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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: Scorpio on 19 May 2012, 05:49:46 PM

Title: let ORBIS plot your chart across the Roman Empire
Post by: Scorpio on 19 May 2012, 05:49:46 PM

"Have you ever wondered how much it would cost to travel from Londinium to Jerusalem in February during the heyday of the Roman Empire? Thanks to a project helmed by historian Walter Scheidel and developer Elijah Meeks of Stanford University, all of your pressing queries about Roman roadways can be answered! This is ORBIS (http://io9.com/5911640/behold-orbis-a-google-maps-for-the-roman-empire), an online simulation (and thoroughly brainy time sink) that allows you to chart a route through the Roman Empire circa 200 AD. "

Direct link: http://orbis.stanford.edu/#

Edit by Mad Doc Morris: Just emphasised the link and added the direct route to ORBIS.

Title: Re: let ORBIS plot your chart across the Roman Empire
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 19 May 2012, 11:03:02 PM

very cool :) thanks for sharing!

Title: Re: let ORBIS plot your chart across the Roman Empire
Post by: bigredbat on 20 May 2012, 09:23:57 AM

That is a fantastic resource for Roman campaigning, thanks very much!

Simon