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I Am Herenow
05-13-2007, 13:21
No, this is not strictly a Total War question, and I would have posted it in the history discussion, except I'm not allowed to yet! :no:

Anyway, I have to do a small talk on Sparta tomorrow and I want a good-looking Powerpoint to back it up. Does anyone have a good-looking map of ancient Greece (the ones I've seen so far all look too basic/cluttered) where I can draw on shapes to represent the various countries' territories and get them to flash etc. (like in the RTW Alexander historical battle thing)?

Basically, I'd like a map which:


Looks good
Isn't too simplistic - in fact, it should have the correct coastlines etc., not incorrect, approximate coastlines
Preferably isn't completely filled with information, although I can live with that.
Also, does anyone know of any links to a map of the world around the time of the height of Sparta (I'm doing a bit on Thermopylae, so around 480 BC is great) that's made in an "old style"? Again, correct coastlines etc. please, just made in an "old-fashioned" way, just to use as a background.

Thank you very much! :beam:

TosaInu
05-13-2007, 15:05
Hello I Am Herenow,

http://www.loggia.com/myth/mapgreece1.html
http://www.greeklandscapes.com/maps/ancient_greece.html
http://historylink101.com/ancient_greece/ancient_greece_maps.htm
http://plato-dialogues.org/tools/mapindex.htm

naut
05-13-2007, 15:17
This one's from HTW, (https://img74.imageshack.us/img74/3796/maptexdt0.jpg) it's pretty large, but it might be a good background though.

(I hope they don't mind me suggesting their map.)

I Am Herenow
05-13-2007, 15:48
Thanks a lot, guys! :D