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The Mediterranean in AD 117

AD 117 is the Roman Empire at its greatest extent, under Trajan. This map shows the 6 states and peoples the data has for The Mediterranean in that year.

Map of the Mediterranean in AD 117 with 6 states and peoples
Borders: Cliopatria, Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coarse outlines: check and adjust them for your story.

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States and peoples in the Mediterranean in AD 117

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Roman Empire
  • Cimmerian Bosporus
  • Caucasian Iberia
  • Lazica
  • Caucasian Albania
  • Parthian Empire

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The Mediterranean in other years

Other regions in AD 117

The outlines are coarse and follow the Cliopatria dataset: borders before modern surveys are estimates, and a blank area means the data has no state on record there, not that nobody lived there. A state that changed hands during the year can appear together with its successor.