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A Survey of Ancient History to the Death of Constantine

(From M. L. W. Laistner, A Survey of Ancient History to the Death of Constantine, Boston, D.C. Heath & Co., 1929)

This page presents historical school maps illustrating major regions, civilizations, and territorial developments of the ancient world. Intended for classroom instruction, these maps depict areas such as Egypt, the Near East, Greece, and the Roman Empire, reflecting early 20th‑century approaches to teaching ancient history through clear geographic representation.

Egypt and the Near East in the Third Millenium B.C.
The Athenian Empire, c. 450 B.C.
Egypt and the Near East in the Fourteenth Century B.C.
Greece at the Beginning of the Peloponnesian War
The Assyrian and Persian Empires
The Empire of Alexander
Phoenician and Greek Colonies
The Kingdoms of Alexander's Successors
Ancient Italy and Sicily
The Expansion of Rome in Italy
The Roman Empire in the Fourth Century
The Expansion of the Roman Dominions, 133 to 31 B.C.
Roman Britain
The Roman Empire at its Greatest Extent

THE MAP COLLECTIONS

(From M. L. W. Laistner, A Survey of Ancient History to the Death of Constantine, Boston, D.C. Heath & Co., 1929)

(From A. W. Ward et al., The Cambridge Modern History Atlas, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1924)

(From James Westfall Thompson, Ancient History of the Middle Ages: 300-1500, New York, W.W. Norton, 1937)

(From Albert Bushnell Hart & alii, eds., American History Atlas, Third Edition, Chicago, Denoyer-Geppert Co., 1930)

(From Townsend Mac Coun, An Historical Geography of the United States, New York-Boston-Chicago, Silver, Burdett & Co., 1901)

(From Dixon Ryan Fox, Harper’s Atlas of American History, New York, Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1920)

(From Lawrence J. Burpee, ed., An Historical Atlas of Canada, Toronto, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1927)

(From J. G. Bartholomew, Atlas for Canadian Schools: A New Series of Physical and Political Maps, London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1913)

(From Clifford Sifton, Concise School Atlas of the Dominion of Canada, Ottawa, Minister of Interior, 1900)

(From Emil Reich, A New Student Atlas of English History, London, Macmillan and co., 1903)

(From T. W. Higginson, E. Channing, English History for Americans, New York, Longmans, Green & Co., 1902)

(From Léon Mirot, Manuel de géographie historique de la France, Paris, Éditions A et J. Picard, 1947)

(From James Murdoch and Ysoh Yamagata, A History of Japan during the Century of Early Foreign Intercourse 1542-1651, Kobe, The Chronicle, 1903)

Sources, Methodology & Educational Use: The maps on this page are reproduced from M. L. W. Laistner’s A Survey of Ancient History to the Death of Constantine (Boston, D.C. Heath & Co., 1929). Prepared for use in history classrooms, the textbook reflects the pedagogical standards and geographic knowledge of its time. Each map has been reviewed with attention to its publication context, edition, and instructional purpose, following established practices in historical cartography and the study of educational materials. The selection highlights how ancient regions, empires, and historical developments were visually presented to students in early 20th‑century school resources. The collection is curated to support educational use and to provide reliable examples of classroom cartography from this period.