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The Mediterranean in AD 395

AD 395 is the year the Roman Empire was divided for good. This map shows the 11 states and peoples the data has for The Mediterranean in that year.

Map of the Mediterranean in AD 395 with 11 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 395

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Western Roman Empire
  • Eastern Roman Empire
  • Huns
  • Sasanian Empire
  • Lakhmid Kingdom
  • Kingdom of Armenia
  • Vandals
  • Caucasian Iberia
  • Lazica
  • Caucasian Albania
  • Ripuarian Franks

New on the map since AD 295

Western Roman Empire · Eastern Roman Empire · Huns · Vandals

Gone from the map by AD 495

Western Roman Empire · Huns · Kingdom of Armenia · Vandals

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The Mediterranean in other years

Other regions in AD 395

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.