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I've purchased–and returned–the Oxford Atlas of World History, and I'm not too thrilled with the Dorling Kindersley World History Atlas because I can't use them to find places important in Roman history, specifically Actium, Philippi, and Pharsalus. Surprisingly, to me anyway, the Oxford atlas devoted two pages out of 312 to 900 years of Rome. (Incidentally, it doesn't list Khartoum in the index, either. Geez, even Hollywood knows where Khartoum is!)Can someone help me find a world history atlas that doesn't treat Rome--and who knows what else--as a footnote?Or was I mistaken in thinking that an atlas of world history would help me locate places where events occurred?
I imagine that more “inclusive” histories written more recently will relegate key portions of Western Civilization to smaller and smaller sections – as you say, two pages out of 312. I would think that your best options might be to find one originally published 20 years ago or more, or finding one which is specifically on Western Civ (rather than world history).
There is a huge difference between World History and the History of Western Civ. I would have to agree with Phid, you will either have to find an older (20+ years) atlas or one devoted solely to Ancient Roman or Mediterranean History to get a good map containig ancient place names.
Thanks, everyone.The principal reason I sought a "World" history atlas is quite simple: cost.It appears that "The Complete Atlas of World History" edited by John Haywood et al. might be the answer.I say "might be" because due to a mix-up, only the third volume arrived from a bookseller, but the index does include references to all the places and battles I was looking for. As long as I don't need data past 1997, I think it might be quite useful. It appears to be available for $30 to $35, used.Thanks again for the input.
