Graecia Extra Peloponnesum (Regions Outside the Peloponnese of Ancient Greece)

Description

This map dated 1826 is titled "Graecia Extra Peloponnese" (Greece outside the Peloponnese). The map depicts the geography of ancient Central and Northern Greece, divided by political and ethnic boundaries. It encompasses a vast region stretching from the Gulf of Corinth in the south to the borders of Macedonia in the north, and details the entire area of classical Central and Northern Greece, from Epirus in the west to Euboea, or Euboea, in the east. Ancient regions are marked with different colors on the map: 1. Epirus: Indicated in the upper left corner, with a green border on the west coast. 2. Thessaly: Bordered by red in the north-central region. 3. Aetolia and Acarnania: Located in western-central Greece, Aetolia is marked in yellow, and Acarnania in blue. 4. Attica: Located in the lower right, the region of modern-day Athens; marked in yellow. 5. Central regions such as Lokris, Doris, Phocis, Boeotia: They are located in the middle part and are marked with yellow-blue-red transitional tones. 6. Euboea (Eugúz Island): It appears as a long island on the western coast of the Aegean Sea. The map depicts with great precision the geographical distribution of ancient city-states, mountain ranges (e.g., Pindos, Oeta), rivers (e.g., Spercheios), gulfs, and passes. Politically and militarily important cities such as Thebaea, Delphi, Thermopylae, Plataea, and Amphipolis are shown in detail. Furthermore, the ancient Greek unit of length, the "Greek stadia," is used as a scale (1 stadia = 185 meters).