Roman Road Network from the Barrington Atlas (2008 Version)

A portable, digital version of the Roman roads identified in the Barrington Atlas, created by Michael McCormick. The dataset enables users to visualize the road network in combination with their own historical data. The version referenced is from 2008.

Use Cases

• Visualizing ancient trade and military routes based on the identified Roman road network.
• Conducting spatial analysis of Roman infrastructure development based on the Barrington Atlas data.
• Integrating historical road data with other geospatial datasets for multi-layered historical research.

Strengths

• Derived from the authoritative Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World.
• Designed as a portable, digital format for integration with other data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Michael McCormick, based on the Barrington Atlas.

Collection Method

Likely digitized and structured from the atlas's cartographic sources.

Time Range

Covers the road network of the Roman Empire.

Freshness

Version is from 2008; recency is not confirmed.

Geography

Spatial coverage is the extent of the Roman Empire.