Grant Michael. Atlas of Ancient History. 1700 BC to 565 AD

Revised Edition. — Dorset Press, 1985. — 120 p. — ISBN: 0-88029-009-9.In preparing this atlas, Michael Grant has filled the need for a modern and comprehensive atlas of the ancient world, one which breaks away from the strictly political emphasis of older classical atlases. With more detail than any other accessible volume, the author portrays the history of ancient times from the second millennium BC to the reign of Justinian I (AD 527-65) in 87 clear and informative maps. The book embraces not only the Mediterranean, but northern Europe, Roman Britain, Asia, and Africa.
A wide range of subjects is covered - economic, cultural and religious, as well as political—and the maps are based upon the most modern historical and archaeological research. Such diverse topics are dealt with as the agricultural products of ancient Greece, geographical features, rainfall and mineral mining in the Mediterranean area, the places of origin of Greek and Latin writers, coinage, and the trading in grain, oil and wine in the Roman Empire. Political themes are also fully dealt with, in maps of exceptional clarity and interest. The Atlas concludes with a detailed index, which gives the modern as well as the ancient names of places.