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Map of the Roman Empire in AD 180

The long afternoon

The Roman Empire in AD 180: The long afternoon. Since AD 117, 2 territories changed status on this map: Mesopotamia (mod. Iraq) and Armenia.

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Map of the Roman Empire in AD 180: The long afternoon. Colours show Roman territory, Tribal peoples & confederations, Rival great powers. — AD 180 · THE RISE AND FALL OF ROME, 264 BC – AD 476

These maps are reconstructed from published sources · Cliopatria v0.2.1 · English Heritage: Hadrian’s Wall facts and FAQs · Natural Earth physical coastlines and rivers · Pleiades: ancient places and Hadrian’s Wall forts · UNESCO: Frontiers of the Roman Empire

Source details

Cliopatria contributors / Seshat Global History Databank. Selected, combined, and reprojected by Maps of History; dated adjustments are recorded per layer.. CC BY 4.0
English Heritage, facts checked by Dr Frances McIntosh (2026): wall endpoints and fort sequence.. Historical evidence citation; no copyrighted map traced
Made with Natural Earth. Modern physical geography is a coastline/river reference, not evidence of ancient sovereignty.. Public domain
Pleiades contributors; A. S. Esmonde Cleary, R. Talbert and subsequent editors (individual record credits retained in the review). Wall route reconstructed through published fort locations.. CC BY 3.0
UNESCO World Heritage Centre: frontier-system identification and dates.. Historical evidence citation; no map copied

The AD 184–196 settled-boundary reference is selected for AD 180, because source165–183 includes transient campaign extent.

proxy: AD184–196 reference for AD180 · reconstruction: 180 · reconstruction: AD122 onward · reconstruction: Modern physical shoreline reference · reconstruction: Roman Rhine–Danube frontier system; changing over time · vector: -630 to 337 · vector: 106 to 370 · vector: 154 to 196 · vector: 154 to 223 · vector: 161 to 183 · vector: 165 to 183 · vector: 165 to 214 · vector: 165 to 259 · vector: 68 to 259 · vector: 78 to 370

Layer records and reconstruction methods

What changes on the map

Mesopotamia (mod. Iraq)	Roman territory → Rival great powers
Armenia	Roman territory → Roman clients & allies

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