10 ATLASES

History of Kuwait in maps

Kuwait as it appears in 10 interactive history atlases, from 264 BC to 1991: Characene, the Basran coast, Kuwait. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.

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Map of the Roman Republic in 146 BC, showing Kuwait — MAP OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC IN 146 BC

These maps are reconstructed from published sources · Cliopatria v0.2.1 · The Metropolitan Museum: The Roman Republic · Natural Earth physical coastlines and rivers · Polybius, Histories 1: Sicily and the First Punic War

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
Department of Greek and Roman Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2000).. Historical evidence citation; no prose or map copied
Made with Natural Earth. Modern physical geography is a coastline/river reference, not evidence of ancient sovereignty.. Public domain
Polybius, Histories, book 1 (Perseus).. Historical evidence citation; no prose or map copied

The reconstruction of the annexation after 146 BC applies the Carthaginian/Achaean domain geometry to Rome.

proxy: 197–189 BC reference · reconstruction: 146 BC · reconstruction: 238 BC onward; modern shoreline reference · reconstruction: Modern physical shoreline reference · vector: -164 to -127 · vector: -164 to -145 · vector: -164 to -67 · vector: -170 to -127 · vector: -188 to -111 · vector: -188 to -127 · vector: -197 to -111 · vector: -197 to -145 · vector: -203 to -127 · vector: -230 to -92 · vector: -239 to -127 · vector: -279 to -145 · vector: -630 to 337

Layer records and reconstruction methods

What was Kuwait before it was Kuwait? The sections below follow this land through every era covered by the Maps of History atlases: who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed. Each line links to the dated map. Modern borders serve as an approximation, as each atlas says on the map itself.