TIR-Greece: From map to gazetteer and back again

• Vyron Antoniadis ^[2] ; Georgios A. Zachos ^[1]
  1. [1] Academy of Athens

     Academy of Athens

     Dimos Athens, Grecia

     
  2. [2] National Hellenic Research Foundation – Institute of Historical Research
• Localización: Proceedings of the 1st TIR-FOR Symposium: From territory studies to digital cartography / coord. por Marta Prevosti i Monclús, Josep Guitart i Duran, 2021, ISBN 978-84-94974-70-0, págs. 61-71
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  • The Tabula Imperii Romani project, as the name indicates, began as a map. However, due to the vast amount of archaeological data produced by numerous excavations in the areas of the Roman Empire, TIR volumes were converted into gazetteers. Maps gradually became a mere supplement to this index. More recently, with the aid of GIS mapping and databases, maps have regained importance.

    The Academy of Athens has participated in the TIR project since 1972. The first volume (Philippi) was published in 1993. Over the last decade, an intense effort has been made to publish volumes devoted to the entire area of Greece. Six new volumes are now available, covering the area from Epirus and Thessaly to Attica and the Aegean Islands.

    The TIR-Greece research group is currently exploring new ways of presenting and analysing archaeological, historical and spatial data. The first example of this process covers western Greece (Aitolia-Akarnania and Epirus). In this paper, we present changes in settlement patterns in western Greece after the Roman conquest and we attempt to address historical issues, such as the impact of the Roman presence on the area.