am–8pm
Closed Mondays

FREE ADMISSION
Free guided tour every Friday at 6 PM
(No guided tour on Friday, November 29)

Measuring the World

detail image of a city and surrounding centuriated landscape from a manuscript

detail of map from the Stanford Orbis project showing calculated costs of travel in the Roman empire

detail of a map from a 15th century Portolan

Drawing the World

detail from Peutinger's Roman map

detail from 15th century map

screen capture of interface to Antiquity À-la-carte

Conceiving the World

home page of the Pleiades project

detail from a relief sculpture

screen capture from the Pelagios project heatmap